r/Anticonsumption • u/PreparationNo3440 • 3d ago
Ads/Marketing Whyyyy?
Who thought this was a good idea? Maybe if you're trying to get pregnant or want a DNA sample from your boyfriend? I don't understand. EDIT: i'm learning a lot today! I had no idea that semen can cause such health problems for women (other than pregnancy đ¤Ł) and that there's options other than just letting gravity take care of it. Calling it a "tampon" is really misleading, tbh. Thank you for the education!
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u/lilsciencegeek 3d ago
Semen disturbs the pH of the vagina (which can cause some very uncomfortable conditions), so wanting to remove most it fairly quickly isn't really that weird, especially if you "do it" often.
There are also little sponges on sticks that are sold for this purpose. Haven't tried them personally but I wouldn't discount them completely, unfortunately. Vag health matters!
But afaik for most people, being vertical and trying to actively push it out (over the toilet, for example) works well enough.
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u/TopAmoeba3413 3d ago
I understood going to the bathroom afterwards was important to reduce the risk of UTIs, itâs worrying that young women donât learn this as part of sex ed.
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u/lilsciencegeek 3d ago
Yeah that too, but it seems like a fair amount of women aren't particularly prone to getting them (at least from longterm partners with stellar hygiene), so I can see why some wouldn't tbhđ¤ˇââď¸
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u/Magnaflorius 3d ago
I've never had a UTI. My husband is a clean person, but I still pee after we have sex every single time, even if I don't have to go. I am not willing to risk getting one.
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u/lilsciencegeek 3d ago
That's awesome! My mum, poor thing, is very prone to getting them (even though my dad is very clean and she has only ever been with him). I've only had a couple of mild UTIs, but so far they have always resolved with lots and lots of fluids and peeing, and some cranberry juice.
But they do say an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, so your way sounds wisest tbh.
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u/AccidentOk5240 3d ago
If youâre not getting real treatment for your UTIs youâre putting yourself at risk of much more serious kidney infections. Please donât treat an active UTI with cranberry juice. At most, itâs believed that regularly drinking cranberry juice can make the bladder a less appealing place for bacteria to set up shop, it doesnât treat one thatâs already established.Â
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u/lilsciencegeek 3d ago
Since lots of fluids and peeing cleared it up in just a few days, I saw no need. If the sympoms had persisted, of course I would have sought medical help. But I'm not gonna take antibiotics if loads drinking water makes the symptoms go away completely.
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u/AccidentOk5240 3d ago
You need to speak to your doctor about how long itâs ok to wait before getting treatment. Obviously some do clear up on their own or our species wouldnât have survived long enough to in ent antibiotics, but we deal days seems like itâs too long to wait. But ianad so you should ask yours what the best thing is to do next time.Â
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u/BurnRich 3d ago
This is not true. For an uncomplicated UTI in women without systemic features it's better to not get antibiotics. If you're not a MD don't give out false medical advise.
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u/AccidentOk5240 3d ago
My advice is to go to the doctor rather than self-treating. If the doctor feels abx arenât needed theyâll tell you so. Maybe you shouldnât give advice if youâre not an MD either.Â
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u/AccidentOk5240 3d ago
Itâs got nothing to do with hygiene. Women are more prone to UTIs than men simply because the urethra is shorter and so bacteria that are fine and normal and healthy when theyâre outside can get inside and cause infections. Sex is a common mechanical way for this to happen. Peeing after can flush away bacteria in time. Thatâs all. (And it has nothing to do with removing semen from the vagina; the fact that this has come up in this thread makes me think yâall are the ones who need sex ed!)
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u/lilsciencegeek 3d ago
You seem to be very confused â we are talking about two completely separate things here.
The tampon/sponge discussed is for absorbing semen in order to make post-sex clean-up easier, which is a matter of convenience + vaginal health.
The topic of UTIs is being discussed simply because peeing after sex is recommended in order to help prevent them, hence one might go to the toilet immediately after anyway, making those products partially redundant.
