# Female Dopers, have you ever douched? Why? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 27, 2010, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-dopers-have-you-ever-douched-why/551700 "2010-08-27T18:13:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 13
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2010, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-dopers-have-you-ever-douched-why/551700/241 "2010-09-03T17:12:48Z")
> [@Hello\_Again](#): > > I just don’t get what poking your finger in there does. I could suction out the vag with a Shopvac ™ first thing in the AM and it would still emit mucus all day, rendering my panties moist by the time I get home. _shrug_ I don’t understand that either, actually. Doesn’t the vagina just pretty much always produce secretions? Not huge amounts, necessarily, but there’s always something by the end of the day. More or less depending on arousal and where I am in the cycle. ---
**Author:** ![BigBertha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d78d45/32.png) [@BigBertha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigBertha)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2010, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-dopers-have-you-ever-douched-why/551700/242 "2010-09-03T17:17:34Z")
I have read, since I do not know from expereince, that a dry vagina is very uncomfortable. ---
**Author:** ![rhubarbarin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eb9ed0/32.png) [@rhubarbarin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rhubarbarin)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2010, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-dopers-have-you-ever-douched-why/551700/243 "2010-09-04T01:32:55Z")
Hoots vary I suppose, but I could douche twice a day and change pants 3 times and still have some residue. Some of it’s cervical fluid (which is only copious around ovulation), but mostly it is just lubrication. All I have to do is have a thought… ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Bird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Little\_Bird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Bird)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2010, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-dopers-have-you-ever-douched-why/551700/244 "2010-09-04T01:36:40Z")
> [@Hello\_Again](#): > > > [@Little\_Bird](#): > > > > Oh yes, the lovely panty liner. The panty liner that traps moisture against my stuff, chafing and rubbing, not letting it breathe. That’s a much better solution than a quick finger in the morning shower. :rolleyes: > > I just don’t get what poking your finger in there does. I could suction out the vag with a Shopvac ™ first thing in the AM and it would still emit mucus all day, rendering my panties moist by the time I get home. _shrug_ Which means your twat works differently than mine, with less viscous mucus, which is fine. We all have our own twats that are unique and special like flowers or snowflakes. What works for mine won’t work for yours. Some people can skip a day washing their hair, others can’t. Some people need moisturizer on their skin, others don’t. Some people need to do a little internal twat cleansing to feel clean, others don’t. It’s all good. Stop worrying about other peoples’ twats. ---
**Author:** ![LilyoftheField](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/13edae/32.png) [@LilyoftheField](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilyoftheField)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2010, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-dopers-have-you-ever-douched-why/551700/245 "2010-09-04T01:47:04Z")
Good Goddess, my sisters! Let’s pull ourselves together here! If we keep comparing hoots like this, pretty soon we’ll be no better than…than…than men! :eek: ---
**Author:** ![DiosaBellissima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2010, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-dopers-have-you-ever-douched-why/551700/246 "2010-09-04T05:18:19Z")
> [@rhubarbarin](#): > > Hoots vary I suppose… 😃 > [@Little\_Bird](#): > > > [@Hello\_Again](#): > > > > I just don’t get what poking your finger in there does. I could suction out the vag with a Shopvac ™ first thing in the AM and it would still emit mucus all day, rendering my panties moist by the time I get home. _shrug_ > > Which means your twat works differently than mine, with less viscous mucus, which is fine. We all have our own twats that are unique and special like flowers or snowflakes. What works for mine won’t work for yours. Some people can skip a day washing their hair, others can’t. Some people need moisturizer on their skin, others don’t. Some people need to do a little internal twat cleansing to feel clean, others don’t. It’s all good. Stop worrying about other peoples’ twats. Hoots. You mean “hoots.” TYFYT ---
