washing intimate places

I do not understand this obsession with making sure that your undercarriage smells of some product. There is naturally a slight smell and it is part of sexual attraction. It is the product advertisers that have convinced us that no part of us should smell of anything, ever.

I can't do without wet wipes, I have to use them post exercise and post loo, I have a shallow bath every 2 days so the nether regions are always sparkling ? I also have a quick rinse in the shower post bath, then I usually have a full on deep sea swimsoak once a week, post stress !! ?

Just thought of another use for those fancy Karcher steam cleaners.

A good wipe with a handful of stinging nettles, well known for their cleansing properties!

But oh, the delights of the Closimat, that I experienced in the hospital after having ds2! Clean, soothed and dried with warm air!

I used to have thrush continually until I saw a doctor who said that its possible that I was keeping too clean by constantly washing with soap as it effects the ph and causes infections to take hold. Since then I have been very careful with washing and only use water.

I'm a big believer in handstands in the shower.;-)

merlot janeainsworth I was used to a daily 'shower' as we lived in E Africa and was sluiced down every evening after the beach!

I used to do an 'under and up' but the hose on our new shower is too short so I'd have to jump up and down.

I have a very clean tummy button though.

jainainsworth - same here!

In Italy we use bidets, which are invaluable, as we can use them after going to the toilet. I have had bidets installed in our bathrooms, as I find it difficult to do without. Even just splashing with water (and you can get special detergents for intimate areas) is sufficient to refresh.

My neighbour has a steam cleaner, I was going to borrow it to do the carpet, thinks .....

No one has mentioned steam cleaning....wasn't it Gwyneth Paltrow who took things to extremes IMO?

Am I the only one that does under and up with the shower head? - sounds like a rugby tackle, the mind boggles

No, you're not, can't bear the thought of any soap or shower gel left lingering anywhere that may have dripped down, and it sounds as if another poster does too - Bijou? was it you?

Gosh Pen 2 baths a week
You were lucky
We had one a week at home and no shower either.
Just a quick wipe with a flannel now and then and guess what? No one died, smelled or had anything nasty down there.

Not in living memory jinglebellfrocks but you speak for yourself as you usually do.

I suppose I could Grannywise but I thought I had the same rights as everyone else to express an opinion, infact I am amazed so many made a contribution.

Don't see the point of objecting to this topic, just don't bother reading it if you don't like it. What we choose to disclose or not is entirely up to us and it's lovely that this forum is here for people to be able to make those choices.
I was about to say that on the subject of my own personal hygiene my lips are sealed, but maybe that has unfortunate connotations.....

I just wash around the area, never intimately I think it would upset the 'balance'

I'd say the main thing to ensure is that she washes the child from front to back to avoid contamination , and yes, it should be cleaned

All medical advice suggests keeping clear of any soaps and that regular daily warm water washing in the general area of vulva/labia is quite sufficient! Certainly no scented soaps/ wash! However I have to say at boarding school we had a bath only twice a week. I left before I started my periods but the only closed cubicles were the baths otherwise the basins were in the dormitories..not sure how the older girls managed

I take off the shower head and have a good rinse. I have a portable plastic bidet which fits over the toilet to wash after no 2s.

Couldn't have a bathroom without a bidet - essential to my mind. Great believer in the 3Fs (face, feet and fanny) at whatever the end of the day doesn't get the bath/shower. And non scented babywipes after a No2.

Didn't nutty Gwennyth Paltrow recommend steamcleaning one's vagina? Ouch.

I have a good wash of both "outer" and "inner" bits every day using soap or shower gel. I dont try to wash inside the vagina itself.

I thought it was the vagina that is "self cleansing", not the labia...thought they needed washing?

I'm not shocked so much as surprised (perhaps GransNet could find a 'surprised' emoticon).

I don't think it's 'too much information' so much as fascinating to discover peoples' strange attitudes to their bodies!