Christine's balms and Replens

Body: 

I've been rrading on here about Christine's balms and have ordered a set of three. I've also been researching Replens on the net, and it seems that women either love it or hate it. For some it works wonders, others experience itching, burning and unpleasant discharge. So my question is, why can't Christine's balms be used high up in the vagina? It seems that the balms are used on the vulva or just inside, and some women use Replens as well, for higher up. Please excuse my ignorance, I probably missed an explanatory post somewhere. Judith xx

Hi Judith. I was one of the women who couldn't be bothered stuffing around with Replens, wasting a proportion of this rather expensive product because of the wasteful applicator that came with it, and remembering which day was which, for the bit of benefit I did experience. I would rather use WW balms whenever I like, and know that there are only healing ingredients in them. Yes, I do use Bliss Balm high in the vagina, applied with a finger or a penis. I use Vulva Balm around the vulva if I am experiencing soreness or irritation in the area. and Peri Balm if I feel that my perineum is involved, or if the vulval tissues are more easily irritated than normal. Bliss Balm is the one I could not live without. A jar lasts for ages. We don't use condoms and I don't use a pessary so there are no problems with that. It doesn't seem to affect my knickers elastic.

Cheers

Louise

Thanks for that Louise, exactly what I wanted to know, that's a relief. I didn't really fancy taking a chance on the Replens and I couldn't understand why some women were using a combination of the two. I am wondering about trying the sea sponges because I need to exercise more and at the moment even walking seems to aggravate the POPs, a problem I've never had before, it's always helped. Should have thought of this question earlier, but do you think there's any chance that the bliss balm and sea sponge won't be a good combination? Thanks as ever Judith xx

Hi Judith

I wouldn't think they would go well together, only because Bliss Balm is very persistent and it is quite difficult to wash off, except with *hot* soapy water. So they could be difficult to keep clean. Sponges have such a weird structure and I think they would be difficult to clean properly, as well as using quite a bit of BB. Having said that, I think Clonmacnoise uses olive oil successfully with hers.

Cheers

Louise

Thanks Louise Judith xx