Use Napkin with Care

In menstrual period, women become more vulnerable than usual because of decreased resistance and the warm and humid pubes creates a good environment for the growth and infection of bacteria. Gynecologist reminds annoyed female friends 4 suggestions to prevent infection of sanitary napkins.

Suggestion 1: Change More Frequently

Catamenia blood which is rich in nutrients is prone to become the "medium" for bacteria breeding so that you must change sanitary napkins frequently.

Do remember when using sanitary napkins:

• Change sanitary napkins every two hours.
• Be cautious to use drug sanitary napkins to prevent allergy.
• Do wash your hands before opening a sanitary napkin.
• Sanitary napkins should not be placed in dark and dank bathroom.

Suggestion 2: Women Especially Sensitive Women Should be Cautious to Use Sanitary Napkins.

The materials of sanitary napkins produced by formal manufacturers are tested by special safety organizations so that there are basically no safety problems. If allergy happens, it may be caused by our constitution. We should pay enough attention to sanitary napkin allergy. The only method of preventing allergy is to avoid allergens. As long as you feel stimulation, itch or discomfort, stop using this kind of sanitary napkin as soon as possible. You had better find out the components that cause this allergy and don't use sanitary napkins containing these components. In summer, moisture is more prone to accumulate locally so that you should change sanitary napkins more frequently.

Suggestion 3: Maintain Distance from Sanitary Napkin Pad.

About two days before and after menstruation or when you are on travel, sanitary napkin pad is the best convenient, practical and clean choice. However, experts suggest that sanitary napkin pad should not be frequently used. The skin structure is similar to that of tips. In medicine, if man's tips are damaged, doctors can transplant pubes skin to repair it. For the ideal environment of these two skins, it had better be not too dry and not too moist. "Delicate skin needs a very breathable environment. Too much closed and moist environment is easy to breed bacteria. "

Suggestion 4: Environmental Problem of Sanitary Napkins.

A woman uses approximately 15,000 sanitary napkins all through her life so that it seems that environmental problem should be considered seriously. Environmental experts tell us that deserted sanitary napkins belong to non-recyclable garbage. Therefore, you had better throw used sanitary napkins to non-recyclable trash cans. Do not throw used napkins into sewer because it is an important cause of sewer blockages.