Why do we follow wellness trends for our vaginas?

You’re scrolling a bit through TikTok before bed, and within ten minutes you’ve seen three tips: a steam bath for your vagina, pineapple gummies for a nice smell, and a home remedy from the kitchen cupboard that “honestly fixed everything” for someone else.

If you’ve been dealing with symptoms that keep coming back for a while, it’s really tempting to just try all of those tips. But with social media becoming a bigger and bigger source of information, we need to pay attention to filtering out what is and isn’t true. A hype feels really important for a few weeks because everyone’s talking about it, and then it’s gone again. One catchy reel reaches millions of women, faster than science can figure out whether it’s actually true.

That’s not all bad. Social media has opened up the conversation about vaginal health. Topics that stayed behind closed doors for years are now things we simply share with each other. The tricky part is that valuable knowledge and nonsense sit side by side in your feed, and both sound equally convincing.

Why it’s extra tricky when it comes to vaginal health

For a long time, the female body was a blind spot in science. For decades, medical research was mostly done on men, and vaginal health got even less attention. Luckily that’s changing, slowly. But where knowledge is missing, a gap opens up, and it quickly gets filled by whoever shouts the loudest.

Take products that promise to make you smell like flowers. Don’t let anyone talk you into this, because your vagina is supposed to smell like a vagina. It cleans itself, and perfume or harsh soap can actually make it more sensitive. Or pineapple gummies with a long list of ingredients, each in such a small amount that you wonder what it’s still doing. That’s when the marketing is better than the product, and you’re mostly paying for an ideal.

Where we stand

We’re honest about the fact that we’re writing this as a commercial brand too. At Solvey we sell products, and you can always ask us critical questions about them. About the ingredients, the dosages, and why we make certain choices. We won’t be led by misleading trends; we choose honest products and honest answers.

On our education platform, we bring together and share knowledge about women’s and vaginal health that is still far too hard to find. As a woman, you have a right to that. We’re building this platform with specialists. With everything we share, we say where the knowledge comes from. That way you can read up on it yourself and don’t have to just take our word for it.

We don’t put anyone down to make ourselves look better. The more good knowledge gets shared, the stronger women’s health becomes. We’d rather do that together.

Who can you turn to?

Your GP is a good first point of contact for check-ups, tests and initial advice. If your questions go further, it helps to know which specialist is good for what. Different problems, questions or symptoms often need different perspectives too. Have a look at the different specialists on this knowledge platform, each focussing on different women’s health issues. Wondering which specialist is the best fit for you? Send us a message and we’ll be happy to guide you through.