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The Silent Saboteur: How Vaginal pH Impacts Your Health and Confidence

By Isa Herrera, MSPT, CSCS

When was the last time you thought about your vaginal pH? 
 

If your answer is ‘never,’ you’re not alone—but ignoring this silent disruptor could be costing you your health and confidence. 
 

Imbalanced pH isn’t just a minor inconvenience; it’s a potential gateway to chronic infections, painful irritation, and even emotional stress as you struggle to feel like yourself. 
 

The good news? 
 

You have the power to take control. 
 

In this blog, we’ll uncover why your vaginal pH matters, the risks of imbalance, and how to restore harmony to reclaim your comfort, health, and joy.

What Is Vaginal pH?

The letters pH stand for the potential of hydrogen. Basically, pH is a unit of measure that refers to the concentration of hydrogen ions (protons) in something. pH is measured on a scale from 0-14. 
 

Substances that are acidic measure between 0 and 6 on this scale. 

Neutral substances have a pH of 7. 

Anything higher than seven is considered basic (the opposite of acidic). 
 

Your vagina and your vulva should have a normal vaginal pH of around 4-4.5. 
 

Although postmenopausal women can have a pH that’s a bit higher than that, sometimes measuring a pH of 5. (1)
 

So that means a healthy vaginal pH is acidic. About as acidic as tomato juice or coffee. (2)
 

It also means if your vaginal pH is 5.5 or higher, it’s likely you have an infection like bacterial vaginosis (BV), yeast infection, or trichomoniasis.(1)
 

If you know you have an elevated vaginal pH, you need to see your doctor pronto. These types of infections can get worse — they are not something you want to ‘wait and see’ about.  

How Does Your Vaginal pH Become Imbalanced?

So, we know that under ideal conditions, your vaginal pH should hover around 4-5.
 

But, if you’ve ever experienced BV, a UTI, or a yeast infection, you know that the slightly acidic environment of an ‘ideal’ vagina can quickly become compromised. 

That’s when bad bacteria easily start to overgrow and cause problems. 
 

How does that happen? How do you get to the point where your vaginal pH is out of balance? There are several ways a vaginal pH imbalance happens. Let’s take a look at a few.
 

1- In a cruel twist of fate, the pH of semen is actually between 7.2 and 7.8. Yes, that means having unprotected sex can change your vaginal pH level — although it’s usually temporary. (3)
 

2- Douching can significantly disrupt vaginal pH balance. Douching is tied to all sorts of negative health outcomes for women, especially vaginal infections and sexually transmitted infections.(4,5,6)
 

And yet, due to outdated societal norms, many are still doing it. Don’t buy into the narrative that you need to “clean” your vagina. It is a self-cleaning organ, and douching does way more harm than good.
 

3- Antibiotic use can also make your vaginal pH imbalanced. This is because antibiotics can destroy your vaginal microbiome and kill off the plentiful “good” bacteria like Lactobacillus that help create a balanced environment in your vagina, vulva, and urethra. (7,8)
 

4- Your estrogen levels affect your vaginal pH in a big way. When your estrogen levels start to wane due to perimenopause and menopause — your vaginal pH is significantly impacted. Without sufficient estrogen, your vaginal pH becomes more basic. Remember, you ideally want your vaginal pH to be slightly acidic. (9,10)

How To Balance Vaginal pH

So, we’ve learned that a healthy vaginal pH is between 4 and 5. 
 

Why do you think that is? 
 

It’s because many harmful bacteria cannot survive in such an acidic environment! 
 

When your vaginal pH is balanced, and all is as it should be, your vagina can automatically ward off pathogens trying to do your body harm. 
 

That means a balanced vaginal pH can prevent UTI, vaginal yeast infection, and BV.
 

Isn’t that amazing?
 

So, how do you keep your vaginal pH at a nice acidic level? And, more importantly, if your vaginal pH has gotten out of balance, how do you restore it?
 

Here are some of my favorite tips:
 

• Don’t douche. I cannot stress that point enough. Your vagina is self-cleaning. Don’t try to “wash” it with a douche of any sort.
 

