Vaginal health issues like bacterial vaginosis (BV) and thrush affect a huge number of women. In fact, about 75% of women suffer from thrush in their lifetime.
But unfortunately, like many ‘women’s’ issues, vaginal health just isn’t openly talked about. And treatments – like endless rounds of antibiotics –are often ineffective over the long term.
Why are antibiotics ineffective for treating recurring BV?
Mainly, because they’re so aggressive – antibiotics remove all the bacteria from your vagina – the bad but also the good. This means your vagina no longer has the healthy stuff (the ‘good’ fighters) and it’s left open to reinfection from the bad bacteria again.
Many women experience thrush (a yeast infection) soon after finishing a course of antibiotics — not because antibiotics cause thrush directly, but because they upset the delicate balance of bacteria and yeast in the vagina. When the good bacteria are wiped out, yeast can overgrow.
As women, sometimes it feels like we’re on our own. Aside from prescribing more antibiotics, health professionals just don’t have all the answers for us so we continue to suffer in silence.
How does it work?
Here, we give you the low-down on your vaginal health, and explain the science behind our products
Antibiotics wipe out the bad bacteria but they take the good ones down with them.
Boric acid has bacteriostatic and fungistatic properties - it helps restore the vagina’s natural acidity and disrupts fungal cell membranes, making it harder for harmful microbes to thrive.
Due to its mild acidity, boric acid can help gently balance vaginal pH, restoring it to its optimal levels.
