{"id":11594,"date":"2024-04-11T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-11T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/modernsciences.org\/staging\/4414\/?p=11594"},"modified":"2024-04-01T07:17:50","modified_gmt":"2024-04-01T07:17:50","slug":"tiktok-health-hacks-promising-to-change-the-taste-and-smell-of-female-genitals-are-more-sour-than-sweet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/modernsciences.org\/staging\/4414\/tiktok-health-hacks-promising-to-change-the-taste-and-smell-of-female-genitals-are-more-sour-than-sweet\/","title":{"rendered":"TikTok health hacks promising to change the taste and smell of female genitals are more sour than sweet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n \n Cast Of Thousands\/Shutterstock<\/a><\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n\nLisa Garwood-Cross<\/a>, University of Salford<\/a><\/em><\/span>\n\n

Wake up. Brush teeth. Exfoliate. Drink a glass of pineapple \u201ccoochie juice\u201d? <\/p>\n\n

That\u2019s the advice from the latest viral trend on TikTok claiming to help women alter the smell and taste of their vulva and vagina. <\/p>\n\n

A wave of short videos on the social media platform suggest strategies, including consuming large amounts of pineapple and banana, to make vaginas smell and taste sweeter. <\/p>\n\n

One video suggests a home-brewed pineapple concoction taken three times daily for \u201cvagina cleansing\u201d and to make the vulva \u201csmell good\u201d will have benefits such as a \u201ctighter\u201d, \u201csweeter\u201d vagina. <\/p>\n\n

But what are we to make of these claims? Is \u201ccoochie juice\u201d beneficial for women\u2019s intimate health or is this a potentially harmful trend?<\/p>\n\n

The social media videos cite various reasons for consuming pineapple for intimate hygiene. <\/p>\n\n

These include claims that the bromelain and vitamins contained in pineapples, their high natural sugar content and acidity will improve the smell or taste of the vulva. <\/p>\n\n

There is some evidence<\/a> that diet can influence body odour, but only as far as male sweat is concerned. There is no evidence that eating large amounts of fruits like pineapple or banana will significantly change the smell or taste of a vulva.<\/p>\n\n

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