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Essential Oils for Yeast Infections
1. Essential Oils for Yeast Infections
Candida albicans, commonly referred to as yeast, is
the cause of both thrush and vaginal yeast infections.
Thrush is an infection of yeast located in the mouth
and throat. In infants, it can also infect the breast-
feeding mother’s breasts.
Thrush causes pain, burning, and itching and appears
as a layer of gooey white on the tongue and throat,
with redness and irritation underneath.
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2.
Feminine yeast infections can also be very
painful causing burning, itching, and even
bleeding. The condition can also spread to the
outlying area.
Men can be infected as well, especially from a
partner that has a yeast infection. For men, there
is equivalent pain, burning, itching, and raw skin.
It may start with just the itching and can
progress to open sores that look like the
underside of a blister, exposing the raw lower
layers of the epidermis.
3.
Essential oils have been used for centuries in
the treatment of a variety of ailments and yeast is
no exception. But essential oils are more than an
antiquated remedy. They have been and continue
to be studied by scientists of today to evaluate
their true worth in treating common conditions.
4.
A recent study cited by the National Institutes of
Health, performed at a University in Japan,
demonstrated the effectiveness of lemongrass
essential oil in the treatment of candida albican
infections.
The scientists also studied patchouli, thyme, and
cedarwood as helpful essential oils for inhibiting
yeast growth and killing yeast. The results
indicated that lemongrass could be a highly
effective alternative to over-the-counter anti-
fungal medications.
5.
For the treatment of vaginal yeast infections, the
most common of yeast infections, it is recommended to
use a base of plain (unsweetened, unflavored) yogurt.
Plain yogurt contains probiotics that help kill yeast
infections and does not contain yeast-feeding sugars
like sweetened yogurt. Add three or four drops of
lemongrass oil to four ounces of yogurt and stir.
6.
Using exceptionally clean fingers, apply the solution
to the inside of the vagina. You can also add three to
five drops of tee tree oil, an equally powerful
antifungal.
The solution can also be placed into the vagina using
a cream tube from an over-the-counter anti-fungal
yeast treatment. But again, be sure it is completely
sanitary.