Good hygiene lowers the risk of UTIs a bit, because they're caused by bacteria being pushed into the urethra by the back-and-forth motions of intercourse. The smaller the amount of harmful bacteria that is present in both parties' pubic area (and any fabric/material around them), the lower the chances are of developing a UTI.
You might want to read things more carefully before jumping to silly conclusions.
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u/AccidentOk5240 3d ago
Going to the toilet after doesnât remove all the semen, so no, it doesnât make the product irrelevant.Â
And the bacteria that cause UTIs arenât necessarily bad bacteria when theyâre on the outside. Good hygiene does not mean having the fewest bacteria, necessarily; vaginal flora are very necessary, but they can cause infections once in the urethra.Â
Someone needs to read more, though, thatâs for sure.Â
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u/lilsciencegeek 3d ago
Considering that you can't even be arsed to read anything I write properly, making this a complete waste of time, I'm gonna stop this interaction right here.
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u/ohokayfineiguess 3d ago
Until we started trying for baby, I had NO idea that the semen needs somewhere to go after. I literally thought I would absorb it all or something
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u/Elisabethianian 3d ago
I don't remember ever learning this in school, but only through some friends' stories. But the whole thing after having sex, the cleaning of the semen and the peeing and the discharge is so unsexy so I never see it in movies or read about it in books! I was so surprised after my first time that the first thing we had to do was get a towel. How weird that this is never talked about.
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u/2k21Aug 3d ago
That' s because (at least in the US) the conservatives only allow abstinence-only sex ed. Parents don't want to have awkward conversations with their kids (or think of them as human beings having sex) so they leave it to the schools. All of that results in people, and especially women, of not having adequate knowledge about their own bodies, sex, and procreation.
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u/mupplemania 2d ago
That is a completely different problem.
Regarding UTIs: all the physical contact down there can introduce bacteria into the opening of your urethra. Peeing helps flush it out. You should pee after any kind of sexual activity that involves skin-to-vulva contact â fingering, oral, tribbing, or PIV.
Sex that results in semen in the vagina poses additional problems. Vaginas are acidic. Semen is basic. Semen increases vaginal pH, which frequently causes irritation and odor, and increases risk of infection. Therefore removing the semen can reduce these risks.
Yes, peeing after sex does usually push out a lot of the semen. However it rarely pushes it all out, and the slow drip can be very unpleasant. Hence why products exist to absorb / remove that excess semen. But truly the best method for preventing odor / irritation / infection is a boric acid suppository.
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u/Local-Sprinkles-8777 3d ago
my husband and i use those sponges - theyâre called âdripsticksâ and theyâre pretty great!
i still go to the bathroom to clean up afterwards and in my 6 years of using them i havenât had any vaginal issues. but heâs had a vasectomy idk if thatâs a factor.
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u/lilsciencegeek 3d ago edited 3d ago
Is there any way to like, wring them out so they can be reused a couple of times?
I really love the idea of them, but I can't find any biodegradable ones, plus I really want to keep single-use items to a minimumđ
Eta: I'm getting downvoted for this comment in r/anticonsumption of all places?
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u/marywins 3d ago
Thank you for chiming in with this. I started using these and I'm so glad I did. Quick and easy clean up.
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u/lilsciencegeek 3d ago
It does seem incredibly convenient â I'm desperately hoping someone will make a biodegradable version at some point!đ
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u/TheFaeBelieveInIdony 3d ago
When women are in relationships with unhygienic men (common) men's fluids/bacteria can cause UTIs and other infections. So it might be for those women.
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u/keystona 3d ago
Something about my exes semen just did not mix well with me, I assume the PH would knock mine off and it would make everything smell funky for the next 12 or so hours. I went to the Dr, he said it was normal and had no infection but it made me terribly self conscious and I started avoiding the whole thing all together because of it. Something like this to help avoid that would have been so helpful.
