5 Essential Oil Must-Haves for Cold & Flu Season
As the seasons change and months pass by, cold and flu season approaches. The cold and flu season is when there are countless germs and bacteria floating around. There are so many strains that even if you get one, you can catch another one in days or weeks, creating an endless cycle of being sick and miserable. It’s also more common to pick these germs up if you are around a lot of people in public, friends, or family members. The risk of getting sick increases if you have children in school since they pass germs around the classroom continuously. You don’t want to be dealing with a headache, congestion, coughing, sore throat, tiredness, and aching muscles while you’re trying to enjoy the change in seasons. Here are five ways you can use essential oils to help keep everyone in your home healthy and kick colds and viruses to the curb.
1. Steam bathing
If you’re experiencing sinus pressure or irritation, the first step to take to ease it is to get some steam. Take a long, steamy shower, relax in a bath, or create your own facial steam using a pot and your stove. The breathe blend combines lemon, peppermint, rosemary, and eucalyptus to relieve sinus pressure along with other symptoms such as headaches and excessive dryness. Mix the oils and put a few drops in your bath, shower, or steam pot. Take deep breaths in your nose and out of your mouth for maximum effectiveness. You’ll love the aroma and how quickly it kicks into gear to give you relief.
2. Body Rubs
Are you experiencing joint and muscle pain that makes it difficult to carry out your day-to-day tasks? Use health shield, a unique form of thieves’ blend, to combat the pain. The deep muscle relief blend consisting of eucalyptus, chamomile, peppermint, wintergreen, and camphor without any carrier oils to dilute the concentration. Dilute the oils yourself and put them on your pulse points. You can also add the blend to your favorite unscented lotion and massage on your skin to soothe your aches and pains.
3. Cleaning your home and office
A blend dating back to ancient Egypt, the health shield blend, combines lemon, rosemary, clove, cinnamon, and eucalyptus. Grave robbers used to apply the mixture to protect them from bacteria on rotting bodies. That’s a little out-of-this-world, don’t you think? The aroma of the health shield blend is said to create positive emotions and memories. Put the mixture in a spray bottle to keep the air fresh, spray on surfaces to clean, diffuse it using one of our diffusers, or put it right on your skin to keep annoying gnats and mosquitos far away.
4. Sleep
Get as much sleep as you can when you’re sick to heal faster. Getting enough rest can also prevent you from getting sick entirely. Don’t forget to drink plenty of fluids to keep your body hydrated. Ensure that your sleep is restful with little to no disruptions to make it count. Consider diffusing oils to help get you to fall asleep and stay asleep. The home & family set includes bottles of grapefruit, lavender, harmony blend, key lime, spearmint, and the calm body mind blend to give you a variety of options to cycle through from one night to another. Our relax & rejuvenate set includes peppermint, calm body calm mind blend, harmony blend, cleanse blend, relaxation blend, and lavender. Create unique combinations until you find the perfect one that sends you off to dreamland.
5. Foot detox
Foot detox is an excellent way to pull toxins out of your skin. Epsom salts can relax muscles and soften skin. Put the salts in a long and relaxing bath or stick your feet in a foot bath. It removes toxins and also calms and comforts you. Use any oils included in the relax & rejuvenate set to send you on your journey to a detoxifying, aromatic, healing, and soothing experience.
Carrier ingredients
Some essential oils are too strong to apply directly to your skin. Dilute them before applying directly on your skin with a carrier oil. Options for carrier oils include almond oil, olive oil, jojoba oil, or coconut oil. Protect your skin from irritation or harm by always using a carrier oil. It also helps your oils last longer and eliminates the need to replenish them as often.
Ingredients
Ensure you’re getting the best quality essential oil. Many companies claim that their oils are high-quality and therapeutic when in reality they’re a natural fragrance full of fillers and a minimal amount of the compound. Pure essential oils are potent and powerful, giving you the best value for your money. They should be tested for purity before arriving at your door to guarantee you’re getting exactly what you expect.
The ways you can use essential oils in your life is endless. Utilize them in the most convenient ways possible to benefit from their ability to help you fend off germs during the cold and flu season. Take advantage of the opportunity to stock up on your favorites and keep you on the road to a healthy year. Consider giving your loved ones a gift to introduce them to the benefits essential oils offer.
