Because I was treating my vagina… but the problem was dangerous bacteria in my gut.
Feminine washes → Clean the surface for an hour. Gut bacteria keep producing toxins.
Douching → Disrupts good bacteria. Gut toxins still affect your pH within hours.
Gynecologist visits → Can't detect harmful bacteria deep in the digestive tract.
Vaginal probiotics → Help locally but can't fix toxins coming from your gut.
The Science That Finally Made Sense:
When gut bacteria multiply out of control, they produce sulfur compounds—the same ones that create "rotten egg" smells. In healthy women, these toxins can't exit through normal digestion, so they build up and escape wherever they can.
Your intimate area, with its warm, moist environment, becomes a prime exit point. This explains why the smell gets worse during your period, after exercise, or when you're stressed—all times when your body is working harder to detoxify.
If you also struggle with body odor or bad breath, this explains why—it's the same gut toxins escaping through different routes! During perimenopause (when hormones go crazy), these symptoms often get worse because hormonal changes feed the bad bacteria in your gut.
NO/BO's chlorophyll molecules are specifically sized to capture these sulfur compounds before they enter your bloodstream. Once bound, they're safely eliminated through normal digestion instead of seeping out through your skin.