Prepare A Natural Oil To Care For And Protect Your Intimate Area
Many women have a wide variety of hygiene and body care products. However, they tend to forget one of the most important parts until they have no discomfort: the intimate area.
In this article we teach you how to prepare a natural and vegetable oil that will allow you to care for and protect this area in a gentle and respectful way. This way you can prevent discomforts such as itching, dryness, irritation or infections.
Learn to take care of your intimate area
There are some details that we must know in order to learn how to properly care for the intimate area. In this way we will be able to prevent discomforts and enhance their natural defenses:
- Never use a body wash in the intimate area. It is a very delicate part of the body, with a bacterial flora that is altered if we apply conventional soaps for the body.
You must use a specific soap and only on the outermost part, since for the innermost part we will only use water.
- Better use underwear made of cotton or other natural materials.
- Choose tampons and pads that are as natural as possible. An excellent alternative is the menstrual cup and panty liners and cloth pads.
- Preventing and fighting constipation is also essential for good vaginal health. These are two connected body parts that are easily disturbed.
- There are people who suffer imbalances in the intimate area on a recurring basis, such as infections or inflammations. They should also take into account the influence of stress and emotional reasons, especially with the partner.
A specific oil
An excellent way to take care of the intimate area is to ingest this oil in the form of tea. This should have moisturizing, soothing, antiseptic and anti-inflammatory properties.
In this way we will be enhancing the natural defenses without altering the bacterial flora. In addition, even if it is not a soap, it is also very beneficial to act from within.
To the mixture we will add a few drops of specific essential oils to achieve the properties that we have mentioned.
How do we prepare it?
Ingredients
- Half a tablespoon of jojoba oil (5 ml)
- Half a tablespoon of calendula oil (5 ml)
- 5 drops of chamomile essential oil
- 1 drop of lavender essential oil
- 1 drop of tea tree essential oil
Preparation
- We will mix all the oils, which must be certified of the highest quality.
- We will keep them in a glass jar that has a simple way of application. Afterwards, we mix it with a little mineral water. And it would be!
Jojoba oil
Jojoba oil is very nutritious. However, it is very easily absorbed, since its texture is very similar to that of the natural sebum of the skin.
It has protective and softening properties, gives elasticity and firmness to the skin and protects from free radicals. It has the great advantage that it does not spoil in light or heat, thanks to its high percentage of ceramides.
Calendula oil
Calendula oil cannot be missing from our medicine cabinet. It is one of the best remedies to soothe irritations.
This vegetable oil is ideal for sensitive skin and areas. In addition to being moisturizing, it is a very effective anti-inflammatory, according to this study by the Federal University of Goiás (Brazil).
Chamomile essential oil
The main advantage of this oil is that it is hypoallergenic. In this way we avoid the risk of allergic reactions that other products may have, especially in such a delicate area.
Chamomile essential oil has anti-inflammatory, moisturizing, and antioxidant properties. It is also very useful for removing scars.
Lavender essential oil
Lavender essential oil helps tea taste better thanks to its delicate aroma. In addition, it is a smell that is related to cleanliness.
According to this study carried out by the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil), lavender has soothing, antiseptic, anti-inflammatory, analgesic and regenerative properties. In addition, it enhances the properties of the rest of the oils in this remedy.
Tea tree essential oil
This essential oil is well known for its powerful antibacterial, antifungal, and healing benefits. This is stated in this study carried out by the Silesian University in Katowice (Poland).
It is used in small amounts, otherwise it could be irritating. Another solution is to mix it with other oils.
How and when do we use it?
- As a preventive and to maintain a healthy intimate area we can use this oil once a day.
- In case of wanting to treat a specific disorder (infection, inflammation, dryness, itching, etc.) we should consult the problem with our family doctor. We should never ingest anything without consulting him.
