10 things you should never put inside your vagina - No.1 will shock you
While sex toys are made to put inside of your vagina, some of them are pretty bad for you. In the beginning, rubber sex toys won’t hurt you–but, over time, they become a house for microbes and bacteria if they aren’t completely cleaned properly.
Rubber tends to tear faster than other materials, and the holes and nooks created house microbes and other bacteria that can infect you down the road. Stear clear of these and stick to the silicone, good-quality plastic, or stainless steel.
2. Rhinestones.
Years ago, people got into the whole “vajazzling” trend where they were literally pimping-out their vaginas with rhinestones. If you decide to go down this path, be really careful about where you put your gems. Doctors say if the glue gets too close to your vagina, you can get a series burn or infection. Additionally, you don’t want to lose a stone up inside of you, it can cause an infection.
3. Whipped Cream.
Sure, movies make using whipped cream in the bedroom tons of fun. But, in all reality, introducing sugar into your vagina can lead to a lot of problems. If you’re going to use whipped cream in the bedroom–keep it away from your lady parts.
Sugar entering your vagina can lead to an imbalance in your pH levels, and further cause a yeast infection.
4. Tea Tree Oil.
Some people like to use oil based lubes during sexual intercourse for extra lubrication. However, there are some oils and lubes that you should stay far away from. For example, tea tree oil should never go anywhere near your vagina.
Dr. Raquel Dardik suggests using natural oils such as coconut oil and olive oil but warns that tea tree oil can cause chemical burns inside of your vagina.
5. Detoxing Pearls.
Like douching, detoxing pearls promote the idea that they will completely detox your vagina and make it fresh and clean. However, as noted before, vaginas don’t need to be detoxed and cleaned.
Dr. Vanessa Mackay, spokesperson for the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) told Daily Star Online:
“The vagina is designed to clean itself with natural secretions and should not require a ‘detox. It contains good bacteria, which are there to protect it.
If these bacteria are disturbed it can lead to infection, such as bacterial vaginosis or thrush, and inflammation. Perfumed products, soaps, gels, antiseptics, and vaginal douches can all affect the pH levels and the healthy balance of bacteria in the vagina, and cause irritation.
6. Wasp Nests.
Recently, women began using wasps and wasp nests for their vagina to clean and tighten them after “oak galls” went viral on Etsy. Apparently, putting these inside of your vagina were rumored to rejuvenate them. However, doctors say that using these are dangerous and can dry up the vagina. In fact, a try vagina can lead to “extreme chaffing during sex and make it easier to contract STI’s and other infections.”
7. Yogurt Soaked Tampons.
Many home remedy websites will tell you that applying yogurt to your vagina when you have a yeast infection could treat it. As a quick way, some women will soak a tampon in yogurt and shove it on in. However, experts say this is a horrible idea. Dr. Alyssa Dweck, M.D., a gynecologist and Assistant Clinical Professor at Mount Sinai School of Medicine told Self:
Sometimes when people have a yeast infection and they feel like [yogurt on a tampon] is a more natural way to treat it. Probably not a great idea. Bacteria and yeast love dark, moist places so I think that could be causing of infection.” If you suspect you have a yeast infection, get checked out by a doctor and if she gives her okay, treat it with Monistat, an easy over-the-counter treatment, instead of yogurt.
8. Alchohol Soaked Tampons.
Among the stupid teen trends that sweep the internet, alcohol soaked tampons appeared when teens were trying to get drunk without their parents finding out or smelling alcohol on their breath. However, putting alcohol–like vodka–inside of your body through a tampon is going to lead to irritation and infection. Dr. Toli Onon, spokesperson for the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) told Daily Star Online:
Alcohol is an antiseptic and disturbing the balance of ‘good’ bacteria inside the vagina in this way can increase the risk of infection, such as bacterial vaginosis or thrush. Alcohol can also be very irritant to the vaginal skin, and may cause stinging pain and inflammation.
Anyone who is worried about vaginal irritation or itching, should seek advice from their GP or pharmacist as they may have an infection that needs treatment.”
Douches are one of those items marketed towards women as a great idea, but in reality, they’re awful for you. Marketing campaigns tell you that a clean vagina is a happy vagina and you should douche all day long–but, your vagina does not need to be cleaned out. Douching leads to an imbalance of bacteria inside of you–even good bacteria–and can throw your pH balance out of whack, too.
If you feel as though your vagina is developing an odor or an irritation, using a douche will not help. Consult with your OBGYN if you feel as though there may be something off, instead of making it way worse.
10. Fruit and vegetables.
Despite what you may see on some porn websites, using fruit shaped like a penis to pleasure yourself is definitely not a good idea. Even if your partner thinks it’d be super hot to do some mock banana split sex routine with bananas and all–deny, deny, deny. Fruits and veggies belong in your mouth, not in your crotch. Dr. Raquel Dardik, M.D., a gynecologist and Associate Professor of Gynecology at NYU Langone Medical Center told Self:
Vegetables have pesticides, so you’re putting pesticides in your vagina which I don’t really recommend, and you can have them break off and have little bits and pieces that stay there for rather unhealthy amounts of time which, again, I don’t recommend. But nothing takes root, it’ll just rot.
