3 Simple Feminine Care Tips To 'Spring Clean' Your Morning Routine

When it comes to feminine care, life has a way of throwing little surprises. Carefree, a brand of pantyliners, conducted a survey and found that among women aged 25 to 54, 88% of them have had to throw away a pair of underwear in their lifetime due to a feminine care issue.

With the changing of the season, many turn to spring cleaning their closets – but when was the last time you shook up your morning routine? This year, Carefree is celebrating the similarities and differences of every woman’s morning rituals, while highlighting feminine care and encouraging women to liner up!

The use of a disposable pantyliner will help you with the daily vaginal discharge, light menstrual flow, tampon and menstrual cup backup, spotting, post-intercourse discharge, and urinary incontinence.

Every woman’s process of getting ready is unique, especially with the rituals they swear by that make them feel prepared to take on the day. Here are some morning routine tips to keep you feeling confidently fresh each day, courtesy of Carefree!

1. Take time on Sunday night to snap photos of the outfits you want to wear for the week and organize them by day in your closet. Getting dressed in the AM will be a breeze!
2. Get moving first thing in the morning - even if it's only 15 minutes - before heading out. Also, try to eat something small, like yogurt and granola before you rush out the door to give you energy and nutrition.
3. Carry a survival kit with you at all times! In it, you should have a planner, a backup battery for your cell phone, snacks (like mixed nuts), and an “on the go” kit that has mini versions of your full-size makeup products, breath mints, oil blotting sheets, and Carefree liners! When you liner up every morning, you’ll feel free to be you all day.

According to a publication by UPSOCL, there are 9 types of vaginal fluids and each has a meaning. If your flow is thin and clear, it is a standard vaginal discharge. Near the beginning of the menstrual cycle the flow will probably be clear and watery, or thin and milky with white color. As long as you do not have strange symptoms such as itching or an unusual odor, everything is good down there.

When the flow is fibrous or elastic it means that you are ovulating and the slippery texture helps swim the sperm up to the cervix. If your flow is thicker than usual but you are not having other symptoms such as a strong odor, itching or discomfort, it is probably just the normal end of the cycle. If otherwise it is white and thick and looks or smells like ricotta cheese, is a common symptom of infection. Inform your doctor, especially if you have other symptoms such as itching, irritated lip or pain when urinating.

If you are having a brown or bloody flow and your period has just ended, it is probably blood left over and evacuating. But if you have random spots in the middle of the month or are not the first time you noticed blood in your fluid, talk to your gynecologist, because it can help you figure out what might be causing it.

If you have a fairly thick flow, you may be taking birth control pills, or the excess moisture may be an infection, a tampon that was left there for a long time or a bad reaction to a new soap. Any yellow or green discharge can be a sign of an infection, even a sexually transmitted infection such as chlamydia or gonorrhea.

A grayish flow with strong, foul-smelling like fish is a symptom of a bacterial infection and it is worth going to the gynecologist to rule out something more serious. If you finally do not have any type of flow can be a different response from your body, it does not have to be a bad symptom, but if the dryness makes you feel uncomfortable or irritated, go to the gynecologist.