All Washed Up: How Detergent Can Wipe Out Your Sex Life
I travel a lot. That means that a lot of the time, I end up washing my clothes in the sink. The labor is no problem. What is a problem is making sure to get all the laundry soap out of my panties. If I don’t have them completely rinsed out, and sometimes even if I do, I start noticing issues with itchiness and irritation after a half-day’s use. And I’m not talking about thongs here. Just your usual, run-of-the-mill, cotton-lined bikinis. What is it about laundry detergents that get things so hot and bothered downstairs?
What Are You Washing Your Underwear With?
I did a little research after my latest bout with underpantitis. Detergents are chock full of chemical ingredients, which isn’t a problem in itself, but the action of these chemicals on clothing, and thereby on your skin when it’s in a close, moist environment, is what creates issues. Laundry detergents contain a set selection of chemicals, beginning with alkylbenzenesulfonate. This chemical is a surfactant, an element that creates thick foam and lubricates the stains that they might be more easily removed.
Then sodium triphosphate, which removes calcium ions from water, so you don’t end up with white, hard water stains on your clothes. Then bleach! And bleach enhancers! After bleach, you have enzymes; to dissolve the protein and grease stains. Besides this bouquet, you’ll also usually have additional compounds to keep colors bright, prevent the removed dirt from resticking, prevent corrosion to the washing machine, or thicken or thin the washing liquid itself.
That’s a ton of stuff to have pressed up against your labia and stretched over the opening to your vagina day in and day out. Sure, you’ll rinse most of it out, but there will still be chemicals that remain. Most of these will just act as general irritants to your labia and vagina, but some can also cause vaginal discharge, or conversely, vaginal dryness.
I’m Having a Breakdown!
It’s the enzymes that will cause you the most hassle. They can live on in the fibers of your clothes, exposing you to their action. The protease and amylase enzymes break down proteins and carbohydrates; having protease in your underpants is the same as putting meat tenderizer in your drawers. No wonder your delicate tissues become irritated!
Amylase breaks down carbohydrates; not such a problem, until you consider that vaginal lubrication is formed in a large part of carbohydrates. When these enzymes act on your vaginal lubrication, breaking it down into small chunks, you are left without lubrication, and with a delicious meal for invasive bacteria.
The growth of these bacteria also causes irritation in the vagina, due to their unnatural presence and by-products, both of which can cause vaginal discomfort, discharge and odor.
Do I Just Stop Washing My Clothes?
No! You don’t have to stop using soap on your clothes, but there are options that are better for your lady parts. You can try a more eco-friendly laundry detergent—look for one featuring vegetable-based cleaning compounds—or you can make your own detergent with castile soap, Borax, and washing soda, if you’re into that. A third option is soap nuts, the dried shell of the soap berry, which contain saponin compounds and clean just as well as soap, without the lye, or the enzymes.
Already Suffering?
For now, try to restore health and moisture to your reproductive area through a light gel. Pure aloe vera gel will be soothing to the skin, and feel good too. A cream such as Vaginal Moisturizing Creams, which contains Wild Yam, will calm your irritated areas, and increase tissue health and lubrication as well.
Final Tips
It is important to keep the crotch of your panties clean, or you can develop further bacterial issues. If all else fails, drop them in a gallon of boiling hot water with ¼ cup each of vinegar and lemon juice for a few minutes, then rinse in more boiling water, and hang them in the sun, or throw them in a hot dryer. This will keep them clean, if not perfectly stain-free.
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