{"id":1883,"date":"2020-12-11T14:10:15","date_gmt":"2020-12-11T14:10:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesaturdayagency.com\/femfresh\/?p=1883"},"modified":"2020-12-22T05:18:52","modified_gmt":"2020-12-22T05:18:52","slug":"irritation-down-there","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesaturdayagency.com\/femfresh\/irritation-down-there\/","title":{"rendered":"Irritation down there?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Vaginal itching and vaginal irritation can leave you feeling off your A-game, but it\u2019s not always a sign of a serious problem.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A first port of call is to take a look at the chemical substances that your vulva (your intimate skin) may be coming into contact with. Biological washing powders, scented toilet papers and even condoms are known to irritate delicate vulval skin. Your everyday soaps and shower gels could also be a trigger for intimate skin irritation, because they\u2019re not specially formulated for the&nbsp;unique pH&nbsp;of this very sensitive skin. To combat this, switch to a hypoallergenic washing powder to clean your undies and try a&nbsp;pH-balanced intimate wash&nbsp;to care for and soothe your most sensitive vulval skin. One thing to remember is that intimate washes are designed for your external intimate skin (your vulva) and shouldn\u2019t be used as a douche to clean the inside of your vagina (your internal organ). We&nbsp;don\u2019t recommend douching, it\u2019s best to let the vagina naturally clean itself. Not sure about the difference between the Vulva and Vagina \u2013&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/thesaturdayagency.com\/femfresh\/knowledge-hub\/interactive-quiz\/\">take our quiz<\/a>&nbsp;to test yourself on female anatomy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another trigger can be a change in hormones, particularly that comes with the&nbsp;menopause,&nbsp;periods&nbsp;and&nbsp;pregnancy&nbsp;which can disrupt your intimate skin\u2019s natural pH. This in turn can lead to vaginal dryness and irritation. Although not a cause for concern, this can be uncomfortable so you may want to ease vaginal dryness with a specially designed vaginal moisturiser.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If your vaginal irritation is combined with other symptoms such as cottage cheese like discharge or soreness\/ stinging during sex or when you pee, then you could be suffering from an infection such as&nbsp;thrush, which effects 3 out 4 women in their life&nbsp;<sup>(1,2)<\/sup>. If your symptoms also include odour then you could be suffering from&nbsp;bacterial vaginosis&nbsp;which will require treatment. If you\u2019re at all concerned or discover you\u2019re suffering from any of these symptoms it\u2019s best to chat about them with your GP and get them treated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.webmd.boots.com\/women\/guide\/vaginal-itching-burning-irritation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.webmd.boots.com\/women\/guide\/vaginal-itching-burning-irritation<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/conditions\/thrush-in-men-and-women\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/conditions\/thrush-in-men-and-women\/<\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>All data retrieved from live articles on 25th&nbsp;January&nbsp;2018.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vaginal itching and vaginal irritation can leave you feeling off your A-game, but it\u2019s not always a sign of a serious problem. A first port of call is to take a look at the chemical substances that your vulva (your intimate skin) may be coming into contact with. Biological washing powders, scented toilet papers and &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/thesaturdayagency.com\/femfresh\/irritation-down-there\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Irritation down there?<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1939,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1883","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-feminine-hygiene"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Irritation down there? - femfresh | pH perfect intimate skincare<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/thesaturdayagency.com\/femfresh\/irritation-down-there\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Irritation down there? - femfresh | pH perfect intimate skincare\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Vaginal itching and vaginal irritation can leave you feeling off your A-game, but it\u2019s not always a sign of a serious problem. 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