So many questions, so little time Aci Jel, Rephresh, Replens, Lydia Pinkman...

[onehealthybaby]

I am heading on our vacation tomorrow...I am not sure if I am more excited to TTC or be away with BD! (Or both!) I have rephresh,replens and acijel. I know rephresh is supposedto be best because it lasts longer, but my replens seems to do the best job for me and it comes in the same applicator now as rephresh (it use to be a small tube).

Is AciJel the gold standard for reasons other than its effects on PH?

Also, I had trouble finding distilled water for the lime tampon. Is dasani okay?

One more thing...I remembered I have Lydia Pinkman.Should I take it now through O (which is on Tuesday?)

Thanks!

[Out of the Blue]

Personally, I prefer RepHresh b/c as you said, it lasts longer and keeps pH at 4.5 but if you have good results w/the Replens, it's okay too! Aci-jel is like Replens but I don't think there's any "magic" to it. I thought I'd read (and don't know if this is true or not) that Aci-jel was created for swaying purposes. If it was, I'm not sure anyone would ever admit to that since swaying is frowned upon in most cases.

You may have found these already but if you want to read more...

http://genderdreaming.com/forum/tryi...-rephresh.html

http://genderdreaming.com/forum/ttc-...s-aci-jel.html

I don't know about Lydia Pinkman so I can't help you there but wishing you lots of

[atomic sagebrush]

I am heading on our vacation tomorrow...I am not sure if I am more excited to TTC or be away with BD! (Or both!) I have rephresh,replens and acijel. I know rephresh is supposedto be best because it lasts longer, but my replens seems to do the best job for me and it comes in the same applicator now as rephresh (it use to be a small tube).

Is AciJel the gold standard for reasons other than its effects on PH?

Also, I had trouble finding distilled water for the lime tampon. Is dasani okay?

One more thing...I remembered I have Lydia Pinkman.Should I take it now through O (which is on Tuesday?)

Thanks!

Not sure why there are two of these so I'll just answer this one. hope it's not too late. If you ever have something that is critically urgent please PM me (I would also appreciate if those who PM me with things that aren't critically urgent, instead put their q's on the board so I can get to the people with actual emergencies sooner and also so my responses and the info is available for everyone to use.)

1)the "magic" of Acijel comes from it containing something called acetic acid. Some people think this makes it better than other options. I don't believe that it is (acid is probably acid) and if Replens is what works for you, by all means use it. You can also use both RepHresh and Replens, we tested them and they work fine together.

2)Don't use Dasani, it's too acidic to raise the pH of the lime like distilled water does. Distilled water is available in any grocery store and even some convenience stores. We have it in our local store and I live in a town of 300 people. BArring that, use reg. bottled water.

3)I would prefer people didn't use Lydia Pinkham because it has some ingredients in it that may sway blue and some others that may not be safe. That having been said, some people have had success with it and if you do want to try it, just be sure to stop the day BEFORE O to give it a chance to leave your system a bit sooner.