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Vaginal steam bath finds a place among Southern California spa options
A Korean treatment for the vaginal area is said to aid health and fertility. What's missing is evidence.

December 20, 2010
By Sari Heifetz, Special to the Los Angeles Times

Pungent steam rises from a boiling pot of a mugwort tea blended with wormwood and a variety of other herbs. Above it sits a nude woman on an open-seated stool, partaking in a centuries-old Korean remedy that is gaining a toehold in the West.

Vaginal steam baths, called chai-yok, are said to reduce stress, fight infections, clear hemorrhoids, regulate menstrual cycles and aid infertility, among many other health benefits. In Korea, many women steam regularly after their monthly periods.

There is folk wisdom — and even some logic — to support the idea that the carefully targeted steam may provide some physiological benefits for women. But there are no studies to document its effectiveness, and few American doctors have even heard of it.

"It sounds like voodoo medicine that sometimes works," said Dr. Vicken Sahakian, medical director of Pacific Fertility Center in Los Angeles.

Niki Han Schwarz believes it worked for her. After five steams, she found she had fewer body aches and more energy. She also became pregnant eight months ago at the age of 45 after attempting to conceive for three years.

Han Schwarz and her husband, orthopedic surgeon Charles Schwarz, are determined to introduce vaginal steam baths to Southern California women. Their Santa Monica spa, Tikkun Holistic Spa, offers a 30-minute V-Steam treatment for $50. (The identical treatment is available for men, to steam the perineal area.)

At Daengki Spa in Koreatown, a 45-minute V-Herbal Therapy treatment can be had for $20 a squat. The steam includes a mixture of 14 herbs imported from Korea by spa manager Jin Young. The spa's website claims the treatment will "rid the body of toxins" and help women with menstrual cramps, bladder infections, kidney problems and fertility issues. "It is a traditional Korean health remedy," according to the website.

Across the country, chai-yok treatments are not easy to find. They are available in a scattering of alternative holistic health centers. The flashy Juvenex Spa in Manhattan (http://www.juvenexspa.com) offers its 30-minute Gyno Spa Cure for $75.

A complete setup for a do-it-yourself steam — open-seated stool, boiler and herbs — can be purchased online at http://www.rakuten.com for $330.

What? Never heard of a wash cloth and feminine cleanser (like Lemisol) or guava soap?

Guava soap is like 2 bucks for two bars. I have 3 kids and I get compliments on a clean and sweet tasting twat.

Rumor is that Lemisol "tightens" you up. But I never use it internally.

A complete setup for a do-it-yourself steam — open-seated stool, boiler and herbs — can be purchased online at http://www.rakuten.com for $330.

so how many ppl here would be interested in the do it yourself?????

physco185 said:

A complete setup for a do-it-yourself steam — open-seated stool, boiler and herbs — can be purchased online at http://www.rakuten.com for $330.

so how many ppl here would be interested in the do it yourself?????

I posted it on Facebook... a friend of mine said she would just squat over the tea kettle..

PositivityNYC said:

physco185 said:

A complete setup for a do-it-yourself steam — open-seated stool, boiler and herbs — can be purchased online at http://www.rakuten.com for $330.

so how many ppl here would be interested in the do it yourself?????

I posted it on Facebook... a friend of mine said she would just squat over the tea kettle..

that's what i call value for money

PositivityNYC said:

physco185 said:

A complete setup for a do-it-yourself steam — open-seated stool, boiler and herbs — can be purchased online at http://www.rakuten.com for $330.

so how many ppl here would be interested in the do it yourself?????

I posted it on Facebook... a friend of mine said she would just squat over the tea kettle..

what about a steamer for clothes??? some idiots gonna get burned from an iron....

oh oh a power washer hose head for your car...but that'd be cold...

i wanna see a picture of this thing...it sends u to the homepage...

that aint getting anywhere near my vagenda

PositivityNYC said:

physco185 said:

A complete setup for a do-it-yourself steam — open-seated stool, boiler and herbs — can be purchased online at http://www.rakuten.com for $330.

so how many ppl here would be interested in the do it yourself?????

I posted it on Facebook... a friend of mine said she would just squat over the tea kettle..

Talk about a hot twa...er, you know what I mean.

I own a steamer for pressing clothes, steam can burn you.

paintedlady said:

I own a steamer for pressing clothes, steam can burn you.

