Your nose is blocked, you have trouble breathing, are you tired? Every winter, a cold poisons your life. Discover the natural secrets to coveted essential oils today to survive winter at your best!
Why use essential oils for the common cold?
Expectorants, mucolytics, decongestants… these somewhat barbaric medical terms simply mean that the essential oils themselves promote comfortable breathing. But that’s not all! Many of their molecules also help boost immunity, helping your body fight these viruses that attack you. Don’t waste time, act naturally!
3 Essential Oils to Fight Colds
Winter Disease Specialist Eucalyptus radiata
Radiant Eucalyptus Essential Oil stimulates secretions thanks to its 1-8 cineole content. Its antibacterial, anti-infective and antiseptic properties contribute to breathing comfort. It is also a physical and mental anti-fatigue, radiant eucalyptus essential oil activates the body’s ability to resist external aggression, making your cold just a distant memory!
To use: Pour 1 drop of Eucalyptus essential oil over sugar. Let it melt in your mouth. Up to 4 times a day, up to 2 days.
Precautions: Not suitable for pregnant women under 3 months, children under 3 months, and people with asthma or epilepsy.
Ravintsara, an excellent antiviral drug
Ravintsara essential oil is ideal for treating ENT infections (coughs, sore throats, colds, etc.). It fights a runny nose while boosting the immune system, helping the body fight bacterial and viral attacks. An expectorant and mucolytic, ravintsara essential oil promotes the drainage of secretions from the airways.
To use: Pour 3 drops of ravintsara essential oil into 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil such as sweet almond oil. Massage the lower back along the spine and chest. Up to 3 times a day until improvement.
Precautions: Skin test before use – not suitable for pregnant women under 3 months, children under 3 months, people with asthma or epilepsy, and people who are taking medication (risk of interference).
peppermint, decongestant
Due to its “cooling effect,” peppermint oil cleanses the nose while thinning mucus to encourage its flow. Nourishing and stimulating, Peppermint Essential Oil also strengthens your body, allowing you to find your Olympic form!
How to use: Put two drops of peppermint essential oil on a paper towel. Breathe as needed, up to 10 minutes. Do not stick the handkerchief under the nose, keep a distance of about 10 cm.
Precautions: Not suitable for pregnant or breastfeeding women, children under 6 years of age, people with epilepsy or neurological disorders, people with hormone-dependent disorders, cancer or not, people with G6PD enzyme deficiency, people with gallstones, People with an inflamed gallbladder, severe liver problems, high blood pressure, and severe cardiovascular problems.
Recipes to Fight the Common Cold
SOS Cold Cure
Peppermint EO: 1 drop
HE of Radiant Eucalyptus: 1 drop
Ravintsara HE: 1 drop
Over the sugar, pour the essential oils
Allow up to two melt-in-the-mouth melts per day for up to 2 days
Danielle Festy, Pharmacist and Aromatherapist, My Essential Oil Bible, 2018
inhale breathing comfort
Peppermint EO: 3 drops
Eucalyptus HE: 3 drops
HE in peanuts: 3 drops
boil water
pour into a bowl
Add essential oils
Wait 1-2 minutes before starting
put a towel on your head
put your head over the bowl
