There are number of safe and effective natural remedies for vaginal dryness but most of them require a few weeks to work. The results are well worth the wait!

• Boost your water intake. Your first step should be to check your hydration. You should consume at least ten 8-glasses of water a day. This simple step can be surprisingly helpful.

• Check the chemicals in your environment. Review the list of ingredients in your personal, bathing, and laundry products. Many perfumes and other chemicals commonly found in these products are irritants to the delicate mucosal tissues that line the vagina.

• Follow a hormone-balancing diet. Give your body the support it needs to make and balance your hormones, starting with your nutrition. Many women follow ‘the low-fat, high-carb diet’. It literally starves their body of the nutrients it needs to make sex hormones. Low-fat diets severely lack the estrogens needed for vaginal lubrication Soy and flax seed are good sources of phytoestrogens.

• Fill in the gaps with a medical–grade multivitamin/mineral supplement. All of us need top-quality nutritional supplements to support our diet, no matter how well we eat, and this simple step can ensure that you cover the missing gaps.

• Try a personal lubricant. Some women achieve immediate relief from vaginal dryness and irritation simply by using a personal lubricant. You may want to give one a try while you wait for improved hydration, nutrition and endocrine support to naturally restore your own vaginal moisture. Vaginal lubricant products are now available in a wide range of formulations safe for use in this sensitive area of the body. In the Personal Program we use a vitamin E vaginal suppository that works extremely well.

• Phytotherapy is highly recommended for vaginal dryness. You can also ask your healthcare practitioner about locally–released bio identical ERT (estrogen replacement therapy) in the form of an estriol vaginal cream or the Estring, or bioidentical progesterone creams.

Adopted from an article, courtesy: www.womentowomen.com