Aromatherapy for Colds

Make your own home cold remedies with essential oils... and feel better!

Aromatherapy home cold remedies can relieve your aching muscles, soothe your throbbing headache, clear your stuffy nose, and give you a healthy boost of energy when you really need it. Or help you sleep if your misery is keeping you awake.

Of course, it goes without saying that the most critical thing you need is REST! Have a nice warm aromatherapy bath and go lie down.

Aromatherapy for Colds
Aromatherapy Tea for Sore Throat, Sniffles and Head Congestion

1. Fill a mug with boiling water.
2. Add a splash of lemon juice (fresh squeezed is best) and a spoonful of honey.
3. Add one drop peppermint essential oil and let sit for a minute before you drink it (or the peppermint fumes will make your eyes water.)

   Optional: add a pinch of cayenne pepper to really warm you up.

More Head Cold Remedies
Make Your Own Aromatherapy Inhaler

Pour a teaspoon of salt or menthol crystals in a very small dark glass or PET plastic bottle and add 15 drops Eucalyptus and 5 drops Rosemary essential oil. Put the cap on and shake the bottle to mix everything together.

To use, take three long, slow, deep breaths of the aroma, trying to inhale through your nose. Take a short break, then take three more deep breaths. Do this up to three times.

Aromatherapy for Colds
The Dish on Commercial Vapor Rubs

Commercial chest rubs are usually made in a base of petroleum jelly (also commonly known as Vaseline) which often contains cancer causing impurities. In fact, petroleum jelly has been banned from use in cosmetics in Europe for that reason.

Here's a healthy, inexpensive alternative you can make yourself.

Aromatherapy Chest Rub - the Best Cold Remedy for Coughs and Chest Congestion

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons (30g) shea butter or virgin coconut oil
• 1/3 cup (75ml) jojoba or olive oil
• 15 drops Eucalyptus essential oil
• 7 drops Peppermint essential oil
• 2 drops Cedarwood essential oil
• 1 drop Thyme essential oil

Directions

1. Put about an inch (2.5cm) of water in the bottom of a medium-sized pot and heat to a low simmer.


2. Place the shea butter or coconut oil in a medium sized heat-proof glass measuring cup (such as Pyrex.) Place the measuring cup in the water and warm slowly over a low heat until the butter is melted.


3. Remove from the heat and stir in the jojoba or olive oil.


4. Pour the oil mixture into a dark glass or PET plastic jar. Drop in the essential oils.


5. It's best to wait at least 24 hours after blending to let the chest rub 'cure' if you can. Remember to keep the bottle in a cool, dark place.

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