RedCardinal (Minneapolis, MN) on 03/13/2025
3 oz coconut oil (gently melted in glass measuring cup inside water bath in pan on stove).
Add 2.5 tsp Borax, mix in
Cool to at least 100 degrees.
I added ... (optional)
5 drops Tea Tree EO
4 drops Vitamin E oil
5 crushed/motar-pestal Probiotic tablets.
Stir. The borax will settle but just stir as you go along filling.
What to put the liquid in?
I had some washed & sterilized applicators left over from previous cream. Also, I had some fat bubble tea straws (cut in half and fold on one end and stapled to hold the liquid).
To make it easier to fill, I used a large syringe (no needle). You want to use about 5 ml for each.
Use a small glass to stand up the applicators/straws and throw in frig to set. After set, you can put in a baggie or container. Left overs can be put in freezer for a later date.
I would take out one apx 10 min before use so it slides out easily. Of course, the applicator is easy to use. With the straw you can just squeeze it out and insert with your fingers, or, if you cut off the stapled part, you can use the wide end of the applicator to push/insert it.
In the meantime, if you severe itching I found Alka-Thyme or AlkaCare (and alkaline mouthwash) put on cotton pads and rubbed all around down there, will give immediate and lasting relief. It has many uses besides being a mouthwash, bug bites, sunburn, etc.
Also, after, might want to take probiotics orally and insert some down there.
RedCardinal (Minneapolis, MN) on 03/10/2025
Once again, strong antibiotics and raging yeast infection. I'm making borax suppositories, BUT, in the meantime, no sleep with the itching plus during the day. I had a gentle mouthwash but bought for all it's other benefits, like relieving bug bites, sunburn, bee stings, sinusitis and itching. So, it's 3am in the morning and I'm desperate. I took a couple of cotton pads and put on the liquid and wiped from front to back and all around. INSTANT RELIEF! Fell asleep like a baby. Started itching again mid-day, did it again and no itching for 1.5 days. There are different versions that have Thymol in it. You can get either Alka-Thyme Natural Mouthwash or AlkaCare Natural Clear Mouthwash on Amz. I even used Glycol (Red) mouthwash. This is a must have in any medicine cabinet.
IntegrativeNurse (Santa Cruz, CA) on 01/18/2024
Ozone insufflation inserted vaginally at 42-65 gamma over 5-15 minutes works every single time I, or my patients have had either of these infections. This is entirely safe for all ages. I did every day when I was 8 months pregnant to enable me to have a vaginal birth at home (I swear all that oxygen to her developing brain is why my daughter is so smart:). Yin Care and ACV are great compliments to this treatment and help reduce symptoms until you get to a clinic that will administer ozone.
Start with a low dose/time and work your way up. You often only need one treatment to eliminate the infection. It is always good to balance pH and microbiome for long term defense.
Please be careful not to give yourself a UTI while using vaginally inserted probiotics. If you do acquire a UTI from this method, which I have done, be sure to use UT Vibrance crisis intervention to eliminate the urinary tract infection. This also works every time I or my family have ever had a UTI. UT vibrance, coupled with oral UT probiotics also cured my young niece of a kidney infection caused by a UTI.
Mar (Honolulu, HI USA) on 05/13/2023
I wasn't willing to cut out alcohol, sugar or yeasty foods and I didn't need to (how hard is it to give up yummy foods when you're already sad and stressed about being itchy and inflamed?! ). I think unfortunately there's no one pill cure for vaginal issues- it has to be an aggressive and decisive combo. The remedies that work for one woman won't necessarily work for another, but my hunch is this general combo will work for anyone as long as you stick to it for a couple weeks:
- A daily probiotic capsule
- An immunity booster
- A daily fermented high probiotic food
This is the combination that worked for me, now symptom free:
1. 2 probiotic capsules per day (20 billion FCU) for a week or so reduced my symptoms but definitely not a cure (my "local wholesale chain" had 70 capsules for $20)
2. I added Vitamin C even though I definitely get enough through my diet, I thought it might help and it definitely did
3. Right after I started the vitamin c, I started eating kimchi everyday (I got a big tub from "my local warehouse chain" for cheap - it's full of garlic and probiotics which are both recommended for yeast infections)
I ate healthy but I still had the occasional cookie, beer and fried food as usual. After about a week of taking all 3 daily, my pum-pum felt great and still does. Find your team and you can slowly taper off the supplementation as you build up your good cooch bacties once again. You can do it!
Marie (Washington, DC) on 02/25/2022
Re your 2007 post from: https://ted.earthclinic.com/cures/yeast_infection.html
"One major vitamin I have narrowed down, is the niacinamide vitamin B3, usually taken at about 300 mg/day has usually resulted in 50% reduction in yeast infection on the first dose, and the resulting doses, on the third or fourth day nearly all the yeast infection goes away and never came back, provided of course the body has sufficient vitamin B3 maintenance dose without causing a deficiency. The reason why is that yeasts have a gene called SIR 2 mechanism whereby the niacinamide induces early death of the yeast cells and hence keep their growth in check and stays within normal biological parameters and ideal symbiosis. If I am looking for that one single bullet it has got to be that niacinamide B3."
