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Abstract In the present study, we followed for 96 hours the effectiveness of some chemical compounds proposed for the treatment of Candida albicans, more precisely: essential oils of: ginger, lemon, frankincense and neem, cedar, wormwood, Siberian cedar oil, magnesium oil, tincture of iodine 2 %, 2 solutions of sodium bicarbonate, apple cider, apple cider vinegar, iodized salt, citric acid as well as four solutions (samples) of 1M acetic acid.