It is well known that our skin can absorb things that it comes into contact with; to give some examples, there are nicotine and morphine patches, cortisone creams, pain relief creams, and the list goes on. So, it has been well known in the medical community and in the general public information domain that we can absorb things into our blood stream through what is called dermal absorption. It is not a surprise that we can absorb chemicals through dermal absorption as well. I will link below an article on the CDC’s website about just that (CDC, 2013). What we do not typically think about is the effect of chemicals on our clothes and other items that come into contact with our skin and how they can affect our hormones and physical and mental health. Obviously, we should take care about what we put against our skin, but how much more so the sensitive skin in and around our lady bits? Inside the vagina is more sensitive to dermal absorption than the skin on the outside of our body.