Sexual Health Tip #3. Don’t go too dry.
Speaking of dry, think about how you dry off. It’s fine (and ideal) to pat dry the outer (hair-bearing) labia, but don’t attack your inner labia with a towel or hair-dryer, says Stewart, who authored The V Book: A Doctor's Guide to Complete Vulvovaginal Health. “The inner labia are more like the lining of the mouth. It’s used to being moist so that it doesn’t grate around as you walk and do things,” she explains. Another bonus: The moistness of the inner labia helps keeps sex feeling comfy!
Sexual Health Tip #4. No need to smell like a rose.
Since there are so many different douches, scented vaginal sprays and deodorized menstrual products, a woman’s normal vaginal aroma must be rancid, right? Hardly. “Typically there’s not much odor in a woman’s vaginal area,” says Dr. Machelle Seibel, a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Massachusetts. If you keep yourself clean and have no infections or sexually-transmitted diseases (STDs), there’s no need for “fresheners.” In fact, they can actually do more harm than good. Scented products may make things seem better in the short-term, but they often irritate your vaginal tissues and can increase the risk of infection and vaginal dryness, Seibel says.
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