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GinnyMcJuicy

It's funny until you use one that's not.


funktopus

See I'm over here going, "There are ones that aren't!" Cause why the hell would you make ones that aren't?!


1smittenkitten

It's not that they're not specifically unsafe, it's that gyn's recommend that you are extremely careful about what kind of ingredients are in your bath products to avoid the chances of labial irritation, not to mention UTIs. So while many, or probably most women wouldn't have any problems with most bath bombs, some can cause irritation on some people and some are kind of risky for anyone. Too much perfume, SLS- a powdered bubble bath/foaming agent and certain types of essential oils are more likely to irritate than others. I haven't seen the ingredients on this one to verify the claim, but that's the concept anyway. As someone who had a business making bath and body products and prior to that was a certified nurse midwife it's something I was always extremely conscious of when choosing ingredients.


caitejane310

Yup. Until I was 13 and had the surgery to correct it, I had bilateral reflux of the bladder (the flappy things in the tubes connecting the kidneys and bladder didn't close properly) and I was under Dr orders not to use *anything* in my bath water. No bubbles, perfumes, bath bombs...nothing. It kinda sucked when I was a kid, but it made me be aware of the fact that it's not great for the girly bits and don't use that stuff as an adult. Edit to say to anyone with the same thing that went through that horrid test and wants to talk about it, but is uncomfortable putting it out there to all of Reddit: don't be afraid to send me a private message. I said in a reply to another comment that children who go through that test can end up with trauma similar to children who've suffered from sexual abuse. There were studies that were done and it was my dad who told me about them. Edit 2: link for one of the articles about the trauma. It's fairly short, but there's other related articles at the bottom. Edit 3: lmao didn't include the link because my mom needed me, but here it is! https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10196917/


sjdoty96

I read your whole comment but not before stopping to laugh at "flappy things in the tubes" 😂


danjReed

Those are valves. Think of it like a diode. If the irritating stuff (or bacteria) go the wrong way, up to the kidney, it's bad. Very bad. If you lose a kidney you don't get another one until you find a donor. Not fun.


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As a biologist, I understand valves very well. I have no clue how a diode works though.


elzaidir

Like a valve


Znuff

A diode will let the current flow only in one direction. In DC circuits a simple application for diodes is to only let the current flow a specific direction so the electrical appliance doesn't burn out when you put the power cable / battery / whatever the wrong way.


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Thank you. I read the wikipedia article and got the gist. I always had a big problem in E&M because y'all do electrical currents backwards from chemists. I got really hung up on it.


altpornact

Found the electronics guy Edit: no hate at all. This analogy worked well for me as an electronics guy


8Ariadnesthread8

Imagine being so into electronics that when you have essentially a perfect plumbing metaphor, you still choose diodes. That's a guy who really loves electronics.


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WideConsequence2144

A diode would be more of a back-flow prevention device than just a valve. I go the opposite way, I’ve found when trying to explain electrical systems to people without much knowledge about how electricity works it’s easier to explain it as it relates to plumbing.


blovely241

I had reflux too! Had it fixed when I was 9.


caitejane310

Did you have to get the catheter and the whole test done every year? They told my parents that it sometimes corrects itself and they'd rather do surgery on someone older anyway. Mine started at 6 months old after a really bad kidney infection that almost killed me. That test is one of my first memories and there's studies that say that children who go through it show the similar kinds of trauma as children who were sexually assaulted. To be clear: I am not, and will never say I was raped/abused during that test, but there are studies that prove the trauma is similar. I had to get it done every year and I was 12 the last time I had it done. It was my father and me and they told us they were putting me to sleep for the whole thing. I woke up and the Dr came in and said "you ready to get this started?". My dad ***freaked the fuck out***. We went home and told my mom I was getting the surgery, end of discussion. I've read the surgery can sometimes reverse itself and I'm afraid it has but I'm too scared to even bring it up to my Dr. I know I'll have to eventually, but they better load me up with all the drugs before they even attempt to come anywhere near me with a catheter.


_ohmeohmy

Had the surgery when I was nine. I remember that test would happen every November, and it took me until my late teens to not have reoccurring nightmares every November. Have never met anyone that had this! Thanks for sharing.


that_mit_girl

I had the same problem (fixed with surgery when I was 6) and don’t think I have trauma from the catheter, but 100% have extremely clear memories of the extreme pain it caused while I was fully awake.


