Gynecologist reveals the products you should NEVER use on your vagina if you want to keep it healthy and avoid irritation

• Dr Staci Tanouye posted a TikTok explaining what to avoid using on vaginas
• She listed three irritants that could harm down there – including essential oils
• READ MORE: Doctor reveals secrets to maintaining a healthy VAGINA

Keeping down there in top shape is important, so a gynecologist has revealed what women should be avoiding if they want to keep their vagina healthy.

Gynecologist Dr Staci Tanouye, who is based in Florida, posted her now-viral TikTok, explaining what she would recommend steering clear of.

‘I would never use any scented or fragranced pads or tampons,’ the doctor began.

‘And yes, this includes essential oils.’

Gynecologist Dr Staci Tanouye revealed what women should be avoiding if they want to keep their vagina healthy

A no go down below! The products you should never use on your vagina

• Scented tampons or pads 
• Wet wipes 
• Boric acid suppositories

Staci explained essential oils were ‘just like any other scent – a constant irritant.’ 

‘So it can be irritating to the skin, especially the delicate vulvar skin. Do not do it,’ she urged.

The gynecologist then said to always check product labels, warning followers that she had seen some products labeled as ‘sensitive,’ but they still had essential oils in them.

‘That is a no-go for me,’ she declared in the clip, which has been viewed more than 539,000 times.

Next, Staci recommends staying away from wet wipes, explaining the same rules for using on the face applies to the vagina. 

‘You don’t use them on your face because it strips away the natural protectant oils that protect your skin on your face,’ she said. 

‘It does the same thing to the vulva – and the vulva is far more sensitive.’

The doctor went on the explain that constantly using wipes on the sensitive area of the labia was stripping away the natural oils that protected that skin and kept it healthy.

She recommends avoiding scented or fragranced pads or tampons, essential oils and boric acid suppositories

Overall she said to always check product labels to see what they have in them before using them

‘Don’t do it. Toss them,’ she told her 1.4 million followers. 

Lastly, Staci says boric acid suppositories should be avoided. 

‘We use boric acid suppositories in very specific situations of recurrent and resistant bacterial vaginosis or yeast infections,’ she explained.

According to Staci, they are often used when people want to feel ‘fresh,’ or if they think that it’s rebalancing your pH – but tend to be overused.  

‘I would never use boric acid suppositories,’ she assured followers. 

‘I just wouldn’t use them like social media tells you to use them.’

Staci reminded followers that boric  acid suppositories should be used in very specific situations, such as recurrent and resistant bacterial vaginosis or yeast infections for the purpose of destroying the overlying biofilm.

‘Just using boric acid suppositories here and there as needed because you think you need to is not doing what you think it’s doing,’ she said.

Followers flocked to the comments to share their thoughts about the products to avoid.

Followers flocked to the comments to share their thoughts about the products to avoid

Products I would never use as a gynecologist! Some of these may surprise you. I could add so many others to this list! #obgyn #healthtips #todayilearned #gynecologist #products

‘I just want to know why scented pads/tampons are a thing,’ one person wrote.

‘I am glad you gave that disclaimer on boric acid…I agree,’ another said.

‘Boric acid is a game changer for the occasional yeast infection,’ a third person argued. ‘Nothing has been more effective for me.’

‘Please don’t self treat lady issues,’ one TikTok user urged. 

‘They can be indicative of bigger health problems like autoimmune diseases or cancer. Seek professional care.’

It’s not the first time social media has weighed in on what products are best. 

In 2019, California-based Dr Jen Gunter spoke out in a now-viral Twitter post urging women not to put garlic in their vagina to treat yeast infections.

The rant was in response to an old wives’ tale, which recommends putting a clove inside the vagina for up to three days 

There are no studies to support the claim garlic has antifungal properties – apart from in a petri dish – and it could be a serious risk for further infections, Dr Gunter said.

The vagina is the ‘perfect’ environment for the botulism bacteria to grow, which can be life-threatening and lead to paralysis. 

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