Jessica Wynn

A couple months ago, Kourtney Kardashian's company, Lemmy, launched Pussy Pops.

lollipops for your vagina that are quote formulated with pineapple and vitamin c so i don't know about other women but my vagina is the last place i'd like to put citrus and my favorite part about the pussy pops is that her ad campaign shows her with a lollipop in her mouth which i

Makes me wonder what she thinks a vagina is.

So I don't know when people started thinking they should or could alter their body's pH balance, but you can't.

And if you do, you could die.

Way to get around the marketing restrictions on labels and things like, OK, we'll try this till they outlaw it.

And what actually maintains vaginal health is balanced flora, hydration, diet, and just overall health.

If your genitals require a goop subscription, maybe capitalism's the real infection.

Well, studies show there are more bacteria in your mouth than in your vagina.

So relax and just don't believe the marketing hype.

Not even a little bit.

Go ahead and douche your penis hole and get back to me, whatever.

Discharge is part of how the vaginal microbiome maintains itself.

It changes throughout a woman's cycle.

It's not dirty.

It's information.

And so if something smells sharply fishy or you have itching or burning, that's when you see a doctor, not a steam spa.

The vaginal microbiome is one of the most finely tuned ecosystems on Earth.

What's happening there is the role of lactobacillus.

So it does get affected by antibiotics, by what you eat, sex and hormones, which is why overcleansing can backfire.