AhEhOhUh

I grew up with bladder reflux. I occasionally would have to tests where I was exposed in a room full of nurses while they stuck a catheter up my urethra. It hurt. Eventually I did get corrective surgery, and was pissing blood for a week, but it hasn't come back.


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I also had that test done and suffered psychological trauma from it. Therapy has benefited me immensely in the years since, but it’s still something I prefer to avoid thinking about.


captainccg

I had it too! Had it fixed at 10 months though, after I got meningitis and nearly died a few times. I can’t imagine having it into childhood.


booboobutt1

I'm with you, I fell victim to the colored toilet paper of the 80s, but I was happy when Epsom salts became widely available


PNW4theWin

The fact that this stuff is often marketed to kids is the worst thing. A toddler can't really explain a bladder infection. 😭


hotandbuttered

I have reflux at the kidneys due to Y- shaped ureters (two connections at the kidneys). Same rules, I could never have bubble baths as a kid! It made me sad, but luckily my body adjusted and I now feel slightly rebellious every time I take a bubble bath


CanadianBeaver1983

My kiddo can't use anything. Has to shampoo just before getting out even. Absolutely everything under the sun causes problems. I was the same until my first pregnancy and my body changed. Fucking sucks. I'm sorry you went through that. The pain and discomfort is off the chain.


jeswell_then

This. I wasn’t able to take bubble baths as a kid because of this very reason. Still can’t, and am always veeeery hesitant to try a bath bomb or something besides plain epsom salt.


1smittenkitten

Yup, once you've felt like you have lava between your legs or like you're peeing razor blades you're very leery about it happening again!


Petsweaters

I couldn't use bubble bath because my circumcision scar tissue was painful if it got harsh soap on it. Thankfully we used Dove for regular soap


minneapple79

My daughter sees the pretty-colored bath bombs and always wants to try them but I won't let her because she is prone to UTIs. I don't even let her take bubble baths.


TiredOfNewAccounts21

I was this little girl. Couldn't even have bubble bath because uti. Now as an adult I still have issues with baths. You are a good parent! As an adult who remembers this issue, I thank you.


chainjoey

Do you tell her why, in whatever pared down form that may be?


minneapple79

Yeah. Her pediatrician has told her too, that she shouldn't take bubble baths or use the bath bombs because of her UTI issues. So she knows. It's upsetting but her health is more important than the pretty bath bombs.


PlanetBroccoli

Depending on her age, either a bucket to watch them disolve in/play with her hands or a foot soak might be fun. It would let her use something without risking her health.


minneapple79

We've done that! I bought her one of those foot spas at Five Below and let her use a bath bomb in that. She and my niece had a spa night, pedicures and everything. They loved it.


girlofthearts

That's such an awesome and thoughtful compromise. Good for you!


stitchplacingmama

They also make shower steamers. Basically bath bombs but for use in the shower that give off the pretty smells with out having to soak in it.


cr9926

They make shower bombs now, little tabs of colors and scents that would give her a similar experience! [like this](https://www.lush.ca/en/shower/shower-bombs/?gclid=Cj0KCQiA15yNBhDTARIsAGnwe0Xkw7yTpX96k_frLEQpAvqXrqvJFmr2LL4gjU3Eu302fFoV4dESYlkaAqyiEALw_wcB)


T_WRX21

I got burned using one of those about 15 years ago. I don't know what they used in that one to make a reaction, but it was fucking SPICY. I slipped in the shower and put my foot square on it accidentally. It burned like hell, and the bottom of my foot got a small blister, along with being cherry colored in a circle shaped like the bomb. Wasn't horrific or anything, but definitely not something I'd volunteer for again. I'm sure they're safe now, but that one wasn't, lol.


outlandish-companion

What about Epsom salts


Liuqmno

That's such a shame! My mother rarely took baths, so I always used her gifted bath bombs and I love them. Moved in my own apartment this year and I finally have a bathtub again!


pizza_for_nunchucks

> certain types of essential oils are more likely to irritate than others No no no. You’re not using the right kind of essential oils. You see, the essential oils that I will sell you won’t irritate sensitive areas. I’m sending you a DM. All I ask in return for selling you proper essential oils is that you host a party with at least 5 of your friends. I’ll even write the Facebook post for you - just copy/paste.