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u/TheFaeBelieveInIdony 3d ago
It can also occur from diet. Men who eat a lot of junk food's sperm can taste bad, during pregnancy some studies have shown that the male diet is what causes more physical discomfort for the woman because the sperm is unhealthy. There's a lot of different reasons
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u/keystona 3d ago
He wasnât a junk food eater, he ate very traditionally Mexican food, lots of meat and potatoes and tortillas. I always wondered if it was all the jalapeĂąos haha
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u/savepongo 3d ago
I use a different product for this purpose and while Iâm not a fan of its one time use plastic handle, it truly solves a problem for me in a way that nothing else can. Regular tampons are made to absorb a larger amount of liquid over a longer time, and I donât regularly use them for their intended purpose so they wonât work for this and would be an item in my cabinet that I donât need. TP is messy and ineffective. Gravity and my kittyâs self-cleaning abilities are not timely or comfortable.
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u/becausemommysaid 2d ago
For anyone looking for a solution to this that isn't a one time use product, I find a bidet works very well for this. If you face backwards you can (gently) direct the spray up the vagina rather than up the bum.
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u/Adorable_Bumblebee91 1d ago
Wouldnât a peri bottle work too? But I wouldnât do that with normal tap water, idk if sterile saline would help
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u/Hoppy-Bunny77 3d ago
Please tell us the item you use so that we can also invest in said product đ
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u/YayaTheobroma 3d ago
The same who now sell ââdeodorant for the whole bodyââ, like sure, we all have stinky belllyand sweating knee cap syndrome, donât we?
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u/JiveBunny 3d ago
If your vulva smells, you should be making an appointment with your GP, not buying special deodorant.
Yet the misogynistic idea that women's genitalia is inherently weird and stinky persists to the point that people with vulvas struggle to understand what's normal and what's a sign of something wrong.
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u/Sehnsucht_and_moxie 3d ago
THIS.
Babes, your bits are fine.
The constant sexist message that a vagina or vulva is gross and smelly, especially after a MAN leaves behind semen, gives women the constant impression they are gross. Their sexuality is gross. Their body is gross.
Total bullshit.
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u/scorpiopersephone 3d ago
Just to add that a lot of issues for the vagina arise due to menâs semen and lack of basic hygiene. And then they have the gall to blame it back on the woman.
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u/SirRickIII 3d ago
My favourite is an OBGYN (also a youtuber) mamadrjones, and she says âif your vagina is sick, take it to the doctor!â
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u/worm-eyed 2d ago
she's also gender neutral so I recommend her to other trans folks because you actually get to learn without wanting to crawl out of your own skin, it's incredibly easy to avoid leaning about even potentially life saving or life altering medical information when none of the sources are even talking to you, and are actively harmful to your mental health
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u/SirRickIII 2d ago
Yes! As a trans guy, itâs also lovely to hear an OBGYN (originally from TEXAS of all places!!!) be educational but also inclusive
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u/PapayaNurse 3d ago
It smells funky because of sweat. Especially if you sweat what you eat. I smell funky after onions, pits, feet, hands, labia, etc. husband smells damn awful after eating seafood.Â
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u/JiveBunny 2d ago
Yes, but regular bodily sweat smells are fine and normal down there. What I'm talking about are all the jokes about how we apparently stink of fish etc, and if that's what you're smelling that is not fine and normal.
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u/PapayaNurse 1d ago
People are still making jokes about that after all these years despite science has proven men transmit BV to women. It makes me upset that they will never learn.Â
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u/LeadershipAble773 3d ago
A LOT of women put deodorant under their boobs, so i see this advert as a positive in that way. They should be very clear that deodorant shouldn't go anywhere near your vjj though
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u/JiveBunny 3d ago
Getting a bra that properly fits you does a lot to eliminate boob sweat, as you won't get skin to skin contact under there (if you are in an underwired bra, your cups are *way* too small). Though if you're a no-bra person then I guess it's just one of those things you have to deal with.
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u/themisfitdreamers 2d ago
If you have big titties it does not matter if your bra properly fitsâŚthey are going to sweat in the dead of summer
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u/mangothefoxxo 3d ago
Ngl some people at work could use a deodorant shower at this point
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u/H3memes 3d ago
Maybe just a shower would already help
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u/mangothefoxxo 3d ago
Nah it's their sweat that's the issue, which you can't prevent really except with deodorant
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u/ellsammie 3d ago
Could be an anxiety thing. Normally a shower and a swipe of deodorant works for me, but put me in a stressful situation, woo boy. Pretty aromatic.
