Oh EW.

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"It is worth noting that although tampons (and increasingly sanitary napkins) may come individually wrapped, they are not sterilized; they are merely bleached white."

Is that true? It came from Wikipedia on an entry about menstrual cups, so it's possibly made by someone advertising for menstrual cups but...dude. Individually wrapped and unsterilized? o.0 my inner bio-geek is screaming for the hills. ::shudders and flails::

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Re: Your vagina isn't sterile.

[tiggymalvern.livejournal.com]

That's my attitude too, in a big way. The sterility freak everyone seems to be going on lately, with antibacterial dishwashing liquid and chopping boards and stuff just leaves me incredibly 'Huh? Why bother?'

Your immune system exists for a purpose. I'm on the side of the debate that too much hygiene is actively a bad idea and encourages allergies. Rural and farmers' kids who play in the dirt all day are repeatedly shown to have a significantly lower rate of allergies.

Re: Your vagina isn't sterile.

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with antibacterial dishwashing liquid and chopping boards

o.0 really? chopping boards??


I'm on the side of the debate that too much hygiene is actively a bad idea and encourages allergies.

ditto. usually.

I'm known as the human garbage disposal in my apt, but I get really bad cramps and am thus more paranoid regarding feminine hygiene.

Re: Your vagina isn't sterile.

[tiggymalvern.livejournal.com]

chopping boards??

Don't think I've seen them in the US yet that I recall, but they're in every supermarket in the UK. You can even have anti-microbial bin liners if you really feel the need.

http://www.wellsplastics.com/am.htm

See under 'Applications'

Re: Your vagina isn't sterile.

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eeesh. I wish people would stop abusing the anti-bacterial. ::headdesk::