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[lime-pink.livejournal.com]

hello lovlies ....

just a quick question .... I love puting baby powder on pubic area because it smells so good and it keeps things nice and dry but I have had fairly chronic yeast infections and I was just wondering if anyone knows about any potential pH related issues regarding baby powder ... or if there's a brand you really like.

I'm using a really mild after bath poweder from a company that makes earth friendly bath products and I haven't had any problems so far, but I'm almost out of it and looking for a new brand to try.

Like I said, I was just wondering if by using am I setting my self up for a nasty yeasty infection? I hope not, cuz I love it.

thanks for your help ladies!

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[mutt182.livejournal.com]

Baby powder is talcum, right? (sorry I'm british). Because you really shouldn't use that. Not only is it totally unhygenic, but it has been linked to causing ovarian cancer:

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=talcum+powder+%2B+cancer&meta=

[mutt182.livejournal.com]

sorry, I meant you should use that there, of all places.

[flightlessangel.livejournal.com]

i thought baby powder was corn starch, at least mine says 100% corn starch.

[welfarewalnuts.livejournal.com]

If you keep it on the outside you oughta be allright. I do it too. I use shower to shower.
I mean, Talc/cornstarch/mild fragance, nothing there sounds issuey.

But you know, just don't put it anywhere you cant get to without spreading your legs.

[welfarewalnuts.livejournal.com]

Well, shit.

okay I was wrong. haha.
But that said, I guess cornstarch is still allright, though. That does some of the same stuff as talc. so maybe you can mix up some of your own.
Cornstarch, Baking soda, and maybe some fragrance/essential oil/happy smelling stuff.

[ex-the-major316.livejournal.com]

Isn't baking soda a big thing to help yeast infest easily?

[urania.livejournal.com]

It would depend on what sort of powder you are using and how your body reacts to that.

Talc = not so good. First, be sure that your powder is cornstarch-based. Also, if you have sensitive skin, fragrance may not be great either. If I were you, I would start using unscented cornstarch as a powder (for the dry feeling) and see if it cuts back on your yeast infections.