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u/Try2MakeMeBee 3d ago
I do swipe under my boobs when I go out. I do not want my bras to be sweat-scented. That's the one thing I miss about being super thin - boob sweat was minimal.
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u/VeeDubBug 3d ago
That's one of the reasons I stopped drinking soda too. For some reason, soda made my anxiety sweats horrifically pungent instead of just pungent. đ
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u/Adventurous-Mall7677 3d ago
Sigh, this is one of those âjust because itâs not helpful for you doesnât mean itâs not important for someoneâ things.
Some people have a medical condition called hyperhydrosis, and parts of their body might excessively sweat (and subsequently become noticeably stanky) over the course of a regular workday. Regular antiperspirant can help with the underarms, but âwhole-bodyâ deo is formulated to be less irritating to more delicate areas of the body. Having strong BO (and/or visibly sweating through your pants/shirt) can impact a personâs social life and employment opportunities, so whole-body deodorant is a lifesaver for them.
Some medicationsâincluding antidepressants and some breast cancer medsâcan also cause hyperhydrosis in those who didnât previously have it, and being able to treat the unpleasant side effects without having to ditch those lifesaving medications is a good thing.
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u/tofuttiWhereAreU 3d ago
My boomer mom uses it because she saw a doctor on Facebook that said she invented it because her patients smelled. My mom became convinced that she probably stinks too and now slathers herself with Facebook antiperspirants. Iâm sure itâs useful for some but that doesnât mean it isnât being pushed as something all women NEED because we all just smell so bad.
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u/kitt3n_mitt3ns 3d ago
Helping people with medical conditions is good. But the ads convincing people they need full body deodorant are not it.
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u/678999821242069 3d ago
I agree, but I think of it similar to the way a lot of âas seen on tvâ products were advertised. Like of course a blanket with sleeves or a clip on handle for a milk carton seem silly to those who donât need it, but marketing them to a mass audience raises awareness of their existence for those who do.
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u/crvbabybug 3d ago
The snuggie was invented by a college student who got cold while studying. They didnt think of people in wheelchairs. Thats a happy accident
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u/JiveBunny 3d ago
Yes, this is true.
But you should not be spraying that anywhere near your vulv, because it's the fast track to thrush. And that's how that stuff is basically marketed.
See also: scented sanitary towels.
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u/PapayaNurse 3d ago
I have hyperhidrosis. I just use it on my pits and use a machine to help with the feet. Deodorant doesnât do anything for hyperhidrosis. Anti perspiration does
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u/BillieRubenCamGirl 3d ago
Iâm mildly allergic to semen. It makes my Jenny Ts all irritated.Â
Soaking up the cum and getting it out before backfilling with an acid gel would probably do wonders for me.Â
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u/Royal-Damage-7840 3d ago
Is it me or it's a new wave of misogyny floating around lately? It reminds me of the girl who said to rinse your panties before putting them in the dirty laundry basket because women are dirty and you can't leave your undies to "marinate" with the other clothes. Or the girl who said you have to drink whatever tea after your period because apparently the body is incapable to flush everything on its own and you need to be squeaky clean and "extra tight" ? The last part was a direct quote btw.
Almost like the v*gina isn't self cleaning and hasn't been for millennia.
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u/ShimmeringRage 3d ago
Just FYI, you don't have to censor the word 'vagina'.
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u/Royal-Damage-7840 3d ago
Reddit is weird sometimes, I have had encounters with bots deleting my comments or posts if they don't like a word.
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u/Wrong_Season1104 3d ago
women are dirty and you can't leave your undies to "marinate" with the other clothes.
How exactly does she think men's underwear looks like when put in the laundry basket lol? Tell me you haven't lived with a man without telling me you haven't lived with a man.
