Intimate women’s health brand Balance Activ has launched a NEW Intimate Daily Foam Wash, which is pH balanced to maintain a healthy vulva.
This fresh and soothing formula is specifically designed to meet the needs of your sensitive vulva area as it matches the natural pH of the skin. Simply dispense 2-3 pumps of foam and massage into the intimate area, then rinse with clean, warm water. Consider this your new bathroom essential.
Consultant Gynaecologist and Obstetrician Dr Shazia Malik explains, “As women we all know what it’s like to suffer with problems down below. Let’s face it, at some time in our lives, it’s probably going to happen! It can be quite tricky to tell some of these problems apart – take Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) and thrush for example – the symptoms can seem quite similar, yet there are subtle differences. Fortunately Balance Activ has a fantastic symptom checker on their website which asks you a range of questions to establish what the issue really is.
“It’s also important that women understand the difference between their vagina, which is an internal organ and the vulva which is external. Looking after the vagina and the vulva requires a different approach, and therefore different products.
“For vaginal issues such as BV there are Balance Activ gels and pessaries as well as products to maintain a healthy vulva such as this new Intimate Daily Foam Wash. I always recommend to wash this area with warm water but there are also products like this to help as well.”
Balance Activ is on a mission to break the taboos surrounding intimate health by providing an informative, educational, and safe space where women can talk openly about their issues and start normalising the conversation around women’s health.
The new Balance Activ Intimate Daily Foam Wash, £7.99 (150ml) is available nationwide from Boots and Amazon.co.uk.
If you are unsure about an intimate health problem always speak to your pharmacist or GP before choosing products.
About Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist Dr. Shazia Malik
Dr Shazia Malik is a highly experienced consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist. She gained her medical degree with Honours and the Gold Medal in Obstetrics and Gynaecology in 1991. Since then, she has trained in Obstetrics in some of the largest tertiary level units in the country. She undertook her specialist training in Cambridge where she was also a research fellow funded by the MRC working with a world famous team looking at abnormal vessel function in women with excessively heavy periods or endometriosis.
She went on to successfully complete her subspecialty accreditation in Reproductive Medicine and Surgery at the prestigious University College Hospital in London (UCH), at which she still remains an Honorary Consultant.
She has also worked as a Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist as a part of the Recurrent Miscarriage team located at St. Mary’s Hospital in Paddington and also as a Consultant in IVF at CRGH, well known as one of the country’s leading IVF units.
Whilst gaining her subspecialty, she continued her interest in Gynaecological Ultrasound at Kings College Hospital and set up he Early Pregnancy and Emergency Gynaecology unit at Barnet Hospital in North London
She is part of a busy NHS team working in both Obstetrics and Gynaecology, as well as one of only a few Subspecialists in Reproductive Medicine offering private Gynaecological and obstetric care.
