Can table salt be used to wash the vulva?

The structure of a woman's vulva is relatively complex, and it is particularly prone to bacterial infection. Bacterial infection can easily lead to vulvitis, and may also cause inflammation such as vaginitis and even cervicitis. Therefore, women must wash their vulva regularly. This is an important measure to prevent infection. As we all know, table salt has bactericidal and anti-inflammatory effects. So can women use table salt to clean their vulva?

Can table salt be used to wash the vulva?

What kind of water can be used to wash vulvar itching is the most concerned issue for all patients with vulvar itching. Vulvar itching brings great pain to many patients, and vulvar itching is easy to recur, affecting the patient's physical and mental health, affecting the patient's normal work and life, and even affecting the sexual life of the couple. Vulvar itching often affects abnormal leucorrhea, but after this symptom occurs, people often do not know what to use to clean the vulvar itching. Some people even think that as long as they can keep washing the vulva every day, the symptoms of itching can be relieved. They don’t know that this is a wrong way of understanding. Below, I will introduce to you how to treat vulvar itching and whether it can be washed with salt water.

Steps/Methods:

1. Can the vulva be washed with salt water? This question is easy to answer. It is okay to wash the vulva with salt water, but you must pay attention to the correct flushing method, especially the amount of salt. It is best to boil an appropriate amount of salt in water, then cool it to a certain temperature, and it is best to wash it with light salt water.

2. Because vulvar itching is mostly caused by inflammation, and the salt used has a good bactericidal and anti-inflammatory effect, so washing the vulva with salt water can relieve the symptoms of vulvar itching and also have an anti-inflammatory effect, so patients with vulvar itching can use light salt water to wash.

3. There are many ways to clean vulvar itching. In addition to washing with light salt water, you can also use the garlic water sitz bath method. You can also use potassium permanganate solution or Chlorhexidine to rinse. When cleaning, be careful to use your hands gently and do not scratch with your hands to prevent digging the skin.

Note:

It can be seen from this that vulvar itching can be cleaned with salt water. Patients must pay attention to vulvar itching and pay attention to their personal diet. They should not eat sour, spicy or irritating foods. They should pay attention to personal hygiene and choose pure cotton underwear. I hope that the symptoms of vulvar itching will disappear soon.