Valerie Intimate Wash Feminine

Hygiene is the cornerstone of a women’s upkeep: you take a bath twice a day, brush your teeth after each meal, and use a deodorant to keep fresh all day.

However, you may not even be aware that you are neglecting your most intimate area. Just as you would keep your visible areas of the body healthy, so should you make a habit of caring for your intimate area. It is also referred to as the birth canal.

A healthy vagina has natural protective mechanisms that inhibit the growth of bad bacteria. Its walls continually produce secretions to provide lubrication, to cleanse it, and maintain its proper acidity to prevent infection. However, several external factors, including using the wrong cleanser or soaps, can counter the vagina's natural protection. Soap will only increase the pH in your intimate area, disturbing the natural acidic protective layer and cause harmful bacteria to multiply. These bacteria may eventually enter the vagina and cause vaginal infection.

For lasting confidence and protection, gynecologists recommend you wash your intimate area at least one to two times a day with a special intimate cleanser.

A pH level determines acidity and alkalinity of a substance, and is a number from 0-14; the lower the number, the more is the acidity and vice versa. Different parts of your body function properly at specific pH levels and protect us from illness and infection. Even within the intimate area, the pH differs from the vagina to the vulvovaginal area (area around the vagina): the normal healthy vagina is acidic and the pH is between 3.5 to 4.5 and that of vulvovaginal (area around vagina) is between 4.5-5.5. This pH level is ideal for the survival of good bacteria (lactobacilli). If this delicate balance is disturbed, harmful bacteria can multiply, leading to vaginal discomfort symptoms like foul odor, irritation, and vaginal discharge.