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Why French women are putting cold packs in their undies

Amy Lyall |

If you thought shoving an ice pack in your knickers was only for post childbirth – you’re wrong.

Why French women are putting cold packs in their undies

French women are known for their effortless beauty and fashion style.

But there’s one thing they’ve been doing, it’s called ‘bain dérivatif’ and it pretty much just means putting ice packs in your undies.

It’s based on the idea that wearing super tight jeans, sitting down a lot and hot weather is heating up our lady parts to the point that they’re raising our body temperature.

The normal body temperature is 36 degrees and if you’re above that, it could lead to bloating, insomnia and even acne in some cases.


French women have been performing a practice called ‘bain dérivatif’. Source: Green Baby Circus

Sitting in a bit of cold water could solve a lot of your problems!

The solution is pretty simple, if you listen to the French it’s as easy as sitting in a shallow bath of cool water for half an hour every day.

But if you don’t have the time to do that, a cool gel pack in your underwear will do the same thing to regulate your temperature.

If you need some actual proof that this kind of thing works, apparently Marion Cotillard is an avid practitioner of it and she always looks great.

It's also known as cold water therapy

This first started out as what’s known as ‘cold water therapy’ which has been used by Europeans since the 19th century.

It was brought back to the spotlight with naturopath France Guillain and then re-popularized among modern French women in the early 2000s.

But don’t go out and grab an icepack out of the freezer and shove it in your pants because you’ll end up in more pain than anything else.

There’s been a French brand (of course) called Yokool which has specifically designed gel packs, that are quite discreet too that will do the trick.

So, next time you're feeling a bit too hot or super bloated, a cold pack in your knickers could do the trick!

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