Something fishy has been going on!
From cool, useful, to downright crazy, TikTok has proven itself to be the go to for trends. This time, it is vabbing- the act of wearing one’s vaginal juice in order to attract men.
Now, if here is the first place you are seeing this and you are already getting weirded out, take a deep breath. We have made sure to explain this recent trend of vagina perfume as “un-grossly” as possible.
The Origin Of Vabbing
Vabbing was coined from vagina and dabbing and may have had its first mention in the 1976 novel by Tom Robbin- Even Cowgirls Get The Blues.
1976? Who else thinks our parents may know more than they are letting on? I wouldn’t put it past those pros o.
Anyway, in 2018 again, it got a mention on Secret Keepers club, a podcast run by comedians Carly Aquilino and Emma Willman, where they shared their vabbing experiences and testimonials.
It recently blew again, all over TikTok because of one Mandy Lee with the username @oldloserinbrooklyn, who had come to return all the glory to her vagina and its juices.
She swore by vabbing and thus defined it as the act of ditching perfumes in favor of bodily fluids.
Is It Medically Approved?
We thought you’d never ask. The answer to this is No. Apart from it having no scientific basis, doctors have also cautioned that vabbing can lead to infections being passed from person to person.
Considering the world we are in where a lot of people don’t take their sexual health serious, one can’t be too careful.
So What’s The Hype Then?
Well, despite getting no endorsements from the doctors, vabbing still gets a strong backing from sex writers and sexologists like Shan Boodram who shared their testimonials online and hinted at a possible placebo effect.
In her article for Refinery29, Shan Boodram said and these are her words: “Regardless of if vaginal pheromones truly make a person irresistible or not, the fact that you think it does will cause you to act in a bolder, more confident manner.”
In essence, vabbing may not work, but it gives a pep in the step and that’s what we call a placebo effect.
Wow, So Who Can Vab?
Someone who is sexually clean- no STIs, no thrush (yeast infection) or bacterial vaginosis because yeah, awful smell and risk of contraction.
How Does One Vab Then?
To vab, you dip one or two fingers into your pum pum (vagina) and harvest the fluid there. Next, you dab the harvested fluid on your pulse points (neck, wrists, etc)–exactly the way you would wear a perfume.
Tip For The Road
If you ever decide to make vabbing your thing; doing it for a lover who is already familiar with your scent is worth considering. Going around smelling like Koté fish hoping to attract random testosterone bearers is not so ideal.
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