Can you wash your vulva with baking soda?

Baking soda can be used to wash the vulva as well as the vagina, in the process of washing the preparation of baking soda concentration must pay attention to, if it is too thick will lead to burns of the skin mucous membranes, so it is recommended to use baking soda rinsing, to be formulated into a 5% solution, in order to achieve certain results. In the clinic the vast majority of the use of baking soda wash vulva is used for the treatment of candida vaginitis, mainly to change the pH of the vagina, because candida like to grow in an acidic environment, the use of sodium bicarbonate to change the pH of the vagina, so that the vagina presents an alkaline environment, to a certain extent, it inhibits the growth of candida, so to achieve the auxiliary therapeutic effect. In daily life, if there are symptoms you can use baking soda to wash the vulva as well as the vagina, if there are no symptoms it is not recommended to use baking soda to wash the vulva.