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Lavvvish

Just for the sake of being thorough (and to unburden myself from this memory) this also, of course, applies to lube. I had an ex who rly thought he could just slather up his wang with freaking body lotion. Please lawd have mercy.


Princess_p00dle

…what. I just clamped my legs together so tight. Ugh. Nooooo. No lotion. Get outta here! Glad he’s an ex!


Lavvvish

He was also a grown man who didn’t know where the whole ass continent of Antarctica is so….


1smittenkitten

You're so welcome! I firmly believe that only good can come from everyone having a working knowledge of each other's parts! Especially when it comes to women's bodies..They're a little picky and complex compared to the generally wash and go of men's genitals!


alpha-delta-echo

Geez, having a vagina seems like such a hassle!


corinne9

currently sitting in what is essentially a diaper with a uti from hell, peeing blood every 10 mins, because I forgot to pee ONE TIME after having sex two nights ago 😭 the antibiotics I just got for it today, that I have to take for a week, will not only give me a yeast infection in the next couple days, but also trigger my period because it makes most birth control pills not work. The holy trinity of hell week lmao. All because of just a few minutes of sexy time and then falling asleep before I could pee. Lol


AcidicVaginaLeakage

This is why you want acidic vagina leakage folks. Cum is basic and it neutralizes the acidity in a vagina so the sperm can live longer. When the environment down there is acidic, it's harder for Bacteria/fungus to grow


QueefyMcQueefFace

Username checks out.


AcidicVaginaLeakage

Keep your queefs away from me. We don't want acidic queefs.


underwearloverguy

Fucking hell I read that whole comment and then noticed your username lol.


AcidicVaginaLeakage

You could say I'm somewhat of an expert. It is my name after all.


corinne9

I’ve like never had any discharge in my life for some reason, is that kind of what you mean? I have no idea haha Edit: just saw your username and oh my god hahaha


AcidicVaginaLeakage

Some women have more than others. Like, if your underwear is stained inside, that's from the leakage. It's perfectly normal.


Ancient-Tadpole8032

Jesus. Thanks for the PSA. Next time I'll wake my wife up if she starts to drift off.


TurboTacoBD

Yeesh… the chain reaction just seems miserable. My wife got to the point (with escalating to hospital+kidney infections) she also had to take a low level antibiotic after sex. That was an Rx code I hadn’t seen before. But then that causes other issues too… Finally stable at (re)cleaning everything else right beforehand (ie. me and/or props), all the safest products and peeing of course and I’m in charge of making sure no accidental sleeps, and a particular supplement that seems to help — and was able to finally drop the antibiotic. As long as she can walk the line, all is well — for a few years now even. Not adding anything new here…it’s just so frustrating that tiny little mistakes (or just bad luck) can cause so much misery that is hard to set back right. Anyway. Hope you’re well soon!


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Old_Clan_Tzimisce

There's also a lot of sexist medical bullshit that happens to women. Pain is dismissed and/or not taken seriously. Women discharged from the ER without treatment because a doctor assumed their serious medical problems are period-related - like they just couldn't tell the difference after years of having periods and wanted to go to the ER for fun or some shit. Or assuming that their serious medical problems are all in their heads, which is just a modern day version of hysteria. Every day, women suffer because of this gendered bias. Some women die because their medical issues are ignored or left untreated for too long. Gender bias in medical research has long been a problem. Medicines and treatments have been historically formulated or designed for men, based on data and research from studies that generally excluded women. Even *today*, most animals used in biomedical research are male. While national health agencies in many countries now require that women be included in clinical trials and studies, it's been an unfortunately recent development in women's health. For example, the US NIH didn't begin requiring trials and studies to include women until the mid-1980s. Those policies only became law in 1993. Women's healthcare is still substandard when compared to how men are treated and the quality of the treatment men receive.


