I only recently (was told a year ago to try) to take a bath with Borax and Baking Soda...when first diagnosed with LS was told by my doctor (I live in the US) NOT to take too many baths as the warm/hot water could dry my delicate area even more - SO when I heard all u ladies (from ALL over the world) bathing with Borax (which is a clothes washing liquid - to me) I thought "Never"....(since then I was also told it can be a drink - dissolved in water and used everyday....) anyway - getting off my thought - when u use Borax in the tub - how much do u use and do u wash your "area" off when getting out of the tub? Rather than leave in "there"? I will say just after one bath my "area" did have a softness and warmth to it...your thoughts, please, on dosage and how often??
I personally don’t take baths in borax. I use 1tbsp of it in a sitz bath for a soak maybe once a week and swab most mornings using a solution of 1 tsp mixed in a small container (coffee cup size). I don’t rinse it off, just pat dry and leave it, then at my next visit to loo I apply either emuaid ointment or cetraben and keep them going for rest of day.
The borax solution has always helped keep the skin soft and supple and I find it soothes irritation.
I would never ingest it.
I don’t use borax…or baking soda…or epsom salts… All give me major irritation. But, I do take baths…every day, religiously. It is amazingly good for my LS. So try whatever works. The bath is wonderful. Hot in winter…cool in depths of summer…whatever.
Hi, just curious why it would cause more sensitivity to the clitoris? do you think the borax is stripping layers off of the skin?
I don’t think it’s stripping any skin off … I’m not sure why it’s more sensitive. It could be because some of my hood has unfused from the clitoris… so maybe that’s more sensitive now? not sure…
i use borax and soda in warm water but i use a sitz bath and i use i tablespoon of borax and also soda others pepple use alot more but this works for me and i do mine 2 times a week. And i never have any problems . Infact my ls down there has completely cleared up.
Ladies - I thank u ALL for your useful information - as with everything in life I think it IS trial and error…we might have the same “condition” - LS - but it is clear to me that different bodies heal in different ways…I wish u all the BEST!!