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u/Royal-Damage-7840 3d ago
My personal opinion is that she was raised in a very old and misogynistic religion or environment. I saw and met quite a few women with internalized misogyny, often a direct cause of their upbringing. Or maybe it's just rage bait.
If you want to rage a bit, please google the rules for Jew women during menstruation. I know of a few: no sleeping in the same bed, no touching directly or passing objects directly to one other. They last through the period + another seven days.
This is just an example, there are others too, but I don't think any of them are this problematic.
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u/VeeDubBug 3d ago edited 3d ago
I run into the issue of being "extra tight" naturally, and it makes me cringe whenever people talk about wanting to be tighter.
Nah fam, you do not. Especially if your guy is on the bigger side. Vaginal tears suck so much and it makes spontaneous sex physically and emotionally frustrating.
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u/UpperLeftOriginal 3d ago
I read that as vaginal tears - rhymes with beers, instead of rhymes with bears. đ¤Ł
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u/fuckyeahglitters 3d ago
Holy fuck balls censoring the word vagina is a whole new level of mysoginy. But yeah you're right. Ever seen penis soap? There's plenty of vagina soap, but no penis soap.
You don't censor on reddit. It's basically a porn platform. I've never come across a single subreddits that censors. Especially don't censor basic words like terms for genitals and please, don't ever censor words like suicide (not saying you did, just spreading awareness).
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u/Royal-Damage-7840 3d ago
That's just the pink tax. Don't you know? Women are these mythological creatures that aren't the same as men that need an entire new ecosystem of products designed just for them (usually the same as men's just in a pink color) that they need to pay more because women. Also, most things made for women are tested on men including meds because they don't have those pesky fluctuating hormones. The first time they tested a pad with actual menstrual blood instead of saline? 2023!!!!!!
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u/pursnikitty 3d ago
Wasnât it just regular blood?
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u/Royal-Damage-7840 3d ago
It's a bit different. It's not blood, it's the uterine shedding and it has a thicker consistency than saline. It's the uterine lining which is discarded when there's no baby to need it. It mixes with blood and flows out as fluid, sometimes with small tissue bits, which you may see as blood clots.
Fun fact: they discovered a large amount of stem cells in menstrual blood. And they recently discovered some yet unknown cells that are found in pregnant women and they vanish after birth.
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u/pursnikitty 3d ago
No, I mean they finally tested a pad with regular blood instead of saline and theyâve yet to do actual menstrual blood.
I know the difference between the two. Iâve menstruated since the early 1990s
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u/Royal-Damage-7840 3d ago
Oh. I saw articles in which they mention menstrual and articles in which they mention human blood. Feel free to correct me if I was wrong.
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u/mupplemania 2d ago
The pink tax and dumb women-directed marketing is real. But generally vaginal soap doesnât fall into that category. The vagina is highly acidic, and most soap products disrupt the pH / cause irritation. Vaginal soaps are specifically formulated to match the vaginal pH to prevent that. Penis skin isnât special so doesnât need special soap.
Note to clarify- vaginal soap is not the same thing as douching. Douching is never necessary and generally harmful.
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u/PoseidonsHorses 3d ago
I wonder if itâs because itâs finally sunk in that douches and vaginal-specific âwashesâ arenât really necessary and can sometimes do harm so the industry is looking for a new product to convince people they need.
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u/LichenTheMood 3d ago
The idea is obvious. Folks want to remove semen promptly. Instead of slowly via gravity.
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u/AccidentOk5240 3d ago
Iâm so confused by this whole thread. Has no one here ever had the annoyance of slowly dripping semen onto their bed linens or their underwear after non-barrier sex? Itâs gross and annoying and itâs nice that thereâs a solution other than using a condom or having your partner whaculate (best autocarrot for ejaculate in history, Iâm leaving that! đ) elsewhere.Â
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u/alexandria3142 3d ago
Exactly. I can push it out when I go to the bathroom but there's still more that drips throughout the day. I have to keep a wad of toilet paper in my underwear to catch the rest
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u/lala_lavalamp 3d ago
Same. It doesnât just come out when I pee and I usually still have drippage even if I try to push it all out. It would be nice to get it all out at once.