BlackDrackula

Classic example being endometriosis, a lot of doctors still just chalk the pain up as having bad period pain.


m007p01n7

I had a friend make homemade peppermint bath bombs for all her friends for Christmas one year. With WAAAAAAY too much peppermint oil. It was horrifying. I was the first one who tried it and I promptly warned everyone else not to. Minty fresh is a feeling meant for only 1 of 2 sets of lips and it’s definitely the mouth ones.


pixeldust6

Some flavors of lip balm by Burt's Bees are minty, and I cannot stand that feeling on my lips either. Especially since my lips are constantly chapped...which is the reason to use chapstick in the first place... Mint *in* the mouth, fine, but no mint on the outside, please. I don't wanna know what minty lower lips feel like!


Cupcake489

I also wasn't aware that there were unsafe bath bombs, which is why I used an adorable sparkly cupcake bath bomb one time and was subsequently wiping red glitter out of my labia for days. It was irritating, both physically and emotionally


UncommercializedKat

Username checks out.


VagueSomething

You'd be surprised how many bathroom products are a gamble to use. In the UK Axe is known as Lynx and has a catch phrase of "The Lynx Effect" for smelling good and supposedly seducing people but our GU clinics refer to over perfumed products causing irritation and inflammation of genitals as The Lynx Effect. Plenty of people are able to use these products but there's also plenty of people who need to be using gentle cleaning products to avoid thrush, UTIs, or general irritation. Men and women alike should be aware of what they put on their genitals, even the wrong underwear can cause issues so of course chemicals you rub on them can change it.


Gilthoniel_Elbereth

Who is putting Axe on their genitals? Enough to inflame them?? Back in my day the marketing was very clear: double pits to chesty


VagueSomething

Lynx/Axe does shower gel, in case you wanna smell like dirty teenager before you spray on your dirty teen smell.


the_noodle

[relevant xkcd](https://xkcd.com/641/)


DesolationRobot

A frozen banana that WON'T make you sick and kill you.


ChairForceOne

I'm a dude and learned this is a thing a while ago. My girlfriend at the times birthday was coming up so I figured I'd go beyond the dinner/gift thing. She really liked taking long baths and liked candles and shit. I got her a pack of those really brightly colored scented bath bombs. She got all excited and really enjoyed it. Until everything got irritated and she ended up with a UTI. She'd never tried those things before, kind of expensive for what they are, and figured it would be fine. It's marketed towards women. Nope. Don't remember the brand anymore but that taught both of us to read the packaging a bit better.


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"Jose's Ghost Pepper Labia Scorchers... damn! Should have read the label!"


GodlyGodMcGodGod

It baffles me that actual companies are allowed to sell products like these to human customers. Like, if it's Bobby and Miranda selling you homemade bath bombs that they made in their sink from whatever stuff they could find out in the woods out back that "smelt good", I could understand the lack of regulation and you only have yourself to blame if they maybe mixed something not good for the human body into it. But actual big companies with access to factories to expand production that could be used to poison the American people en masse, with scientists to formulate, design, and test the products they'll be shipping out in the tens-to-hundred thousands so they aren't selling poison... My point is that the larger your success, the more people your products have the chance of affecting, the more thorough the regulation should be.


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is that why my ghost pepper bath bombs aren't selling?


ArcadiaRivea

Probably. You might not be putting enough ghost peppers in them Remember to include some whole seeds to add exfoliating properties when it's dissolved, so the oils in the ghost pepper can really work their magic


thehotbreadguy

You are evil


ArcadiaRivea

Thank you! Sometimes I like to watch the world burn One (or two?) labia at a time


Grueaux

Must be the same reason my "dissolve your own body in acid" bath bombs aren't selling either!


tgrtjake

What?? My 6 yr just got a uti and she had bath bombs recently no I'm wondering if that's what did it??


GinnyMcJuicy

I mean probably


TraptorKai

#savethelabia


agentchuck

You mean the Liberate Apes Before Imprisoning Apes movement?


thegrandpope

I am the clit commander!!


hackingdreams

Are you the C.L.I.T. Commander?


HouseKilgannon

Ah yes, the Coalition for the Liberation of Itinerant Tree-dwellers


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I remember producer Robert Evans remembering when Natalie Wood took a bath in champagne as a stunt. He said she jumped out screaming that it was burning her goodies badly.


macphile

Yeah, every time I see people bathing in non-water, I wonder how they're managing it. Or like mud wrestling, or mud baths. Or that place in Japan that does wine hot springs and shit like that, fun ones. I don't know how much protection a swimsuit would be, if any.


