Ladies of Hive Community Contest #97 - PERSONAL HYGIENE AND SELF-CARE FOR LADIES

Hey guys! I'm so excited to share with your health beneficial informations that will help you maintain a high standard of living. My topic is quite limited to ladies and if you are a man, you sure aren't left out because you have a mother, sister, girlfriend and if married a wife. This person's should benefit from what you are about to learn today and that's more like saying; do not hoard this information, educate others around you.

My entry for the week's #ladiesofhive contest #97 will focus on:

1️⃣ What’s something you could teach me about?

The area that'll concentrate on is PERSONAL HYGIENE AND SELF-CARE FOR LADIES

When I was much younger, I would desire to bath alone even when I couldn't 🙈 and when I eventually do, I bath my abdominal region till the bathing water finishes 😁. Actually, what inspired me to write on personal hygiene is an encounter I had with a matured lady. A question was asked on how to wash the genital of a lady and from her response, I knew that there is little or no education on this vital area of a ladies life.

When bathing, there are outstanding body parts that should be given great attention and they include:

The navel: Most of us forget that such place should be cleaned. I mean, since the abdominal region is plain to the genital, we'll just rub the soap and bath and then off we go... Please! don't do that. Instead, use a cotton bud to clean the navel and it's surrounding and pad it dry.

The armpit: Please! Stay on it for a while. Remember that you sweat around that area and if you do not pay attention to clean it properly, you will accummulate microbes and you'll eventually develop body odour.

The ear: When I'm referring to the ear, remember that you are not supposed to use cotton bud to remove anything from your ear, the things you see from the ear are called ear wax and it's important in lubricating your ear.The ear has its way of walking out the earwax to the exterior where you can see it and so it doesn't need your assistance. When the ear wax presents on the visible part of the ear, use a clean material to clean it off. Do not leave it there because it is unpleasant to the sight. If the ear itches, wiggle it and if the itching persist, seek medical attention. The back of the ear is also neglected, it's necessary to wash the back of your ear when bathing.

The female genital organ: I've heard lots of things on how best we can wash the female genital organ. Remember this, the female genital organ is divided into two: The internal and external genital organ. The external organs includes the organs you see with your eyes without an aid and are otherwise called the Vulva and it includes the clitoris, mons pubis, labia majora, labia minora, urethral orifice and the vaginal orifice.

The internal genital organ begins from the vagina, the cervix and uterus. I had to list them out so that I can establish the fact that the vagina is an internal organ and that you are not supposed to wash it. You are only expected to wash the vulva (external genital) and not the vagina. Please! the vagina has its natural cleansing agent and can carry out the cleansing on its own effectively so do not for any reason put your finger into your vagina to remove discharges. Those discharge are not dirt, they are normal and it helps women to identify their safe period for sexual intercourse especially for those who carryout natural family planning method.

A lady once said that what gives the vagina an offensive odour is the discharge and that's why she'll always ensure to remove them while bathing. Please!, this is very wrong. It is only when the colour of the discharge is abnormal, the vulva itches or there's a foul smell that I can say that there is an issue.

Visit the hospital rather than staying at home to draw conclusions, it could be an infection so do not be hard on your vagina and vulva in an attempt to stop the itching and the offensive odour. You need medical attention. When washing the vulva, I'll advice a warm bath so that the warm water can help you wash the vulva appropriately. Do not introduce soap as this might kill the normal flora in the vulva. Normal flora provides immunity and if they are destroyed, the individual can be predisposed to opportunistic infections.

• After defecation, do not clean your anus to the front (your vulva region) but rather to the back to prevent packing up bacteria in your vulva or vagina.

HOW TO CARE FOR UNDERWEARS

• Your bra should not be worn for more than two days. When you continually sweat on it, you can develop a body odour so, wash it in at least two days and purchase more.

• Your pants should not be use for more than a day. Infact if you are interested in my personal advice, I'll say; change your pants when you take your bath and remember that you are supposed to take your bath at least twice daily and this is basically for countries with favourable weather condition but if not, bath at least once daily.

OTHERS:

• Endeavor to disinfect your panties after every menstrual cycle.
• Monthly medical checkup is also important as medications can be prescribed by the doctor for the replacement of the lost blood after each menstrual cycle.
• Take warm water early in the morning, it's a good cleansing agent.
• Exercise often, it promotes blood circulation and alertness.
• Eat a balanced diet. It's not good to eat one class of food everyday. Even if you do not belong to the first class in the social class, you can afford egg, beans, fish and crayfish, utilize them. Excess carbohydrate is unhealthy.
• Rest is very important and should be given apt attention. Find time to distress.
• Dress decently. The way you dress they say... Is the way you'll be addressed. You can be attractive and beautiful without exposing your pubic area. Add more value daily to yourself and maintain your standards. Always remember that your gender is unique and you're not a minority.

I believe you've learnt something...🥰😍

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