How Does the Boric Acid Yeast Infection Cure Work?
Boric Acid Yeast Infection cure works because of its anti-fugal properties. Yeast can grow in an alkaline environment or a slightly acidic environment. When you apply Boric acid (pH of 5.2), the environment will change to a higher acidity and yeast will not be able to survive in this new hostile environment. The vagina is naturally an acidic environment, it needs to have a pH of 3.8 to 4.5 to be protected against overgrowth from yeasts and the various harmful bacteria. Under normal circumstances, the Lactobacillus Acidophilus bacteria (a good bacteria for your body) helps keep this pH level in your vagina. When the infection is more stubborn, you can take Boric Acid to raise the acidity and kill off the yeast. Boric acid has shown to be highly effective in treating yeast infections in many studies. In these studies, the results showed that it is superior to antmycotics (antifungal drugs) such as fluconazole, clotrimazole, ketoconazole, and nystatin (in some cases, more than twice as ef
