There are many natural treatments of vaginal yeast infection that you can perform right at home, sometimes with ingredients you have already. Apple cider vinegar and garlic are two items that are used for treatment. This article will tell you how to use them to get relief from the symptoms of your yeast infection. Be warned that you are only getting rid of the symptoms. In order to stop the recurrence you must fight the infection at its source.

Apple cider vinegar can be used as a natural treatment of vaginal yeast infection in a couple of ways. You can apply it directly to the infection or you can use it as a bath. If you don't already have some apple cider vinegar, you should buy the undiluted type. This will allow you to be able to dilute it yourself to the strength you need.

For the topical treatment, get a solution of one part vinegar and one part water. Use a cotton swab to dip into the solution and wipe it on the affected area of your body. You might feel a burning or tingling sensation but it should go away quickly. Wipe the affected areas a couple of times a day and the infection should go away in a couple of days.

An apple cider vinegar bath is a good, soothing treatment of vaginal yeast infection. Put about a cup of vinegar in a tub full of warm water. Soak for about 20 minutes. Make sure you rinse off and towel off completely dry.

Both of these treatments using vinegar can be used no matter where on your body the infection is. It can also be used to treat a male yeast infection.

Garlic is another way to treat vaginal yeast infections because it is a natural anti-bacterial. The infection is caused by an overgrowth of the candida albicans fungus. It is also called candidiasis and garlic can be used to combat that disease. There are many forms of garlic that you can use to treat the infection: tablet, powder and clove.

The most common way of treating candidiasis with garlic is to cut a garlic clove in half and insert a string through it. You will be inserting the garlic clove in your vagina and you need the string to get it back out. This method is best done at night because once you insert the garlic you will immediately get the taste of garlic in your mouth. Inserting the garlic overnight for a couple of nights will rid you of your vaginal yeast infection symptoms.