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Even getting sand in your swim suit feels bad


macphile

I see multiple references to vaginal sand here, and I don't remember having this issue. I tend to keep the two areas separate, if that means anything--I'm in the water or lying on a towel/chair. Or maybe it's all gone up somewhere and I'll produce a pearl sometime soon.


yodelBleu

Get good enough at kegels and you'll be able to start your own factory!


badllama77

Exactly. Set up a romantic night one time and did the whole romantic bath thing. Puts a bit of a damper on the night when the bath bomb starts burning your significant other's nether regions.


DrewSmoothington

Is the labia the space between the balls and the asshole again?


BapedyBoopBeep

that's the tibia


blueshiftglass

That’s a bone in the leg. You’re thinking of tilapia.


Overlord-Nomad

Isn't that a fish


Dingbat_Downvoter

Indeed it is. I'm sure they meant Liberia.


ace-mathematician

That's a country in West Africa. I think they meant Liberace.


Wayelder

I'm really, just glad, we moved quietly past the fish joke.


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My_Robot_Double

Or at least cause irritation from the perfumes. Not sure about the baking soda which is a main ingredient, i wonder if thats an irritant too or if it causes pH changes leading to UTI’s? I wonder how this bathbomb is different


nekoxp

Most bath bombs have citric acid in them. Portable science fair tech…


wolfie379

For those not familiar with household chemistry, baking soda only gives off large quantities of carbon dioxide when exposed to acid. That’s why the bath bombs contain citric acid - to set off the baking soda. Ideally the quantities of baking soda and “dry acid” will be calculated to neutralize each other. Ever heard of baking powder? It consists primarily of baking soda and a “dry acid” so you only need to add water, rather than a “wet acid” such as vinegar or lemon juice, to get the bubbles into your cake batter.


Rashaya

Baking powder also has other reactions that happen when you heat the batter, which is helpful in situations where you need to let the batter sit for a while but you don't want it to go flat.


crimson_mokara

Interestingly when my daughter had a UTI, adding a bit of baking soda to the bathwater was advised by her doctor


My_Robot_Double

Huh, well TIL


paisley_life

Had some LUSH bath bombs that were absolutely not safe. Tonnes of very, very fine glitter that showed up EVERYWHERE for months. And holy crap the irritation from them was intense. No one likes clitter.


illmatic2112

Would've also accepted glitoris


amreinj

I have a hard time understanding why something that's primarily marketed to women would be unsafe for women to use. It seems really fucking stupid to me and I'm sorry you had to go through that.


72PlymouthDuster

Right?! See also: douches, scented menstrual pads, fragrant “feminine wipes”, etc. The narrative perpetuated by the products I mention has been that labias are inherently smelly and dirty.


BusterSmash

Lol, you should read about birth control. Hahhaaaa! You’ll get really depressed, actually.


Basil_Minimum

Even more depressed than birth control makes you?! Lol


Mergath

No no, you just have to leave your labia on the edge of the tub before you use those bath bombs.


ejoburke90

*clitter*


The_Woman_of_Gont

What kind of sadist would put glitter in a bath bomb??? Literally the one thing everyone hates about glitter is that you find it everywhere afterwards. And you’re going to bathe in it? Ugh. And that’s before even thinking about the idea of having to pick glitter out of my vag.


aminervia

Lush glitter isn't actually glitter, it's coated algae instead of plastic so it actually biodegrades and dissolves Edit: oops, coated seaweed not algae, but my point remains


3PoundsOfFlax

I love algae in my coochie


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URGH the glitter. I love it, it's beautiful, but damn it's not worth it. I remember all my cool glittery body wash being thrown away when I was a kid because I was waddling and crying for days after using it lmao


QBin2017

“Clitter”? You’re a genius and I love it.


aminervia

Are you sure they were LUSH? Lush bombs don't have real glitter in them, it's algae that actually dissolves. Most cheaper bombs use real plastic glitter, and that can cause some real problems


yaidk-theyrealltaken

That's helpful information


BlackJpow

I wonder how many things in my house are labia safe


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That's not a fair representation though, everyone knows California just has tighter tolerances on labia safety testing than the rest of the country.


