Can I take a bath with soap during pregnancy?

There are all kinds of bathing products on the market now. When taking a bath, people prefer to use shower gel. In addition, many men like to use soap to wash their faces. There are also many kinds of soaps on the market. Some soaps are irritating. If your skin is not very good, you should avoid using similar soaps. Women should be especially careful when taking a bath during pregnancy. Can they use soap at this time?

Can I take a bath with soap during pregnancy?

Pregnant women belong to a special group of people. During pregnancy, various changes will occur in their bodies. Can pregnant women take a bath with soap like usual?

1. You can use soap to take a bath, but use it sparingly.

For pregnant women, use ordinary soap as little as possible and use baby shower gel or baby soap instead. Under normal circumstances, there are a large number of vaginal lactobacilli in the vagina. They can break down the glycogen stored in the cells into lactic acid, forming an acidic environment in the vagina that is not conducive to the growth and reproduction of various pathogenic bacteria. Soap will destroy the normal acidity and alkalinity of the vagina, which may result in a reduction in antibacterial ability, leading to vaginal itching, odor, etc.

2. Do not use soap to wash your breasts

Another thing I need to remind all expectant mothers is that you cannot use soap to wash your breasts. Modern medicine believes that there are sebaceous glands and apocrine glands on the breasts, and the oil on the surface of the breast skin is secreted by the sebaceous glands under the areola. During pregnancy, women's sebaceous glands secrete more, the sweat glands on the areola also enlarge, and the nipples become soft. The increase in secretions of sweat glands and sebaceous glands also acidifies the skin surface, causing the stratum corneum to soften. At this time, if you always use soap or other cleansing products to wash these secretions from the nipples and areola, it will be detrimental to women's breast health.

3. How should pregnant women choose bathing products?

When choosing bath products, you should try to choose pure natural or special bath products for pregnant women. You don’t need those bath products with strong fragrance. After all, things with strong fragrance contain a lot of chemical ingredients. Before changing to a new bath product, do a skin test behind the ear to avoid causing systemic allergies.

In addition, when choosing bath products, you can choose some larger brands of skin care products for pregnant women, or baby shower gel. These can reduce skin irritation, are extremely safe and trustworthy. They also promote the concept of "makeup and food come from the same source", and the raw materials of skin care products come from soybeans and rice that are familiar to us in daily life.

In addition to paying attention to the selection of bath products, pregnant women should also pay attention to avoid bathing for too long, sitting bathing, using water temperatures that are too high, etc.