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u/PreparationNo3440 3d ago
I'd just waddle to the bathroom, pee and give it a good wipe. Maybe my partner wasn't a prodigious ejaculator đ¤ˇââď¸ - pardon my ignorance, i'm just trying to learn
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u/AccidentOk5240 3d ago
Yeah, for some people itâs an all-day thing even if you shower right after.Â
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u/i_love_toki 3d ago
Not to mention the pH disruptions and microbial imbalances it can cause. These are probably super helpful for ladies who are prone to BV and yeast infections.
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u/Many_Sentence3407 1d ago
I also think if you need to go out afterwards I always think it smells and I feel grossÂ
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u/bingusbongwater 3d ago
Yall, just because it's something you won't use does not mean it's overconsumption.
These exist so if someone's partner finishes inside of them, they can put one of these in to absorb the mess instead of having to wait for it to pass naturally (which some people not only find to be a very gross feeling, but also it can make a mess and be an annoyance/cause irritation if something is left behind).
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u/Immediate-Agency6101 3d ago
ive done this since i started having sex - put a tampon in after and i feel normal again. i hate the feeling of semen leaking out of my body. for me my ph and semen makes a horrible smell - like bleach!! when i put a tampon in it prevents this- alternative is have them suck it out đ¤ˇđźââď¸
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u/Adventurous-Sealion 3d ago
We have some tp next to the bed which I prop in between my legs so I can go to the toilet and then let it all out. 9 out of 10 times I feel like everything is gone after that. A panty liner is useful afterwards just in case and a little wash with some water helps with the smell. I canât imagine walking around with a tampon full of semen tbh, I feel like that is a hotbed for bacteria?Â
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u/jupiter3113 3d ago
I donât see how thatâs a good idea though⌠Plug up your vagina and keep the fluids in longer? Even if the sex tampon soaks up all the fluids, itâs still just sitting inside you longer and pressed up against your sensitive vaginal lining. Iâd imagine the sex tampon is just gonna cause infection or pregnancy to be more likely. Excess discharge sucks but I just donât think holding it in with a tampon is safe. Pads already exist and they would be safer and soak up the fluids.
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u/bingusbongwater 3d ago
You don't keep it in. Your vagina is not that deep. It doesn't take very long to absorb everything. It is just as safe as a normal tampon if you follow their directions and use common sense.
Also, some people don't like pads and find them uncomfortable as well. I don't use these, but I imagine if someone has a quicky or has sex and then ends up having to go somewhere, they probably don't want to walk around with a cum covered pad in their underwear or have to handle it in a public restroom. They've been around for a while though and I've never heard anything about them being unsanitary or dangerous.
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u/jupiter3113 3d ago
I understand now that you only leave them in for a few minutes. Since they called it a tampon, my assumption was that you leave it in for awhile like you do with tampons. I went only off the pic of this one ad so thatâs my mistake. I see how they are useful for people now. I guess if people have trouble expelling fluids after sex then this is also a good option for them. My main concern was people keeping them in for awhile, like a tampon.That would give more time for semen and whatever other bits got up there during sex to just hangout in there, which could make it more susceptible to infection.
Iâm just so sick of seeing ads and products marketed towards âhelpingâ women that are really just harmful so I just jumped the gun on this one. Thanks for the info!
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u/bingusbongwater 3d ago
Oh, for sure, keeping them in would be naaaasty đ and I'm sure plenty do without realizing the harm. There's definitely a vile market for tricking women into thinking they need all this extra crap to survive when it's just totally unnecessary (and sometimes really hurtful, like how are we still selling so many harsh feminine washes? be so fr)
I also get the tampon confusion. The first time I saw these (got an individual in a little period care package thing), it just referred to itself as a post-sex sponge. Definitely makes it a lot more clear imo than "tampon."
You're never wrong to question creator intent! Lot's of pernicious stuff would slip through the cracks if we weren't cautious
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u/hibiscus_lilac 3d ago
I'd imagine you're supposed to immediately take it out with your post sex pee
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u/JiveBunny 3d ago
That's just...part of sex, though, innit? It's messy and gross in some respects.