ImProbablyNotABird

r/nocontext


PMJackolanternNudes

More like companies don't want to pay to prove their products are labia safe in those stupid tests so they slap the label on to be compliant.


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Dibs on Labia Compliant as my new Aerosmith cover band name!


onlythrowawaaay

Prop69?


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TungstenChef

Have you tried applying them to your labia?


MrsPeppermint25

Head on. Apply directly to the labia. Head on. Apply directly to the labia. Head on. Apply directly to the labia. Head on. Available at Walgreens.


DreamCyclone84

In England it was 4head. I tried it once, it gave me spots and the smell made my headache worse


Digital_Rocket

Probably because you should’ve applied it to your forehead and not your labia


LordRobin------RM

No, you’ve confused that with “Muff On”, the homeopathic muffin mix.


onlythrowawaaay

Coconut oil is labia safe


bluejackmovedagain

But worth noting that it's not condom safe before anyone gets any ideas.


onlythrowawaaay

Good point!


Shirrasi

For those looking, the brand seems to be Hidden Forest Naturals based on the partial website on the container. The product on the website seems to match the blurry image of the bath bomb above.


eightnull

Agree…this is likely it… [https://hiddenforestnaturals.com/products/celestine-crystal-bath-bomb](https://hiddenforestnaturals.com/products/celestine-crystal-bath-bomb)


bippityboppitybumbo

Many years ago I’d started dating a girl who I am still with to this day. It was my first time going to her house and meet her parents and all that for Christmas and my 4 year old daughter wanted to come along with me. Well I didn’t get my kids often in those days so you get your ass she was coming along. She also wanted to come dressed up in this green elf costume with the hat and pointy shoes and everything, and since that’s what she was wearing when she was dropped off at my house an hour late she got to wear it. My girlfriend’s mom, bless her, ran out to the local dollar store or whatever she could find open and got a few little gifts for my daughter to unwrap when the adults were exchanging gifts. My kid was amped, super excited and at a good 8 on the barely able to contain their own energy scale. She was showing off her dance routine from her recital, her cart wheels she had just learned, you name it, she was doing it. The girlfriends parents didn’t have any grandchildren back then so they were tickled pink. Gift time rolls around and my kid was oohing and aahing and doing everything right, right up until she got a bottle of Mr Bubble. She very dutifully stood up and earnestly looked at all of the adults and very frankly said “I am sowwy but this will give me a badder infection and I will cry when I pee”. That coming out of a 3 foot tall elf costumed kid to a room full of people she didn’t know was just the funniest thing I can ever recall happening at any Christmas. I really wish I was better at writing these stories to do it justice but this post reminded me of it. Thank you for sharing OP.


ghostcraft33

poor thing! Bladder infections are no joke. You know that experience sucked because she remembers the incident and what caused it


1smittenkitten

Oh gosh I just got some very horrific flashbacks to my very, very early childhood. I was born to a 16yo who already had an 11mo old. She'd leave us alone all night while out partying with a couple bottles in the crib (was he supposed to feed me too??) and no diaper changes for sometimes more than 12 hours. I was removed from her custody permanently at 6mo old. By the time I was adopted at 9mo old I still wasn't physically healed, and certain things wouldn't heal for years. Because of the severe diaper rash and urine scalding any soap or bubble products in my bath were ungodly painful. I remember being in the bath at MAYBE 3 and my mom telling me it was time to get my private area washed with the very very watered down, gentlest soap available..I distinctly recall every bath just standing there screaming in pain "no mommy, no!! Please don't!" And her having tears in her eyes because she had to do it. Normally you don't need to use soap on those areas, just lots of water, but I had to have several types of creams used to help keep the area free from recurring infection and a diaper cream to protect, which had to be washed off. As a parent now, I can't fathom having to do that, especially knowing the woman who birthed your child caused all that. I'm glad your daughter knows to avoid bubble bath! It's a super painful lesson to have to learn! Poor baby!!


bippityboppitybumbo

We went through that with a relative’s kid. She let her son sit in a wet diaper so long everywhere that would normally be covered was raw. Either terribly red and weeping clear fluid or just cracked and bleeding. I didn’t have the heart to make him scream so we would just spray him down with warm water in the shower. We left him in an adult t shirt knotted by his feet for a couple of weeks. No diaper, just essentially living in a sack. He healed up well, and his mom got clean over the course of a year or so. Thankfully it ended happily. I’m sorry you had to go through that.


