Women love to talk, but not about their yeast infections. I assume some women rarely get them. Others, more than want to admit it, battle with this annoying yet harmless ailment often. It is usually of no fault to the woman, some bodies get imbalanced easier than others. There are many things you can do to prevent reoccurring yeast infections, but it is a case of every woman needing to discover her own imbalance and her own remedy.
I have found lots of things that help but the only natural cure I have discover is tea tree oil. Do not attempt to apply tea tree oil to your sensitive skin undiluted! It burns! Also make sure you do not have an adverse reaction to tea tree oil ahead of time on a part of your body not as sensitive.
You will need:
one tampon
an cooking oil of your choice (vegetable oil is fine but you could also use olive oil or coconut oil)
tree tree oil
small flat dish or plate with a good rim
Try doing this just before bed and wash your hands first.
1. Pour a little cooking oil into a flat dish. The oil should just barely cover the bottom of the dish. Add a few drops of tea tree oil and mix well. The size of your dish will change the exact amounts. Try only a few drops at first and see how it feels. Some women are more sensitive than others.
2. Take the tampon out of its package and out of any covering that is around it so that it is just the cotton part your leave in your vagina. Roll the naked tampon in the oil. If you have a particularly bad infection I would recommend adding a drop of tea tree oil to the end of the tampon (now that it is soaked in oil) and 2 or 3 more evenly distributed along the sides.
3. You will now need to insert the tampon with your fingers. Just push the tip inside your vagina and gently push it inside. It does not need to go all the way up, just until it is completely inside you or an inch beyond your vaginal opening. Lastly, rub a little of the left over oil from your dish around the outside of your vagina. Cover anywhere that feels like it has the yeast infection with the oil mixture. Wear light cotton underwear to bed. Leave the oiled tampon in overnight and remove it in the morning.
Though it might burn a little at first, you should feel almost instant relief. By morning, if I used the right amount of tea tree oil, my yeast infection is gone and doesn't return anytime soon. If not, or if it comes back in a day or two try the method again. You can make the mixture with more tea tree oil if you desire. If you make it too strong, it will burn. But you will be fine.
I have used this method with breastfeeding and while pregnant. Because it is topical you should have no problems using it anytime.
Good Luck!