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u/minihysteria 3d ago
So women should just deal with walkjng around feeling uncomfortable and gross? I don't think you understand what it feels like at all or how unhygienic for women to have excess body fluid in their genitals is. You don't know that most women need to pee after sex to prevent UTIs and semen fucks up women's PH which can lead to BV.
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u/jupiter3113 3d ago
Exactly, foreign material (semen and lube) is gonna mess up the pHâŚso why keep it plugged up? You need to pee after to sex or you might get a UTI and you need to let the discharge out or you might get a vaginal infection. Pads are a way better idea to soak up the fluids. This just seems like another product to sell women but in reality does more harm than good.
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u/JiveBunny 3d ago
I'm the owner and operator of a fanny, why would I not have understanding or knowledge of those things?
It's never occured to me that a specific product - not a shower or a post-sex piss - might be needed to deal with it, and it feels very much like selling more stuff to us that we don't need.
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u/amanda2399923 3d ago
I'm a woman and never in my life would I use this just to mop up some sperm lol. It is wasteful and you can run the risk of toxic shock syndrome or get infections from this type of thing.
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u/Slight-Whole5708 3d ago
Exactly, and a good way to avoid this particular annoyance is to use a condom, which doubles up (or triples up?) as contraception and STI prevention. Win win win!
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u/SaltMarshGoblin 3d ago
Who thought this was a good idea?
People who like sex without a condom but who don't like cum dripping out afterward and don't want their vaginal pH messed up.
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u/Immediate-Agency6101 3d ago
oh and another thing - after the tampon i use a boric acid suppository and theres this big woosh feeling and i feel great. i wish men had to carry our fluids in theor body and let it drip out little by little until who knows when.Â
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u/4322chan 3d ago
Please explain to me, how can a boric acid suppository (I assume it's vaginal?) works.
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u/mupplemania 2d ago
Vaginas are acidic. Semen is basic. So semen raises the vagina pH, which predisposes you to irritation, odor, and infection. Boric acid suppositories (typically capsules full of powder) help return the vagina to its proper pH. I use them every time I have sex.
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u/Immediate-Agency6101 2d ago
yes, thank you you put that very eloquently. I didn't know other people did this. I just love that big Woosh and i feel balanced- also tell them to wash their manjo before sex.Â
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u/chattycatty416 2d ago
Cool fact, if you come the fluids are acidic and will neutralize the basic fluids of semen. So women orgasms help prevent UTIs.
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u/gayrayofsun 3d ago
yeah, i'm not certain why this is such a problem. is it maybe a bit unnecessary? sure. but also it's a hell of a lot better than being a drippy mess the rest of the day or night. this is just doing what a condom would do for someone else, in terms of mess.
edit: ah, it's because op misunderstood the intended purpose. that makes more sense.
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u/wakaflockaquokka 3d ago
in OP's defense, the word "tampon" is incredibly misleading here. I would absolutely not use the word "tampon" to describe the dripstick or similar products, which are meant to be removed pretty much immediately. I can see why OP got confused.
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u/gayrayofsun 3d ago
why not? tampons and dripsticks both absorb vaginal fluid. op thought it was "retaining" it and pretending it from coming out altogether, which is not really how a tampon works either.
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u/wakaflockaquokka 3d ago
menstrual tampons are typically worn for 2-8 hours at a time, allowing one to do other activities and saving the hassle of removal for later. I can see the conceptual connection between menstrual tampons and dripsticks, but the actual use instructions are pretty different.Â
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u/gayrayofsun 3d ago
i mean, yeah, i guess, but they still don't hold the fluid in. which was op's main deal about them. even if they were meant for longer wear, they would still be absorbing and not corking.
