Acijel?? Success and failure rates?

Update 7-11-15

Our statistics since I first posted this thread have been disappointing for all the swaying jellies. They appear to be getting neutral results, not swaying pink or blue, but dramatically cutting odds of conception.

Please continue sharing your experiences below! I'd also like to hear from people who were not able to get pregnant while using it.

Hey clever ladies,

A few people have wondered about success vs. failure for pink while using Acijel. If you have swayed in the past using Acijel, could you let us know if it worked for you?

And if anyone's aware of a thread on IG where this was discussed, could you link us??

I used it for our girl :happy:

Wish it was easier to obtain here in the US!
(Or at least cheaper when ordering online)

I need more SYLK, ladies in the USA, I know you are few and far in between, but... WHERE can I buy this lube?
Or must I buy it from Amazon? Thanks. :)

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Originally Posted by BeadinMom

Wish it was easier to obtain here in the US!
(Or at least cheaper when ordering online)

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Not easy here either, ordered from New Zealand!

Thanks for the info, Zana...
I've seen links for the NZ pharmacy, I'll definitely look into it.

I believe you must order both Sylk and Acijel online while RepHresh and Replens (and preseed for blue swayers) are commonly available in US pharmacies.

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Originally Posted by atomic sagebrush

I believe you must order both Sylk and Acijel online while RepHresh and Replens (and preseed for blue swayers) are commonly available in US pharmacies.

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Thank you. I just needed it to have it faster! ;)
So amazon it must be then. *sigh*

Found this on IG: Your thoughts an Aci-Jel (Tamara?) - In-Gender.com not helpful with success rates though!

I am really debating if I should use Sylk or something else. What do you guys think is best?

Found a success % sheet - not sure how accurate it is!

Updated Attempt %'s From all Spreadsheets! - In-Gender.com

Thats great to hear ladies. Must check that link out for results. There are many pharmacy's online in NZ that sell Acijel. Here are 2 that ship free worldwide & are approx $48NZ for the 100 gram tube with a reusable 5g applicator www.strandarcadepharmacy.co.nz also NZ Online Pharmacy - Your New Zealand Online Pharmacy they also ship free worldwide and give a discount on buying more than 1 tube. There is also Online Pharmacy | Pharmacy Online NZ | Discount Health Products | NZ's Leading Online Chemist - Pharmacy Direct $44.99 not sure what they're shipping is :)

I used acijel and got pg with a girl....was doing diet though to

What does Acijel do? Sorry if thats a really silly question?! Do you use it purely to sway pink or because you are really dry? Sorry!

It's just a very low pH jelly. I prefer RepHresh first of all because it lasts longer, and then Sylk second because Acijel is not a great lube.

Ingender has some study that used something called "acetic acid" and got girls with it, and Acijel has acetic acid in it. That's the only difference between Acijel and any other jelly.

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Originally Posted by mkarntz1980

I used acijel and got pg with a girl....was doing diet though to

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Thats awesome, do you mind me asking how much Aci you used and when. Thanks :)

I heard with acijel you have to test your pH because it might raise some people's pH. Is that true?

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Originally Posted by Navywife620

I heard with acijel you have to test your pH because it might raise some people's pH. Is that true?

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yes, it has raised pH for some people. Our bodies don't WANT to have really unusually low pH or weird chemistry up our wazoos, and often will release a big burts of alkaline mucus in an attempt to wash it away.

RepHresh is specially designed to chemically react with everything it touches to lower pH, so even if your body does release more mucus, the RepHresh is supposed to react with the mucus to bring down the pH, ergo no pH spike after using it.

Acijel, Replens, Sylk, and lime douche all have the potential to trigger pH spike.

For the sake of statistics, I swayed with Aci-jel and Sylk and still got pregnant with DS2.
I'm persuaded LE diet and losing weight are more crucial.
Tried a combination of IG and French Gender diets but did not lose weight, so maybe that could have made the difference. Timing was shettles (3 and a half-day cut-off).
My input is that neither Aci-Jel and Sylk are miraculous per se. They can fail.

Thanks Carol! These experiences are invaluable! :)

Its great to hear these things. I searched the internet for outcomes using Aci and read a comment made by a lady that said she noticed a couple of failed sways happened to be ones that used both silk and Aci together. I wonder if using another product with Aci kind of waters the acids in the gel down or could somewhat change the benefits of it in some cases? It would be interesting to hear Atomic's thoughts on this :) Diet etc sure is another big part of the puzzle. But I read the link a lady provided on here which showed 9 out of 9 reported sways using aci got girls (and yes, some may not report their sways if they get the opposite) I was thinking of using a tiny amount of rephresh and some Aci as rephresh doesn't provide the acids like Aci but hopefully will help prevent a spike. I see a couple of ladies used both these products and got girls :baby:

My take on Acijel and Sylk both (and Replens, douching, etc) is that our bodies don't like having that stuff up there, esp. at ovulation when pH "wants" to be alkaline to improve the odds of sperm survival. So these products can trigger a pH spike as our bodies release tons of alkaline CM trying to wash it away. Just like if you shot it into your eye or your mouth, your body would respond by making tears/saliva to get rid of it. It seems possible that Acijel and Sylk together would be even more of a risk than just one or the other.

