‘The vagina is self-cleaning’ – so why do companies push hygiene products on Black women?
The Guardian
By Paige Curtis
“Racist advertising practices marketed vaginal cleansing products to Black women. Years later, they deal with the fallout
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‘Vaginal cleansers and the associated risks have gotten such little attention over the years, and it has a lot to do with social taboos around talking about vaginal health,’ says Alex Scranton, director of science and research at Women’s Voices for the Earth, an environmental organization. This taboo may well be a global phenomenon; a 2006 study of women from 13 countries found that less than half were comfortable talking with healthcare providers about vaginal health issues.”