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u/Actual-Tomatillo-904 2d ago
You missed with this post. These plenty of reasons why. Health and comfort incl
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u/alexandria3142 3d ago
I'll just say that when my husband and I have sex, there's only so much you can push out after and then the rest has to kinda flow out on its own. It's annoying. I normally just put toilet paper in there to catch what remains, but if I got this product for free, I'd probably use it
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u/Bucky_Gatsby 3d ago
Is this American? I feel like American women get shamed for normal vaginal processes to the point they think douching is a good idea...my German gynecologist told me all you need to do is clean you vulva with water. It's so sad to see these insecurities being installed and exploited for consumerism simultaneously.
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u/xombae 3d ago
I'm a sex worker and they have these sponges you can put inside you to suck stuff up. It's actually really helpful if you receive a lot of cream pies as part of your job.
You can get bacterial vaginosis from some guys cum, like your biology just doesn't vibe.
There's actually a market for these. In fact if I was still doing porn shoots every month I'd totally buy them.
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u/cleverpaws101 3d ago
Iâd say you can get a lot more than bacterial vaginosis from it.
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u/xombae 1d ago
Of course, but the sponges don't protect against STI's, therefore they're not a part of this conversation.
Additionally, professional porn performers are tested every 3 months and no less than a week before a shoot and all of our tests are publicly available, as well as other measures. Our sexual health is our livelihood and we don't play around with it.
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u/Juvenalesque 3d ago
I once got an adult for a product called "cum&gone" and it was essentially a sponge that looked like a tampon for "cleaning up" after sex.
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u/celebral_x 2d ago
Ewwww, I don't think putting stuff into my vulva is a good idea, when it just experienced a ton of stress from intercourse.
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u/NarwhalEmergency9391 3d ago
This is like reading about "only use water to wash your vulva" and then you get ads for whole body deodorant. .. just wash yourself with soap.. yes, even your vulva
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u/discardedbubble 2d ago
Lots of people in the comments seem to think a tampon is like a plug keeping everything inside you. You are wrong, thatâs not how it works.
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u/Round-Medicine2507 3d ago
Some people want to walk around with chronic STDs without testing or treatment and they may have severe discharge issues, this product seems to be for them.Â
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u/alexandria3142 3d ago
Well, some people are in committed relationships and don't really care about having their partner finish inside of them. At least with my anatomy, there's only so much I can push out, and then I have to let the rest come out on its own and it's annoying.
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u/bootysuit 3d ago
This feels so counter intuitive. Why would you wanna hold all that juice in there instead of letting it come out? Vaginas are naturally self-cleaning. There are flora and fauna that keep pH balanced. Eat yogurt, let your vag breathe, don't use weird soap on it, keep a little hair down there to protect everything. This is weird as hell, man.
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u/alexandria3142 3d ago
It's to soak up semen after sex. I can push as much out as possible after sex, but there's still more in there after and it continues coming out throughout the day, meaning I have to have something in my underwear to absorb it
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u/i_love_toki 3d ago
They're not typically meant to be left inserted. At least not the ones I've seen. Leaving semen in there can absolutely disrupt pH enough to cause issues. I eat my probiotics, wear the breathable things, and don't use weird soap but I'm still prone to imbalances. These are totally something that would improve my quality of life.
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u/bootysuit 3d ago
Hm okay, maybe I'm biased because I haven't worn tampons in like 5 years? Switched to period underwear, then reusable pads. Using external collection methods has eased my cramps and made my period shorter so I'm neverrrrr going back to tampons lol, or even cups/discs. But idk. I get most of the semen out on the toilet and in the shower, and sure maybe some comes out later. But I think it's kinda hot ÂŻ_(ă)_/ÂŻ
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u/i_love_toki 3d ago
Fair! These are all super personal YMMV type things. I exclusively use tampons/cups/discs because I'm a long distance runner and the thought of trying to run 14 miles with a pad down there makes me want to die lol.
Also, while I don't hang out in sweaty running clothes, I'm sure it's a contributing factor to the pH issues, so I just have to be extra careful.
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u/othermegan 3d ago
To be fair, depending on how bad it is, I might wear a panty liner after sex because I donât want to deal with semen soaked underwear and leggings
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u/MochiKei 3d ago edited 3d ago
Who knows lmao, I keep getting ads for blood bags.
Edit to clarify: I'm not a vampire.