Underwear is a piece of intimate clothing that everyone wears every day, and it is especially important for women. Because underwear will protect the genitals from bacterial infection. However, many women often suffer from acne on their lower bodies. After asking, they found out that it is because they haven’t changed their underwear for a long time. In winter, some people don’t even change their underwear for a week, which brings great hidden dangers to their health.

How often do you change your underwear in winter?

According to previous domestic and foreign research data, a pair of dirty underwear worn for 3 days contains an average of 0.1 grams of feces, and this amount of human excrement contains a lot of bacteria, such as salmonella, E. coli, etc. If underwear is not changed frequently, it means that the germs cannot be eliminated in time, so women are extremely susceptible to trichomonal vaginitis, fungal vaginitis and chronic cervicitis. These three reproductive system diseases are currently the most important gynecological diseases among young women.

So, our underwear should be changed frequently. Needless to say, in summer, because the weather is hot and you sweat a lot, you must change your underwear every day; in winter, when the weather is cold, you generally don’t need to shower and change underwear every day, but it is best not to wear them for more than 3 days. In addition, underwear actually has a lifespan. A pair of underwear usually needs to be replaced once every six months. Once the underwear is worn for too long, it deforms and the material becomes hard, and the underwear itself can no longer protect the genitals.

How to clean women's underwear?

Changing underwear frequently is one aspect of protecting women’s private parts. On the other hand, we must learn to clean underwear correctly. Fan Haihong, deputy chief physician of the Physical Examination Center of the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, said that from a gynecological perspective, underwear should be washed separately and should not be mixed with socks and outerwear to avoid contamination. If you have gynecological inflammation, you should also keep your underwear as dry as possible to avoid contaminating other clothing.

During menstruation, girls should use cold water to rinse the menstrual blood from their underwear. They can also use hydrogen peroxide to dissolve the dried blood, and then clean it with soapy water. If you want your underwear to be cleaner and more hygienic, you can disinfect it regularly and just scald it with boiling water. Finally, remember to dry the washed underwear in the sun. If there is no sunlight, you can also use an iron, dryer, hair dryer, etc. to prevent the underwear from getting damp. The doctor reminds all young girls that underwear is a great helper in protecting women’s private parts. You should make good use of it and don’t get harmed by dirty underwear!