• Try Undiluted Bulgarian Rose Otto Oil. High-quality rose oil has a pH that perfectly matches that of your vagina. Rose oil also has been used for centuries and is prized for its lovely scent and ability to inhibit microbes in a test tube — even the pesky Trichomonas Vaginalis, a parasite that invades the vagina and urinary tract, causing discharge and UTIs.  Our Down There Oil contains the highest quality Bulgarian rose oil and is loved by thousands of women. Click here now to get the details for the Down There External Vaginal SerumTM (11,12)
 

• Take a probiotic daily. Probiotics help bolster the good guys in the vaginal microbiome. Taking a probiotic is a nice insurance policy for keeping your vaginal pH in check. Our amazing spore-based probiotic survives the stomach acid, so it gets to where it needs to go and does its job. Click here now to get the details for the Total Fem Biome Guard ProbioticsTM+ Prebiotics. 

Your Secret Weapon For Vaginal pH Balance

Balancing vaginal pH doesn’t have to be difficult. 
 

In fact, I have a secret weapon that makes it downright easy. I’ve been using it with my clients for years with astounding results.
 

It’s called Down There Oil External Vaginal SerumTM.

Down There OilTM is a proprietary blend of the highest quality rose oil, organic coconut oil, and vitamin E. 
 

It is the ultimate soothing, all-natural serum that’s ideal if you’ve been suffering from vaginal odor, yeast infections, or UTIs.
 

Plus, just a few drops on your vulva of this ‘magic potion,’ as my clients call it, can help that shriveled fig feeling down there vanish — as it restores juiciness and plumpness to your vulvar tissues.
 

And, because it includes the mighty pH balancing power of rose oil — it helps support your vagina in staying the strong, bacteria-killing machine it was perfectly designed to be.  
 

Perk up your pH — and give your vagina the support it needs to restore balance and harmony to everything down there. 

Check out Down There OilTM  here.

References

1. “Vaginal pH Value for Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment of Common ….” 27 Oct. 2021, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8618584/

2. “pH of Common Substances.”, https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2015-10/documents/1622624.pdf

3. “Semen pH and its correlation with motility and count – NCBI.”, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8083857/. 

4. “Vaginal Douching: Evidence for Risks or Benefits to Women’s Health.”, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2567125/

5. “An updated review of evidence to discourage douching – PubMed.”, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20215951/

6. “Douching – Office on Women’s Health.” 29 Dec. 2022, https://www.womenshealth.gov/a-z-topics/douching

7. “Lactobacilli Dominance and Vaginal pH: Why Is the Human … – NCBI.” 8 Dec. 2016, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5143676/

8. “The Female Vaginal Microbiome in Health and Bacterial Vaginosis.” 7 Apr. 2021, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8058480/

9. “Estrogen Acidifies Vaginal pH by Up-Regulation of Proton Secretion ….” 21 Oct. 2004, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2398721/

10. “Estrogen effects on the vaginal pH, flora and cytology in late ….”, https://www.womenshealth.gov/a-z-topics/douching

11. “Pharmacological Effects of Rosa Damascena – PMC – NCBI.”, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3586833/

12. “Antibacterial and anti-Trichomonas Vaginalis effects of Rosa … – NCBI.” 20 Oct. 2021, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8527719/.

About ISA HERRERA, MSPT, CSCS

Isa Herrera, MSPT, CSCS is a New York City-based holistic women’s pelvic floor specialist and author of 5 books on pelvic health, including the international best seller Female Pelvic Alchemy and the ground-breaking grassroots pelvic floor self-help book Ending Female Pain, A Woman’s Manual, which has sold over 30,000 copies. She has dedicated her career to advancing awareness of pelvic floor conditions so that more people can find relief from this silent epidemic that affects over 30 million people in the US alone. Ms. Herrera holds a BA in Psychology and Biology from Fordham University and also a Master’s Degree in Physical Therapy from Hunter College, where she was also an adjunct professor for several years. Click here for a complete bio.

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