But......Niki Han Schwarz believes it worked for her!!!!!

ok so its a big bowl with herbs in it and u squat over it. 5hat stupid. you think it'd be like a power washer with a douche thing tip that goes inside!!! na then men would stick it up their asses!!

do u at least hold your lips open?

this is cracking me the fuck up

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This is excellent for asthmatic pussy.

physco185 said:

paintedlady said:

I own a steamer for pressing clothes, steam can burn you.

But......Niki Han Schwarz believes it worked for her!!!!!

Hey, if that's how she washes it! Clean pussy is healthy pussy!

johnart said:

This is excellent for asthmatic pussy.

Or ass pimples!

paintedlady said:

johnart said:

This is excellent for asthmatic pussy.

Or ass pimples!

nowi got an image in my head of someone with a stridex pad trying to get at ass pimples..

purplemookiebut said:

paintedlady said:

Or ass pimples!

nowi got an image in my head of someone with a stridex pad trying to get at ass pimples..

I was thinking of Lawrence Fishburne's daughter... she may want to invest in one of these joints pronto!

PositivityNYC said:

http://articles.latimes.c...m-20101220

Vaginal steam bath finds a place among Southern California spa options
A Korean treatment for the vaginal area is said to aid health and fertility. What's missing is evidence.

December 20, 2010
By Sari Heifetz, Special to the Los Angeles Times

Pungent steam rises from a boiling pot of a mugwort tea blended with wormwood and

That's as far as I got.

paintedlady said:

johnart said:

This is excellent for asthmatic pussy.

Or ass pimples!

...................

how much to shine up my ball bag?

whistle said:

how much to shine up my ball bag?

"Their Santa Monica spa, Tikkun Holistic Spa, offers a 30-minute V-Steam treatment for $50. (The identical treatment is available for men, to steam the perineal area.)"

paintedlady said:

purplemookiebut said:

nowi got an image in my head of someone with a stridex pad trying to get at ass pimples..

I was thinking of Lawrence Fishburne's daughter... she may want to invest in one of these joints pronto!

ew... is hers that bad lookin'?

PositivityNYC said:

paintedlady said:

I was thinking of Lawrence Fishburne's daughter... she may want to invest in one of these joints pronto!

ew... is hers that bad lookin'?

Not her box, her ass. It was in need of some steam cleaning, for sure.

PositivityNYC said:

paintedlady said:

I was thinking of Lawrence Fishburne's daughter... she may want to invest in one of these joints pronto!

ew... is hers that bad lookin'?

Traumatizingly bad! She jokes and says she has "Leopard's spots" I call it leprosy. She has cystic acne on her ass ...looks suspect.

There was a thread on her doing porn, Montana is her name.

oh my....

johnart said:

This is excellent for asthmatic pussy.

your brain is funny...

paintedlady said:

What? Never heard of a wash cloth and feminine cleanser (like Lemisol) or guava soap?

Guava soap is like 2 bucks for two bars. I have 3 kids and I get compliments on a clean and sweet tasting twat.

Rumor is that Lemisol "tightens" you up. But I never use it internally.

I love guava...

Where would one hypothetically find this guava soap?

A steam clean and an anal bleaching is a must.

FauxReal said:

paintedlady said:

What? Never heard of a wash cloth and feminine cleanser (like Lemisol) or guava soap?

Guava soap is like 2 bucks for two bars. I have 3 kids and I get compliments on a clean and sweet tasting twat.

Rumor is that Lemisol "tightens" you up. But I never use it internally.

I love guava...

Where would one hypothetically find this guava soap?

Any tropical food sore/bodega the soap is beige in color, looks like glycerine and its extremely drying. It strips everything off your skin. Like the residue of antipersperant off your pits. It'll leave any asscrack squeeky clean. If you have dry skin its a not a good idea to use it.

Names for this type soap is Hispano, Lavador, Miel (honey) soap, etc. ......

http://www.bluebeez.com/8...Soap_Round

the same company makes a honey soap called "Miel" its more soothing than that soap. I like it cuase it gets me CLEAN, but I have oily skin so...

But know this, this soap is an old staple that DOESN'T smell like guava. Its what we call "pussy soap" since its best for keeping a pussy discharge free and fresh.

I HATE buying this soap at the bodegas because the men are always like [img:$uid]http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc99/gataloca_bucket/icon_eyebrows.gif[/img:$uid]

creepy fuckers

[Edited 12/28/10 8:11am]