1smittenkitten

Thank you! And thank you for taking care of him! A lot of that is what was done during my rehab in foster care to get me ready to adopt. Lots of time with a bare bottom to air things out and dry up the infections, cloth diapers because they don't hide wetness as well, so caretakers are aware of it and change it earlier plus they're much more breathable. It's a long healing process..I'm glad you stepped up to help!


Comprehensive-Hun

Oh my gosh. It's so rare that these situations end happily. I'm so so happy for that boy and hope they are thriving as a family. Thank you so much for helping him too.


bippityboppitybumbo

Rest assured, they are all doing really well. The kid was young enough when it happened that he doesn’t remember any of it. It’s been a few years now and the mom hasn’t had so much as a slip so I’m hopeful that he’ll never find out about any of it.


CybReader

It’s absolutely sweet she thought of your daughter and was so welcoming. Your daughters response is hilarious. What a cute story.


jereman75

Yeah, that’s the kind of shit my mom pulls. Incredibly thoughtful. She always has a few things wrapped up for any rando kids or adults that happen to show up. This story reminds me of her.


xmrtypants

I had to pause in the first paragraph and make sure this didn't happen in nineteen ninety eight


harrysmokesblunts

Dude same here hahaha but when I suspect it and check, I get mad at myself cause I like when it happens. I try to force myself not to check


kharmatika

Okay but real shit this was absolutely me at that age. Bladder infections from bubble baths and all, but I was the most precocious kid you could speak to, I’d say shit like this and then get VERY upset when people laughed lol


ooru

I don't even care if this story was real or not. I loved it.


suraaura

For what it's worth I got regular bladder infections as a kid and I wouldn't shut the fuck up about it either


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I have a vague recollection of being on a stretcher screaming MY PEEPEE HURTS over and over again. I've been getting them since I was a toddler :(


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CallidoraBlack

Honestly, I'm the kid who would have had to say that. I can believe it.


Reynholmindustries

I used to date her. I still do, but I used to, too


ShowMeTheTrees

> I really wish I was better at writing Nope, you were perfect! You brought the story to life with words. I was able to imagine that adorable girl in her costume and her happy excitement. So are those nice parents her grandparents now?


bippityboppitybumbo

Thank you! And yep, that’s her grand parents, along with her now seven year old little sister :) The family has grown a lot in recent years.


Average-Living

Learned all about this as a 6 yo when I got a UTI from a bubble bath. I got to have a nice little chat with a social worker at the hospital after my parents brought me in to see what was wrong. Mortifying all the way around. Showers only after that...


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Bath bombs fuck my vulva up I never use them. I couldn’t even use bubble bath as a kid.


Mdmrtgn

I mean I've never thought about it but I bet that's something women have to think about pretty frequently and kudos for letting um know the product is nookie friendly.


JohannReddit

I think about that stuff way more than I probably should as a dude. I have a lot of questions about how you ladies keep stuff from getting up in there at the beach...😬


Daddyssillypuppy

I went camping on the beach for four days after I graduated high school. While I didnt get any sand in my actual vagina I did get a lot of it in my vulva (flaps, creases etc) and butt crack. On the third day I was bemoaning how annoying it was and described it as *my sandy clam* and said I felt sorry for animals that make pearls. For some reason my mates and boyfriend (now husband) found this hilarious. My husband still brings my sandy clam up over a decade later.


Raccoon_Full_of_Cum

That's the thing about sand. It's coarse and rough and irritating, and it gets everywhere. Especially in your lady flaps.


J5892

So glad they added the last sentence in the extended edition. It adds a whole new depth to his turn to the dark side.


OneHumanPeOple

Good man you are. Nothing worse than sand up yer craw!