I tried the niacinimide B3 supplement 500mg for a yeast infection that would not go away and was keeping me up at night. None of my normal remedies were helping... low sugar/carb diet, yogurt, probiotics, walnut oil/tea tree/oregano oil douche. I also took an iodine supplement and took the baking soda/lime/water mix to normalize Ph levels. I noticed a huge difference within 24 hours. I am going to incorporate the baking soda/lime drink plus one cup of green tea per day and take a multivitamin that has iodine and all the B vitamins you mentioned as a maintenance routine.
I thought I knew how to handle yeast infections after dealing with them for 20 years but you helped me so much. Thank you for sharing your knowledge in such an accessible and understandable way. I have learned so much from your website over the past 10 years!
Ashnels (CT) on 12/20/2021
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Sherry S (Clarkesville, GA) on 04/25/2021
Dena L. (New Orleans, Louisiana ) on 04/05/2021
I drink this every day, three times a day. You can also take a woman's probiotic (cold) daily. Do this daily along with a low sugar diet and you should feel back to normal. If not, try to douche with hydrogen period and water.
Toni (Oregon) on 09/15/2019
MHO (Provo) on 05/13/2019
B (Ca) on 08/06/2018
This is too important NOT to share for those who suffer from many chronic yeast infections take this as follows for 2 dollars per week, EASY to take.
Cut 5-7 limes depending on your blender size, blend with water, MUST use the whole fruit, the outer green peel, the inner white peel the seeds, the WHOLE fruit. Should make about a quart good for one week for one person. Store in refrigerator. To serve, take out and stir using about 2-3 oz in a cup, add one oz warm water and down quickly, VERY EASY to take, rinse mouth, teeth, gums 2-3 times.
A REAL cure/preventative, you can cheat a little on your diet with this too but with any major problems not recommended to cheat a lot. Take 3-5 times daily depending on the quality of your diet, if real good diet take 3 times daily, for lower quality diets increase to 5 times daily.
Aderia (Ohio) on 07/31/2018
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Cindy Couldn't Sit Still (Dunkirk, Ny) on 03/08/2018
Of course, when asked I got some drippy cream, an expensive prescription and some relief! I struggled with vag infections EVERY TIME I took antibiotics after that -just asked for the vag cream to go with it whenever I had sinus, or strep. I heard about peroxide on a religious talk show and GOD BLESS THAT LADY!
My HACK:
The DrNeilMed Sinus rinse bottles to use in the shower!!! $10 Lasts years. Not advertising - just sayin' it works and squirts!
They come with 50 tiny packets of salt. I used it for repeated sinus infections - and with a capful of hydrogen peroxide (all peroxide caps the same size) to about 12? oz warm water - my sinus infections went away and have never had to take an antibiotic in over 10 years!
I got to thinking...and tried the same mixture as a vaginal rinse -using the same bottle in the shower! VOILA'!
So SIMPLE So CHEAP! Keeps everything in balance! Makes me want to punch the doctors in the nose who prescribe expensive yucky creams and suppositories which I struggled to pay for sometimes. (they weren't OTC then). I never used more than a capful-or 2. I am past menopause now -and the vag infections still come and go-but I have INSTANT RELIEF!
After 40 years of dealing with this...I am glad to know but disgusted no one in medicine told me. Oh and in a pinch for a quick tune-up -you can do it on the toilet and be fresh and itch-free anytime.
Another embarrassing item...I have hypothesized and tried it...if you make your man brush his teeth extra good...it happens less. I believe it is associated with oral contact - ALWAYS happened with my first husband...but NOT with my second...they can harbor bacteria in their MOUTH that causes infections. Someone shared something embarrassing for me to be comfortable...so I must share what I have found to be true. I couldn't sit still for itching most of my life. ~sigh~
Jessica (Canada) on 12/05/2017
Aurora820205 (Saskatchewan) on 07/22/2017
After searching I came across this site and read about Borax. I have it in the bathroom for making laundry soap. I don't have any capsules to use so I just stirred about 2 tsp into 2 cups of water. The burning and itching were so bad I couldn't stand it and I didn't even wait for it to dissolve before shooting some up there with a turkey baster in the bathtub. It burned for a minute but then it got about 95% better and I feel SO much better. Well at least I do down there. I found out the hard way that long turkey basters don't balance well in small measuring cups and that when you knock the solution across the tub while balanced precariously everything gets a bit slippery. Next time I will sit in the bathtub instead.
Thankyoulord (Tx) on 05/17/2017
