I've always had a bit of a problem with being sensitive to certain things in my lady area. I've never had much of a problem with things like arousal lubes. Some normal lubes leave me a little itchy. Even the Sliquid feminine wash leaves me a little burny. Sometimes bubble baths and such will do it. Panty liners and pads have started to become the devil so I switched to a menstrual cup.
I used After It twice and now I have a rash in the creases of my labia by my clitoral region and this is where it always itches when it does. (Has anyone ever had that?) Not randomly, but running right down where the crease in the skin is on either side.
Vaginal dermatitis certainly seems like a huge possibility seeing as I have eczema and somewhat sensitive skin. I used to not be so sensitive to this stuff but it's gotten pretty bad over the last few years.
Here's what I found on it:
"Since vulval skin is just skin, your problem ‘down there’ might be due to an allergic reaction to any one of a number of chemicals. It is very easy to bring vulval skin into contact with chemicals that could set up an allergy. Here are just some examples.
-Toilet paper often contains perfume and colourings.
-Almost all soaps, cleansers and bath additives contain perfumes and preservatives that might give you an allergy (even hypo-allergenic products).
-Talcum powder can give you an allergy, as can some brands of personal lubricant.
-Vaginal creams for fungal infections may actually give a woman a vulval skin allergy and make her itch worse, as can creams used for haemorrhoids (‘piles’).
-Increasing numbers of women are becoming allergic to the latex in condoms.
Dermatitis is made worse by:
-heat
-wetness and
-friction.
It is therefore not surprising that so many women suffer from chronic vulval discomfort."
Since anything chemically related causes issues, what are you to do? Has anyone found a way of soothing the irritation without making it worse?
I used After It twice and now I have a rash in the creases of my labia by my clitoral region and this is where it always itches when it does. (Has anyone ever had that?) Not randomly, but running right down where the crease in the skin is on either side.
Vaginal dermatitis certainly seems like a huge possibility seeing as I have eczema and somewhat sensitive skin. I used to not be so sensitive to this stuff but it's gotten pretty bad over the last few years.
Here's what I found on it:
"Since vulval skin is just skin, your problem ‘down there’ might be due to an allergic reaction to any one of a number of chemicals. It is very easy to bring vulval skin into contact with chemicals that could set up an allergy. Here are just some examples.
-Toilet paper often contains perfume and colourings.
-Almost all soaps, cleansers and bath additives contain perfumes and preservatives that might give you an allergy (even hypo-allergenic products).
-Talcum powder can give you an allergy, as can some brands of personal lubricant.
-Vaginal creams for fungal infections may actually give a woman a vulval skin allergy and make her itch worse, as can creams used for haemorrhoids (‘piles’).
-Increasing numbers of women are becoming allergic to the latex in condoms.
Dermatitis is made worse by:
-heat
-wetness and
-friction.
It is therefore not surprising that so many women suffer from chronic vulval discomfort."
Since anything chemically related causes issues, what are you to do? Has anyone found a way of soothing the irritation without making it worse?
