{"id":18500,"date":"2026-06-11T01:46:46","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T01:46:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/food-recipes.milaf.ma\/?p=18500"},"modified":"2026-06-11T01:46:46","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T01:46:46","slug":"what-a-bleach-patch-on-your-underwear-means","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/food-recipes.milaf.ma\/index.php\/2026\/06\/11\/what-a-bleach-patch-on-your-underwear-means\/","title":{"rendered":"What a \u201cBleach\u201d Patch on Your Underwear Means"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s important to understand that this is completely normal and nothing to worry about.<br \/>\nHave you ever wondered why your\u00a0\u00a0<span class=\"google-anno-t\">underwear<\/span>\u00a0sometimes appears to have\u00a0\u00a0<span class=\"google-anno-t\">bleach<\/span> stains? Many women have, and this question has sparked much discussion online.<\/p>\n<p>Surprisingly, these patches have nothing to do with your washing machine. Instead, they are caused by the natural pH levels of the vagina.<br \/>\nThese patches indicate a healthy vagina. pH levels measure the acidity or alkalinity of a substance, and as one informative Twitter post explains:<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow that everyone is aware, it\u2019s completely normal to discover lighter patches in a woman\u2019s\u00a0\u00a0<span class=\"google-anno-t\">underwear<\/span>\u00a0or knickers due to the acidic nature of the vagina, with a pH range of 3.8-4.5. So, I suppose it\u2019s time to abandon the notion of it being a result of poor hygiene. In fact, a healthy vagina is one that can\u00a0\u00a0<span class=\"google-anno-t\">bleach<\/span> the fabric.\u201c<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Vanessa MacKay of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists clarifies: \u201cThe vagina has a self-cleaning mechanism through natural secretions. It contains beneficial bacteria that serve to protect it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The National Institutes of Health reports that the usual vaginal pH ranges from 3.8 to 5.0, making it moderately acidic compared to the neutral pH level of 7.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. MacKay also notes that clear or white vaginal discharge is normal and healthy, and that disrupting this natural balance can lead to infections.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\"><center><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s important to understand that this is completely normal and nothing to worry about. Have you ever wondered why your\u00a0\u00a0underwear\u00a0sometimes&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18501,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18500","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/food-recipes.milaf.ma\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18500","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/food-recipes.milaf.ma\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/food-recipes.milaf.ma\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/food-recipes.milaf.ma\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/food-recipes.milaf.ma\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18500"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/food-recipes.milaf.ma\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18500\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18502,"href":"https:\/\/food-recipes.milaf.ma\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18500\/revisions\/18502"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/food-recipes.milaf.ma\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18501"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/food-recipes.milaf.ma\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18500"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/food-recipes.milaf.ma\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18500"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/food-recipes.milaf.ma\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18500"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}