is you don't need to wash your vagina now before you start changing the channel hear me out the vagina and the vulva are two different things the vagina itself the inside does not need to be cleaned the vagina is like a self-cleaning oven so you shouldn't be using any douches scented tampons anything that goes in the vagina that is fragrant or meant to smell you shouldn't be using down there and you definitely don't need any soap in there so what you can do is wash the hair bearing areas with water and a mild soap if you like you can use a gentle washcloth but try not to use a loofah or anything too aggressive because that can cause a lot of irritation also you don't need to over wash it a lot of women come and tell me they wash their vulva right after sex or every time they think they have a UTI they're taking so many showers and actually all that washing can dry out the skin and create more irritation and even cause symptoms that feel like a urinary tract infection