What is good womans hygiene?

Answer 1

Most people would recommend you to bathe daily, use an anti-perspirant, cleanse the vaginal area with warm soapy water daily, and shave the arm pits, and legs.

There is a case for suggesting that too much vigorous washing of the vaginal area and over use of deodorants can prevent the natural anti-bacterial vaginal secretions from doing the job that nature intended. If this happens, an infection can set in and result in painful soreness and unpleasant vaginal discharges.

Sensible advice would be to leave the area alone or gently wipe the outside with a cloth and warm water in the normal course of washing or bathing.

In the rush for profits, the pharmaceutical and cosmetic companies scare women into believing that they smell if they do not use their expensive products. Sometimes a short squirt of an underarm deodorant is indicated where vigorous sports are played but then, showering often follows such sporting activities so why bother?

Things have got to such a pitch that, believe it or not, skin and bath products are now being sold that when wiped on the entire outer body are supposed to help the skin's natural bacteria killing acidity to replace itself after bathing! In other words, spend a lot of money on products that remove the body's defenses against harmful bacteria and then spend some more money on synthetic products that are supposed to replace the defenses lost by the first product!