A good smelling vagina

We include products we think are useful for our readers. If you buy through links on this page, we may earn a small commission. Unusual vaginal odor happens from time to time. Intercourse may change the smell temporarily. Your vagina cleanses itself naturally. If you leave your vagina to its own devices, it can naturally maintain a healthy pH and keep unhealthy bacteria at bay.

And it seems to us like all that flowery sunshine is another example of the world getting vaginas all wrong. Just take a quick trip to your local drugstore. Like douching. Widely acknowledged by the medical community as harmful to the natural balance of vaginal flora, this common tool that cleans the vagina might actually cause bacterial vaginosis instead. The truth is, your vagina is home to billions of bacteria.

Maybe you've wondered, "Does my vagina smell normal? I don't care how comfortable you are with your own body, we all have those moments where we think about how we smell down there. Maybe it's at the doctor's office before a pelvic exam, or it might be as your partner is making their way to your vagina for some up-close and personal fun.

It's an issue many women avoid discussing at all costs: the scent of their lady parts. But let's get real: We all want our vaginas to smell as pleasant as possible, and it can be disconcerting and anxiety-evoking to wonder whether or not your particular aroma is "normal. While every woman is different and can have a slight fluctuation in smell partially influenced by diet, in general, you should have a baseline scent that you're intimately familiar with. Your vagina should have a healthy musky scent to it that reminds you of a time you got a good sweat on at the gym; the signature odor you produce from a workout is the same "perfume" you should have everywhere.