Yes, you can put lotion on your pubic area, but you must use unscented, gentle moisturizers specifically for sensitive skin, avoiding perfumed body lotions, soaps, or anything with dyes or harsh chemicals that can cause irritation, especially on delicate vulvar skin. Focus on the external vulvar area, like the labia majora, and keep it off the internal vaginal canal.
Any unscented general emollient such as CeraVe Daily Moisturizing Lotion and Baby Moisturizing Lotion, Cetaphil Moisturizing Lotion, Cliniderm Soothing Cream and Lotion, Glaxal Base Moisturizing Cream, Aveeno products, Lubriderm products.
Regular lotions or creams can cause more problems if you use them in the vaginal area, but there are products you can buy that are specific for vaginal lubrication or moisturizing.
Wash your genital skin with:
Natural oils such as grape seed, olive, vegetable, sunflower or coconut oils may be a safe home remedy for vaginal dryness. Natural oils should be used as an external lubricant before intercourse. However, oil-based lubricants can damage condoms, so if you are of childbearing age, use only water-based lubricants.
If you shave your bikini area, then it's generally best to apply a moisturizer after each time you shave. This can help to soothe your skin and protect it from razor burns, ingrown hairs, and infections. If you don't shave your bikini area, then you can moisturize it once or twice a week.
* Do not use bath soaps, lotions or gels that contain perfumes. Dove, Neutrogena and Aveeno are the most gentle. Do not use soap or let shampoo fall directly on the vulvar skin. Just warm water and your hand will keep the area clean without skin irritation.
Use a vaginal moisturizer at least 3 times a week, or every other day. Put the moisturizer in before bed, as they may leak out of the vagina if you're standing, sitting, or walking. Make sure to also rub some into your external genitals, like your labia.
The cause is often low hormone levels related to menopause.
Estrogen is a hormone that helps maintain the vagina's lubrication, elasticity, and thickness. Low levels of estrogen can cause thinning, drying, and inflammation of vaginal walls. This is called vaginal atrophy.
Washing your genitals once a day is adequate. If you over wash, you will wash away your good, healthy bacteria.
Dry, flaky skin around the vagina can result from allergies, infections, or a skin condition such as psoriasis or dermatitis. Hair removal products and tight clothing can also cause skin damage. Sometimes, a person may experience dry, flaky skin in their pubic area. The area may be itchy, flushed, or scaly.
Be sure to apply a soothing moisturizer after shaving as well, and think unscented. Lotions with colloidal oatmeal (like Aveeno) are good choices due to the soothing skin properties.
You can wash the vaginal area with water or Cetaphil, a gentle skin cleanser, that is found in the facial/moisturizer section at most stores. Avoid the daily use of pantyliners because they can be irritating.
If you're experiencing vaginal dryness or irritation, you may find relief if you:
The skin of your genital area is particularly sensitive, and some types of lotion may cause dry skin, irritation, redness, or itching. Certain ingredients in lotions, such as fragrances and preservatives, can be harmful to your skin and negatively affect your overall health.
To care for your pubic area, all you need to do is regularly rinse with water. Long story short, there is nothing dirty or unclean about pubic hair. There is no medical reason to remove it. And yet, many people feel pressured to shave or wax because of our society's long-standing ideas of gender, beauty, and purity.
Apply to the skin only. Avoid sensitive areas such as your eyes, inside your mouth/nose, and the vaginal/groin area, unless the label or your doctor directs you otherwise.
Symptoms of pubic lice
Gonorrhea. Gonorrhea is a common sexually transmitted disease (STD) that can cause dry skin on the penis. Dryness, burning sensation when urinating, discharge from the penis and pain in the testicles are also possible symptoms of gonorrhea.
It is typically itchy and/or burning. Due to the moist environment, genital and perianal eczema often lacks superficial scale and may appear red and fissured: Acute - a rapidly evolving red rash that may be blistered and swollen, with a serous ooze or crusting.
Like itching in other areas, vaginal itching is often the result of exposure to an irritant. In this case, any soap or chemical product you use on your vagina or vulva — or on clothing that touches the area — can cause irritation. Sometimes the culprit is something obvious, like a new lubricant or spermicide.
Cleaning your vulvovaginal area is simple:
In most cases, vaginal scents are very normal, and odor alone is not a symptom of a problem. The vagina and the area around it (groin skin, vulvar, etc.) contain healthy bacteria that are a part of our microbiome and include sweat glands. These can produce an odor that varies for each person.