Thursday, 14 January 2016

5 Steps to Choosing the Best Underwear for Your Health

1. Avoid Thongs When You're Working Out

2. Better Yet, Just Try To Avoid Thongs In General
Try sticking with briefs and boyshorts for the everyday. Here's why: "[Thongs] can cause bacteria to spread, which can cause urinary infections or vaginal infections,"Common bacteria in feces, E. coli being one of them, can be passed to the vagina via a thong. If that ascends into the uterus you could develop a pelvic inflammatory disease, or into the bladder and you could get a bladder infection." If a thong is your best option, at least go for a cotton one, which brings us to:

4. Try To Stick With Cotton Underwear
When it comes to fabrics for the everyday, cotton is your best bet. The natural fibers work well to keep your business feeling fresh. "Cotton wicks moisture away from the skin, discouraging yeast growth, so choose cotton panties as often as possible




5. Ease Up On The Shapewear
too-frequent use of shapewear and other tight-fitting undergarments can bring on urinary tract infections." Instead, try to wear these items only a couple of times a week and, when you do, definitely wear cotton underwear underneath.
4. Seamless Styles Are The Most Comforting On Your Skin

Seamless styles will not only help prevent visible underwear lines, they'll also be gentler on your skin. Elastic bands that are too tight can be very irritating. "Chronic irritation and rubbing can cause abrasions that could go deep enough to cause darkening of the skin or permanent scarring

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