
Owning Your Sexual Self
Owning Your Sexual Self
71. Vaginal Steaming with The Safe Slut
Welcome back to the Owning Your Sexual Self Podcast! This week I am joined with Tricia aka Safe Slut. She is a holistic esthetician, herbalist, reiki practitioner, MUA, writer, and sexual health+slut advocate (I usually just like to say a professional sparkly slut witch hehe✨). Tricia created safe slut after her GHSV2 diagnosis to help end shaming towards those with STIs, promote safer sex practices and sex-positivity, witch tips for healing+reclaiming your power, and also help end stigmas surrounding slut-shaming. She makes healing herbal potions for people with vulvas and STIs as well as offers reiki services
What is vaginal "yoni" steaming?
"Vaginal steaming, sometimes shortened to V-steaming, and also known as yoni steaming, is an alternative health treatment where a woman squats or sits over steaming water containing herbs such as mugwort, rosemary, wormwood, and basil. "
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaginal_steaming)
Vaginal steaming supporters believe that absorbing herbal steam through the pores inside your body will enhance blood flow and promote healing.
*It's recommended to steam for about 15-20 minutes
Vaginal steaming is said to offer the following benefits:
- Detoxify the womb
- Regulate monthly bleeding
- Treatment for stress
- Increase fertility
- Relief from menopause symptoms
- Decrease fatigue
- Treatment for hemorrhoids
- Improve energy
- Faster healing after childbirth
- Decrease headaches
* "In Southeast Asia, 86% of women reported using vaginal steaming for self-care and to help with healing after childbirth. Southern and Central American cultures have also promoted vaginal steaming as a healing remedy after birth to tone the womb and repair damaged tissue." (https://www.goodrx.com/blog/should-i-be-steaming-my-vagina/)
Herbs often used alone or in combination include:
- mugwort
- wormwood
- chamomile
- calendula
- basil
- oregano
How to yoni steam:
- Add about a cup of your chosen herbs to a basin of hot water.
- Let the herbs steep for at least a minute.
- Remove your clothes from the waist down.
- Stand or squat directly over the basin. Some people prefer to place the basin in the toilet and then sit on the toilet.
- Wrap a towel around your waist and legs to prevent the steam from escaping.
Risks:
- Possibility of burning
- Not safe If you have an IUD (can stimulate circulation and move things around)
- Not safe if you just had a miscarriage
- Not safe if you are trying to get pregnant
- Should not try if you are pregnant
- Not safe when you are spotting/bleeding
- Not safe if you have a UTI or any kind of infection
*You can also try the herbs in a bath
Connect with Tricia "Safe Slut"
Instagram: @safe.slut
Website: https://www.safeslut.shop/
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Website: https://linktr.ee/WellnessSexpertise
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Email: therachelmaine@gmail.com