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Garlic
Posted by Celeste (Toronto, Ontario) on 03/08/2016
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I have also used the garlic paste method, but I have found a better way to apply it.
Cut open a tea bag (just enough to empty out the tea and put new stuff in) or get the filters from a tea store, as I said empty the tea out and put in the powder, add oil to the tea bag if you'd like, run it under water and there you go!
I still don't leave it on, but you get the soothing from the oil and the powder but the cleanup is a little easier. I usually make two 'tea' bags each time.
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Posted by Brittany (Nashville) on 02/06/2016
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Thank You very much for the garlic paste idea. This helped me very much. To be truthful to the other viewers the burning was very hard for me to bear , but to be fair I have a very low pain tolerance. Good news though: 1 so far it has gotten rid of my itching 100%. Number 2 the burning only lasts 3-4 minutes! I very much did like this remedy and I recommend this for everyone who has vaginal itching or a yeast infection. Thank You!
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Posted by Jo (Ny) on 01/03/2016
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One clove, slightly crushed, burned at first and got rid of itch within an hour. Thank you
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Posted by Clwm (Detroit) on 11/12/2015
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Thank you!!!! The garlic worked. I pray the root of this problem and symptoms are resolved asap.
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Posted by Sally (Lakeland Fl) on 04/23/2014
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Oh you so much for the hint on mixing garlic powder and water to a paste and smearing it on. I did not sleep last night because of intense itching and couldn't find anything that brought any relief . I was desperate and tried the garlic paste and it took it mostly away. I waited a few hrs and did it again and am almost 100% ok. A few twangs of itching. Thank you so much. It does burn for about 5 mins but was well worth it. I was miserable. Hopefully I can sleep tonight.
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Posted by Enje Pretty (Canada) on 01/13/2014
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Garlic works. I tried it and tho it was painful, it worked
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Posted by Pteetlaydie (Milwaukee, Wi) on 06/26/2013
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I found this remedy for the external itching of the vagina from a yeast infection on the internet somewhere. I didn't have any garlic cloves at the time. I can't lie to you. If your vagina is irritated from the itching, it will burn like hell to begin with. However, it only burned for a minute or less. I had run out of options when I tried this remedy and didn't have many ingredients at home. So I tried this and it did help alot. Afterwards, all of the discomfort and itching subsided very quickly. Mix garlic powder and warm water together to make a thick paste. Make sure that it isn't too soupy or too thick. Apply it to the affected external area of the vagina. I know it stinks and it may burn for a little bit, but it's better to have the garlic odor and a little bit of burning than to continuously itch, burn, be in pain and have inflammation. This remedy is well worth the effort if you need immediate relief. It sure helped me and I am thankful.
