The gummies, these dietary supplements in the form of gummies, are now available for many indications: hair loss, vitamin boost, feminine balance… and vaginal health. Reality star Kourtney Kardashian has indeed launched a line of gummies believed to improve the taste and smell of the vagina.
It was enough to arouse the anger of several gynecologists. In an advertisement posted on Instagram (see below), Kourtney Kardashian invites women to give their vagina “ the sweetness he deserves », and to transform it into confectionery, arguing that « We are what we eat “. The gummies contain pineapple and vitamin C, combined with probiotics believed to improve the vaginal flora and the pH of the vagina promoting freshness and good taste. Just that.
The vagina is naturally healthy and self-cleaning
Apart from the fact that this advertisement still and always targets women’s insecuritythis one suggests that the vagina does not smell good and is not naturally healthy, and that a dietary supplement could compensate for this.
On Instagram, Dr. Jen Gunter, gynecologist and bestselling author The Vagina Bible, which breaks the myths around the vagina, directly challenged Kourtney Kardashian. “ Anyone who suggests that your vagina isn’t fresh or needs a better taste is a misogynistic and horrible person. And yes, that includes you @kourtneykardash and your @lemme scam “, she wrote. And the specialist adds: Your vagina is awesome. If you think you have a health problem, consult an expert, not a Kardashian ».
Same story with emergency doctor Maddy Dann, who regularly talks about sexual health on TikTok, and who was asked about this subject by BBC Newsbeat. « Every person with a vulva or vagina is going to have a different smellit’s going to have a different scent, a different taste, and a different amount of loss “, she recalled, believing that this product” suggests that every woman should have the same taste, smell, vagina, or discharge – which simply isn’t not realistic ».
When to consult?
For a healthy vagina, it is therefore better to stick to usual recommendations from gynecologists: a healthy and balanced diet, cotton underwear, soft and suitable intimate hygiene products, use of tampons and menstrual cups in accordance with their instructions, and no vaginal douching, since the vagina is self-cleaning . A consultation is necessary in the event of symptoms evoking a disturbance of the vaginal flora, a mycosis or a vaginosis: itching, smelly or unusual-looking discharge, tingling, pain…