Rose scent between your legs? These are the 5 most common vaginal odors

Do you ever smell how you smell, yourself? Just hop, put your finger in and then smell how your vagina is doing? You might want to try it, because a vaginal scent says a lot about you.

Well, so charming for the other people in your house, right? And from now on, you also immediately know what the five most common smells are. Because not every cat smells the same, so to speak.

1. Fish smell
So your vagina can smell like fish. Sounds a bit gross and it actually isn't at all, but that musty smell like you know from a fish stall is very normal. There are actually a lot of bacteria and fungi living in your vagina and they are responsible for that smell. It comes from the slight pH acidity that actually only protects you. But if your cat smells really fishy AND you have a white, crumbly discharge? Then you might have a yeast infection or another infection. Go see your doctor for a treatment.

2. After sex
Your smell down under can also be intensified if sperm has entered your vagina and, well, after sex that can just happen of course. Semen has a stronger pH value and so it’s good to possibly shower after sex if you have issues with it. Usually, a shower the morning after will take care of it again, but if you find it annoying: showering helps. Don't put running water in your vagina, that's not necessary. And especially avoid soap.

2. Let it breathe
Don't wear sanitary pads for longer than eight hours in a row, even if there isn't much blood in it yet. Then you might think out of convenience: I can go through the night with this pad. But your vagina needs to breathe and it can become very unfresh if you leave a pad on for too long. Then you get that stinky pit smell.

3. Wipe smart
Additionally, it is very important that you wipe from front to back after a bowel movement. So first clean your vagina and only then your anus, because otherwise, those bacteria from your anus can get into your vagina and that can cause infections. You don't want that. Then everything smells like, yes: poop.

4. Eat fresh
Do you feel like you don't smell nice down there, but you don't have an infection or anything? Eating natural yogurt three times a day can help. The probiotics and lactobacillus in every type of yogurt help keep the amount of bacteria in your vagina constant. Sometimes it's the little things that help, right? And that you just need to know. If you never eat yogurt, that can be fine too, but some people are more prone to that musty old sock smell than others.