Thanks Ethan, spell19, and qtns:

Turns out soap is bad for girls private places. Conclusion: it really IS dangerous for stupid old men to advise girls on bathing and hygiene down there.

The natural flow of juices is self cleaning. Soap destroys good bacteria and can cause odors too.

http://www.helpingteens.org/articles/general-health/138-washing-your-vulva-a-vagina-soap-isnt-a-friend.html

Amazing how many females don't know this.

Poor g9. What I should be doing is encouraging the flow of those juices. Wink wink. (Ethan, don't even think about it!)