Women's Health: Looking After Your Intimate Health This Summer

Jul 04, 2024 Women's Health

 

As summer approaches, maintaining your intimate health becomes even more crucial. The heat and humidity can disrupt the delicate balance of your intimate areas, leading to discomfort and infections. This season, it's essential to stay proactive about your intimate health, ensuring you feel fresh and confident every day. Here’s a guide to help you navigate summer with products from Femfresh, Vagisil, Dr Wolff, and Optibac, along with tips on managing pH balance, heat, and bacteria.

 

Understanding pH Balance and Intimate Health

Your intimate area has a natural pH level that helps maintain a healthy balance of bacteria. A normal vaginal pH is slightly acidic, usually between 3.8 and 4.5. This acidity helps prevent the growth of harmful bacteria and yeast. However, factors like heat, sweat, and tight clothing can disrupt this balance, leading to issues such as bacterial vaginosis (BV) and yeast infections (thrush).Summer Challenges: Heat and Bacteria

Increased heat and humidity during summer can create a breeding ground for bacteria and yeast. Sweating and wearing damp swimsuits or tight clothing can exacerbate these conditions. It’s important to keep the intimate area dry and clean to prevent infections.

 

Essential Products for Summer Intimate Care

At Simply Meds Online we offer several excellent trusted products to help you maintain good intimate health all year but especially during hotter seasons. Our range includes:
 

Femfresh Soothing Wash

Femfresh offers a range of products designed to keep you feeling fresh and confident throughout the day. Femfresh Soothing Wash is a pH-balanced cleanser specially designed for intimate areas.

 

Femfresh Daily Powder

Perfect for keeping the intimate area dry and comfortable, Femfresh Daily Powder absorbs excess moisture, keeps you feeling fresher and maintains a healthier intimate area environment. Perfect for use after cleansing. Femfresh recommends Femfresh Soothing Wash as a pH-balanced cleanser.

 

Femfresh Daily Deodorant 

Femfresh daily deodorant is a fine mist that can be sprayed into underwear or onto intimate areas to offer freshness throughout the day with gentle odour protection. Please note that this is an external spray and is not to be used inside the vagina.

 

Femfresh Daily Wipes 

These Femfresh Daily Wipes are perfect for on-the-go freshness. They are pH-balanced and include calendula and soothing aloe vera. These can be particularly welcomed during hotter weather or if you have thrush or another bacteria issue as they are gentler than toilet paper.

 

Vagisil: Relief from Intimate Irritation

Vagisil products are designed to provide fast and effective relief from discomfort and irritation and can be especially welcome during hot weather.

 

Vagisil Ultra Fresh Intimate Powder 

Completely talc-free, Vagisil Ultra Fresh Intimate Powder is an intimate powder designed to keep you feeling dry, comfortable and odour-free. It absorbs wetness and reduces chafing. 

 

Vagisil Medicated Creme 

If you’re looking for fast-acting relief from feminine intimate itching, Vagisil Medicated Creme is here to help. Itching may be caused by excess heat and moisture, tight clothing, sensitivity to washing powder and other household allergen. This creme can also help with itching associated with thrush.

 

Dr. Wolff’s Vagisan Moisturising Cream: Moisturise and Soothe

Dr Wolff's Vagisan Mosituring Intimate Cream -  A moisturising and soothing cream designed to support the intimate skin’s natural barrier and maintain its health. Dr Wolff’s Moisturising Cream is a hormone-free cream to help with the symptoms of vaginal dryness, including burning, itching and pain. This cream can also help alleviate pain during sex. 

 

Optibac For Women: Support from Within 

While most women’s intimate health remedies and treatments are aimed outside the body, Optibac supports from within. 

Optibac Intimate Flora for Women 

Optibac Intimate Flora for Women is a probiotic supplement specifically formulated to support vaginal and urinary tract health by promoting a healthy balance of beneficial bacteria. These easy-to-take daily capsules have been formulated with the benefit of over 30 years of research and have been tested by women.

 

Managing Common Summer Issues

 

What is Bacterial Vaginosis? 

BV is a common condition caused by an imbalance of bacteria in the vagina. Symptoms include unusual discharge with a fishy odour. You can find out more about BV on the NHS website.
For effective treatment consider Canesbalance BV Gel which helps restore the natural pH balance of your vagina and alleviate symptoms. 

 

Cystitis and Bladder Infections

Cystitis is a type of urinary tract infection (UTI) that can cause discomfort and frequent urination. Over-the-counter treatments can provide relief, and in some cases, a prescription may be necessary. Explore over-the-counter cystitis treatments here at Simply Meds Online. If your discomfort isn’t getting any better or symptoms get worse please speak to your pharmacist or GP.

 

Tips for Maintaining Intimate Health This Summer

 

This handy 5-point list sums up the best way to maintain intimate health over the summer and avoid discomfort.
 

1. Stay Dry -  Use products like Femfresh Daily Powder and Vagisil Ultra Fresh Intimate Powder to keep your intimate area dry.
 

2. Cleanse Gently - Choose gentle cleansers like Femfresh Soothing Wash to maintain the natural pH balance.
 

3. Wear Breathable Clothing - Choose loose, breathable fabrics to reduce sweating and moisture build-up.
 

4. Hydrate and Eat Healthily - Drinking plenty of water and maintaining a balanced diet can support overall health and prevent infections.
 

5. Probiotics -  Incorporate probiotics like Optibac Intimate Flora into your routine to support a healthy balance of bacteria.

For more information and to purchase these products, visit Simply Meds Online.

 

Maintaining Women’s Intimate Health This Summer

By following these tips and using the right products, you can enjoy a comfortable and confident summer, free from intimate health concerns. There’s no reason to feel uncomfortable and anxious about your intimate health when there is a wealth of information available and specially created products. Don’t forget that all of our orders are sent in discreet packaging to an address of your choosing. 

If you have any concerns about your intimate health not answered here please speak to a pharmacist, sexual health clinic or your GP.