Sorry guys - but this blog is for the ladies and is full of lots of TMI type information.
VAGINITIS/Yeast Infections
We all get them. We all hate them. Unfortunately this is something that, over the years, has plagued me with more times than I care to count. I do the normal thing and get the OTC medicine and usually by the 3rd day all is right with the world again. NOT this time. Actually by the 6th day things just seemed to be worse. I had a vague recollection of Rebecca at
Camp Wander doing a post about this sensitive subject and decided to look it up (you can read her post
here). I was at work and extremely uncomfortable and decided that I couldn't wait to get home and go to bed to try this out so I did what any woman that is desperate for relief would do....ok well maybe only I would do this but I WAS DESPERATE. I applied the
Essential Oils at work (I'll let you figure that one out on your own). The oils for this are
Lavender,
Melaleuca and
Frankincense (I am out of Frank - and it worked just fine with out it). The relief that I felt was almost INSTANT. I was able to actually work and not only think about my discomfort. Thank you for EO's!! And of course I ALWAYS have my oils with me so thank goodness for that too! When I went to bed I prepared the ingredients as per Rebecca's post (minus the Frank and sorry... no organic tampon) and slept soundly. Am I completely healed? NO but I can tell that the road to recovery is imminent and I am VERY thankful for that!
Rebecca suggests to use this protocol as follows:
4 drops
Lavender
4 drops
Melaleuca
4 drops
Frankincense (this can be omitted but EVERTHING is better with Frank)
1tbs Coconut oil
Organic Tampon (I used regular ones)
Cover tampon with the mixture and insert. Go to sleep. Remove in the morning. This should be followed for a week to be sure but you should feel relief by morning.
You can purchase the oils mentioned in this post at
Spark Naturals and you can use coupon code
NIKKINOR for 10% off your order.
Yay for natural relief!!