**Author:** ![Dunkelheit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dunkelheit/32/248_2.png) [@Dunkelheit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunkelheit)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2010, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-dopers-have-you-ever-douched-why/551700/247 "2010-09-04T12:58:52Z")
Wow. [http://www.care2.com/greenliving/want-a-raise-wash-your-vagina.html](http://www.care2.com/greenliving/want-a-raise-wash-your-vagina.html) "OMG. You’ve got to be kidding. I just heard about a magazine ad that’s got me steaming mad. Check out this full page Summer’s Eve ad in Woman’s Day magazine. The title: “Confidence at Work: How to Ask For a Raise.” The very first suggestion in the eight tips on how to ask for a raise? “#1 Start with your usual routine and all the things you do to feel your best, including showering with Summer’s Eve feminine wash or throwing a packet of Summer’s Eve Feminine Cleansing Cloths into your bag for a quick freshness pick-me-up during the day…” ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2010, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-dopers-have-you-ever-douched-why/551700/248 "2010-09-04T21:07:50Z")
Well, when your only tool is a hammer… I’d just like to say that someone, either here or in the other Summer’s Eve inspired thread, mentioned either dilute vinegar or baking soda. Could I just mention that… 1. They’re by no means equivalent, and if ultra-dilute vinegar approximates natural vaginal pH, soda will just make it alkaline, and 2. On no account use both at the same time unless you are after active deep-down cleansing like a Harpic tablet. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![irishgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@irishgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irishgirl)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2010, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-dopers-have-you-ever-douched-why/551700/249 "2010-09-04T21:33:10Z")
So…anyone else tempted to email the makers of Summer’s Eve with a piece of their mind for that horrible misogynistic bit of drivel? Unless you have an infection or haven’t washed in a while you vulva and vagina will not smell unpleasant. I’ve seen a lot of vulvas- this is a fact I can attest to. Last week I performed 10 cervical smears, for a start. Point of fact, I’d rather do gynae examinations than examine feet. And yes, I’ve spent hours of my life I will not get back explaining the menstrual cycle and normal monthly changes in discharge to women who really should not be hearing it for the first time from their doctor, in their 20s or 30s. Summer’s Eve can suck it- they make money from women’s insecurity and I hope that backlash from this ad bites them in the bum. ---
**Author:** ![Bam\_Boo\_Gut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8c91f0/32.png) [@Bam\_Boo\_Gut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bam_Boo_Gut)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2010, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-dopers-have-you-ever-douched-why/551700/250 "2010-09-04T22:25:35Z")
I had an American friend when I was in my twenties who was aghast I’d never heard of douching. I tried it just for the experience and never again - seemed odd and still does. Any rooting to be done is performed by the boyfriend thank you very much and he’s not rooting for “chunks” he roots to make me w00t! ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2010, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-dopers-have-you-ever-douched-why/551700/251 "2010-09-04T22:48:56Z")
w00t root! Say that 10 times fast. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![irishgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@irishgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irishgirl)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2010, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-dopers-have-you-ever-douched-why/551700/252 "2010-09-04T23:20:51Z")
You ladies know “root” is an Aussie euphemism for F@&k, right? Oddly appropriate, isn’t it. ---
**Author:** ![Dunkelheit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dunkelheit/32/248_2.png) [@Dunkelheit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunkelheit)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2010, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-dopers-have-you-ever-douched-why/551700/253 "2010-09-06T06:47:10Z")
> [@irishgirl](#): > > Summer’s Eve can suck it- they make money from women’s insecurity and I hope that backlash from this ad bites them in the bum. I think a “stiff letter” campaign is called for. Very stiff. Like on cardboard or something. ---
**Author:** ![Snickers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snickers)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2010, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-dopers-have-you-ever-douched-why/551700/254 "2010-09-08T15:34:49Z")
> [@Hello\_Again](#): > > > [@purplehorseshoe](#): > > > > Thank you. I now have the old jingle for that “My Buddy” and “Kid Sister” doll from the 80s stuck in my head with reworked lyrics. > > > > My vagina (_My vagina_!) > > My vagina (_My vagina_!) > > My vagina and meeeeeeeeee! > > Whereever I go, sheeeee goes! > > Ok, now I will NEVER get that out of my head. Damn yoouuuuu… It’s payback for the “Love your hoot, don’t douche and root” saying that you’re responsible for. A saying that pops into my head at inopportune times and makes me giggle like a loon, I’ll have you know. Fair exchange, says I. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-dopers-have-you-ever-douched-why/551700.md?page=12)