{{Short description|Cleansing cloths marketed to clean the vulvar area}}
'''Feminine wipes''' are feminine hygiene products marketed to clean the vulvar area and for odor control.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Newton |first1=Jazmin |last2=Richardson |first2=Sophie |last3=van Oosbre |first3=Annika |last4=Yu |first4=Jiade |last5=Silence |first5=Channi |date=2022 |title=A cross-sectional study of contact allergens in feminine hygiene wipes: a possible cause of vulvar contact dermatitis |url=https://journals.lww.com/ijwd/Fulltext/2022/12000/A_cross_sectional_study_of_contact_allergens_in.6.aspx |journal=International Journal of Women's Dermatology |volume=8 |issue=4|pages=e060 |doi=10.1097/JW9.0000000000000060 |pmid=36448019 |pmc=9699505 }}</ref> As with other feminine hygiene products they are typically used by younger women and women of color.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Ott |first1=Mary |last2=Ofner |first2=Susan |last3=Fortenberry |first3=J. Dennis |date=2009 |title=Beyond Douching: Use of Feminine Hygiene Products and STI Risk among Young Women |journal=The Journal of Sexual Medicine |language=en |volume=6 |issue=5 |pages=1335–1340 |doi=10.1111/j.1743-6109.2008.01152.x |pmc=3020654 |pmid=19170863}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Chiu |first1=Allyson |last2=Ferguson |first2=Amber |date=May 31, 2022 |title=The troubled legacy of feminine care products |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2022/05/31/feminine-wash-honey-pot-history/ |access-date=2023-05-07 |quote=" A study based on data from a 2001 to 2004 national U.S. survey of more than 700 women ages 20 to 49 found that a greater proportion of Black women reported using vaginal douches or other feminine washes, wipes, powders and related menstrual products. "}}</ref> The use of these products has increased over time<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Czerwinski |first=Barbara Shelden |date=1996 |title=Adult feminine hygiene practices |url=https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0897189796802187 |journal=Applied Nursing Research |language=en |volume=9 |issue=3 |pages=123–129 |doi=10.1016/S0897-1897(96)80218-7|pmid=8771856 |url-access=subscription }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Attieh |first1=Elie |last2=Maalouf |first2=Samer |last3=Roumieh |first3=Dina |last4=Abdayem |first4=Pamela |last5=AbiTayeh |first5=Georges |last6=Kesrouani |first6=Assaad |date=2016 |title=Feminine hygiene practices among female patients and nurses in Lebanon |journal=Reproductive Health |language=en |volume=13 |issue=1 |pages=59 |doi=10.1186/s12978-016-0182-4 |issn=1742-4755 |pmc=4876556 |pmid=27215916 |doi-access=free }}</ref> and the market for feminine wipe product globally is projected to be worth over $2 billion by 2027.<ref>{{cite press release |author=<!--Not stated--> |title=Feminine Wipes Market Size Worth $2.07 Billion By 2027 |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/feminine-wipes-market-size-worth-2-07-billion-by-2027--cagr-5-8-grand-view-research-inc-301126131.html |location=San Francisco, California, United States of America |publisher=Grand View Research |agency=PR Newswire |date=September 9, 2020 |access-date=2023-05-08}}</ref>
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