RepHresh is the exception to the jellies, because it is designed to chemically react with everything it comes into contact with to bring pH down to 4.5-5...not that RepHresh is totally incapable of causing a pH spike, but just that if it does, it's more likely to then continue to react with the extra CM to lower its pH as well. The other jellies don't do that, all they do is sort of sit there and combine with whatever comes along so pH will be an average between the two.

As a result, I think it's better for people to use RepHresh and then ADD Acijel/Sylk if they are really jonesing to use them (not douching, douching and RepHresh don't mix well) because if the Acijel/Sylk causes the pH spike and a lot of CM to be released, the RepHresh can still react with the CM to bring its pH down. The dilemma at that point becomes at some point, the RepHresh gets so diluted that it may not be able to work as well.

RepHresh + antihistamines is even MORE effective because the antihistamines will act to reduce any extra CM and the RepHresh

When you read something like, 9 out of 9 reported sways used Acijel, remember that those people were doing a LOT of other things to sway and those stats really don't mean much of anything (some stats on diet alone report 80% success). In order to know if Acijel really sways in and of itself,, we'd need people who weren't swaying to use it and then see the gender of their babies.

I couldn't agree more. After using lime I got a yeast infection which rephresh cleared up:) But I'm wondering if using a product such as aci a number of times may actually help your body get used to it and then perhaps you wouldn't get such a ph spike if you kwim? I understand studies have shown around 80% success with diet and I completely agree diet is a main factor and totally get where your coming from with rephresh working for up to 3 days and dropping the ph with anything it comes into contact with which is great. Is there any success/fails rates with Rephresh with ladies that have used it so far on here? I know there's no magic bullet/guarantee but I cant stop thinking if you use both gels- acids from the aci and low ph for up to 3 days with Rephresh along with antihistamines and diet, your doing all the right sway factors.

I agree and that's actually why I encourage people to use RepHresh every 3 days prior to swaying, to make sure their body is used to the stuff and isn't going to totally freak.

I don't think anyone's made a list of stats just on the jellies yet - they're all in the successful sway section if anyone wants to do a tally.

Wow, I'm so glad I read this now rather than later since my sway included using SYLK AND doing a lime douche. Glad i didn't find out too late! Sounds like I'll be trying RePhresh (sigh of relief since RePhresh is available at my local wal mart), and 'behind the pharmacy counter' Sudafed.

Rikki, I think antihistamines like cetirizine and diphenhydramine are much safer than Sudafed and equally effective. Sudafed has caused people heinous side effects and has been linked to an increased risk of strokes in young women.

http://genderdreaming.com/forum/ttc-...-ttc-girl.html
http://genderdreaming.com/forum/ttc-...echniques.html

Just wanted to add my experience with Acijel. I used Acijel solely as apart of my successful girl sway, and I was very impressed. I used a finger tip every 2nd day (AF to O) and it really did help to keep PH low, even during ovulation. I previously experimented with replens & SYLK, and both caused my PH to skyrocket into high 6's. Whereas, Acijel used to keep my PH at 4.5 to 4.7, peaking at 5.3 during O. My advice is experiment/test all lubes before you use it as apart of your attempt, as everyone's body reacts differently.

Thanks for the great info!

Not sure if i answered this but i used acijel....amoong other things but mostly acijel and conceived a girl

I used aci-jel and am having a girl. I used in conjuntion with vinegar douche.

Where do you get acijel?

I bought mine from some chemist warehouse with shippig it came to around $50.....thats the only bad thing is you are gambling $50 if it makes your ph spike. Acijel did make my ph go down but not for a long time, so i used rephresh to. And I barely used a used a fingertip in my cervix i think around 4 hours before DTD because its so strong. I did use some after BD, but just a little at the entrance of the vj

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Originally Posted by butterfly girl

Where do you get acijel?

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Have to order online, unfortunately.

You have to order from a pharmacy in Aust :(

Chemistdirect.com.au has both aci gel an rephresh for anybody in Australia/NZ

Hi.

I was planning on using rephresh every 3 days, and on THE day both rephresh and aci jel, and afterwards also both. Is that ok? Is it too much? How much of each? a finger tip? the entire applicator? When you just finger tip, the jelly with be mainly at the entrance, not up where the semen with be... I think that applicator before DT so it will be "up high", and afterwards finger tip to "not disturb" ahahah. Or applicator again should be fine?

You can use them both together. Don't use RepHresh any sooner than 8 hours before attempt.

I would not use much acijel before attempt, certainly not an applicator full. Just try to glob some up there.

I wouldn't use anything afterwards, it seems to keep people from getting pg.

Thank you so much for your answer! :)
Even if I use rephresh every 3 days, is it ok to use more in between? - in case the attempt doesn't coincide with usage of rephresh... I will try to aim it to coincide but.... A full applicator?
So aci jel right before attempt? or way before??

Yes! Use it every three days and then in addition, an applicator or 1/2 of one, 8-12 or up to 24 hours before your attempt.

When you use Acijel depends on how big a hurry you're in to get pg - the sooner before attempt, the lower your odds of pg.

So best is to use rephresh like 8 h earlier, and maybe aci jel at the same time.... so you say if I use aci jel just before, the odds of getting pregnant are lower?? I want to get pregnant ASAP ;)
Another question... what do you think about supplements and milk?