Experts are concerned about a new development. It does not imply that simply because “everyone” is doing something it is the correct thing to do. However, more and more women have claimed to use toothpaste to “naturally tighten” their private regions, according to reports. Experts claim that simply putting toothpaste in your genital areas will not make them smell “minty fresh” or be safe – on the contrary, they warn against it!
ThisIsAVulva, which has over 33,000 Instagram followers, published a blog post about the worrying side effects of this fad. We’ll share what they said below, and you’ll be able to see why this is so concerning for everyone involved – especially medical professionals and women who use toothpaste where the sun don’t shine.
“One of my oldest, bestest, and most fabulous friends messaged me yesterday. After ten years with a coil fitted, she had to take it out four weeks ago. She’s currently having her first period in a decade, and her excitement and happiness around this made my period positively reach new levels (and I already really bloody love periods).”
She said to me, “I am literally in awe of this period. I had honestly forgotten that my body could do this.”
While the social media users were attempting to spread a positive message about women and nature, their bodies underwent in order to bring life into the world. The truth is that using toothpaste where you pee is completely unacceptable.
Vanessa Mackay is a consultant gynecologist and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists’ representative. She stated in an interview with Metro:
“It is a myth that toothpaste will tighten the vagina. Putting toothpaste into the vagina, or on the vulva, would not only be uncomfortable, but it could also cause serious damage and disrupt the natural flora of the vagina leading to the potential for infections like bacterial vaginosis and thrush.”
If your feelings are unchanged, you should know that these situations are quite uncomfortable. Because toothpaste may include abrasive particles, the product might harm the vagina, a highly sensitive body part with a delicate equilibrium. Furthermore, the vagina is capable of cleaning itself and does not require toothpaste for this purpose.
Chioma Oluwole Yusuf, a dentist from Canada, shares the same view as Mackay. He not only refuted that toothpaste worked but also that some women’s excessive concern with maintaining a tight private area is unhealthy in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria.
“Toothpaste is too caustic and too abrasive for a sensitive body part like the vagina, and using such on it can destroy the organisms meant to protect the vagina from possible infections. When the vagina can no longer protect itself, the body is prone to infections, which could later destroy the tubes and block the chances of getting pregnant.”
Forward this article to anyone you know who uses toothpaste to “tighten” their vaginas.