washing intimate places

I wash.

I wash also

I wash, but only with water.

Water only, just on the outside.
I would never have dreamt of washing DD in that area when she was no longer in nappies.

No I've never washed more than the outer parts , I agree with ninathenana only cleaned my daughters more thoroughly if they were soiled.
The inner parts are self cleaning and applying soaps to the inner parts only upsets the natural bacterial balance and encourages soreness or infection as long as you wash yourself clean and wear clean underwear everyday it shouldn't be necessary.

Never inside. Water on the outside. The vagina has its own delicate ph balance, easily disrupted which can lead to infection.

I detach the shower head and give a good slosh!! I would not presume to say anything about babies today its all different from when I had mine- we used soap and water I don't think they do now probably all wipes.

As a bather rather than a showerer, the problem resolves itself without any action by me.

I only grovelled about in detailed cleaning of my DDs when they had managed to get poo in seemingly unreachable places. When they were out of nappies I did not go for inner labia - they just soaked in the bath.

As for me - water only.

I cannot cope with anything in the way of bath salts or scented soap in the nether regions without excruciating stinging. Not that I can still get in the bath!

Same as teetime!

I suppose in a way it is akin to pulling back the foreskin in boys. They say not to do it I think.

Wash it. With soap. Or you will pong. Especially as we get older.

"Self cleaning" my Aunt Fanny.

Soap stings, some shower gels are OK, and Femfresh shower stuff is good, it doesn't sting and deodorises.

Or a good soak in the bath.

Good play on words there jings

Yes.

"or you will pong" - good point Jings
I had to go to the Dr's this morning and remembered just in time to change my knickers.
Actually that's another point - sometimes people pong because they're wearing soiled underwear.

I don't think there's any 'pong' likely to be coming from inside your vagina, unless you've got an infection!

Obviously all the outside bits should be kept clean...

Clean underwear daily and a good wash with water and soap/shower gel (if you aren't allergic) daily certainly means there won't be any 'pong' for goodness sake , we aren't saying we don't wash 'downstairs' just not scrubbing at inner parts that are delicate and should be left alone.

Its people who either have incontinence problems or don't wash and put on clean underwear daily who might be 'pongy'.

The OP has referred to the vagina when I think she means vulva - I stand to be corrected.

There is certainly no need to be washing the vagina, as in the internal canal, although I know in certain countries women go in for douches, but I would say that the inner labia needs to be cleansed with soap & water/water only.

I can't believe that women wouldn't wash there.

As for not retracting foreskin to be washed - I'm speechless!

The foreskins on small boys are often too tight to retract, in fact they are stuck down. That's when they are best left alone. Small boys will soon discover how to retract them in the bath when their foreskins permit!

Usually age five or six.

I have a shower every morning and a wash down below as I do- but never ever wash 'vagina' - and I can assure you I don't pong either. Thanks!

Always use Femfresh intimate wash

My DGSs never pull back their foreskin and wash under it - I watch them being bathed. And all is well.

Riverwalk - yes, vulva definitely.

Regalo - oh no, not Femfresh, the dreaded fanny flit! Water will do and it is cheaper.