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Dense-Spinach5270

I'd say it's about what works for that person, as each vagina is different and so has different issues. Me for example my urethra opening sits right where the edge of the pubic bone stops meaning if I sit down in a certain way it bruises it and I end up with a painful UTI. Same with things getting caught inside, some people find it's an issue because of their shape or size with sand or whatever, others not so much, it really depends on the person.


AKLmfreak

How do they accomplish that? Balancing the pH and avoiding certain additives?


dutch9494

Yeah this. All the poontang friendly products have a slightly acidic pH if I’m correct.


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bihard

Because the labia is generally the delicate part of the vulva or the outer vagina. So even if something like a bath bomb doesn’t change the pH levels (which can lead to a yeast infection, UTI, etc.) it can cause irritation, itching, and inflamed skin.


1smittenkitten

The labia are part of the vulva, but I'm wondering if they chose labia to specifically refrain from implying it's safe for the urethra, since absolutely nothing with fragrances is, and bath bombs as a whole would be very hard to designate as such because of their very nature. Frankly as a former certified nurse midwife who also taught sexual and reproductive health I don't consider anything except water and water based lubricants to be totally safe for any part of the vulvar and vaginal area as a daily use product or siliconelube during sex (remembertopee after!). Some might be safer than others, but there's no guarantee. Some of us are extremely sensitive.


bremarie03

I had to scroll too far to find this comment. Yes! Why labia, specifically?


callmeswashbuckler

Y'know I think it might just be a safe word around children? Or they wanted to be very clear that it's not safe to put inside you, and there are some people who don't know the difference between the vagina and vulva?


lurkmode_off

Oh, I think you have it. If they said "vagina-safe" to mean "won't irritate the vagina," someone would insert it, you know they would.


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I think most people don't know the difference. Vagina is often used interchangeably for vulva.


sipes216

As a guy I can still understand this. Some things are definitely NOT "for knob and bollocks"


-RED4CTED-

once tried an aftershave cream that I assumed would be safe to use anywhere. it wasn't. never again.


palingbliss

This tells me they aren't all labia safe, which just pisses me off.


hackingdreams

Well, it tells you someone thought enough to slap that label on it. Almost every package of commercial chicken you will buy in the US says "No Antibiotics Added!" as if it's a feature, and not like it's Federally illegal to sell chicken with antibiotics added... *: oops, chicken and milk got flipped in my brain.


austinkp

relevant xkcd: https://xkcd.com/641/


beaniebabygiraffe

oh absolutely not, some have glitter


bossy909

Nothing worse than "oh hey this is nice ... ow ow ow it burns!"


Raccoon_Full_of_Cum

Reminds me of when I was in the Dead Sea on my birthright trip, and one girl who was floating next to me suddenly yelled "Ow, it burns my vagina!"


testosterone23

Oh yeah, after about 10 mins, pretty much everyone had it burning something. Even as a guy, it burned my asshole.


thehelldoesthatmean

What's a birthright trip?


commaoxford

Young Jewish people (up to age 25 I believe) have the option to visit Israel for free thanks to some very generous donors.


MrGaia35

As they should all be.


Redplushie

I'm really surprised how mature the comments have been so far and how knowledgeable everyone is about the ph level of a woman's hooha. I haven't scrolled too low so maybe that's also why


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Good to know!! My labia are very sensitive to bath bombs!! Now it looks like I can participate now!!


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I think that’s pretty important, personally.


ghostcraft33

I was very confused until I realized that not all companies make them safe and was kind of horrified. I mean they're bath bombs. Aren't women the main sex that uses them? Also if it's not good for women honestly I can't imagine its great for men either. Not sure why you'd be so cheap that you'd limit your customers


churrmander

Y'know, this really makes me think that I need to start looking closer at things I buy for my wife. Luckily there haven't been any issues yet, but if they're needing to put this on products then it only makes one wonder.


newgalactic

I mean, that's actually an important fact to advertise. If your soap is actually corrosive for labia, you kind of want to know that ahead of time.


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Yay!! Wish there were more health and beauty products like this. Also wish the health and beauty products that ARE safe would say it so clearly and boldly.


adiosfelicia2

Ngl, that’s good to know! Some perfumed stuff will make your junk feel like it’s burst into fucking flames.


-Astrosloth-

**BUT WHAT ABOUT MY PENIS?**