Borax and EOs for colds

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Hi there, I've enjoyed reading the posts on this list and finally, time permits

me to actually write something back. Hopefully I can contribute more in the

future, but for now I can comment on two recent questions.

 

Borax can be found in the laundry section of the grocery store as 20 Mule Team

Borax. It is a water softener. I use this in bath salts I make. You could

substitute baking soda, but baking soda absorbs odors (its sitting in your

fridge or freezer right now to do that I bet) so your EOs will not hold up as

well. When I make bath salts, I mix up my salts unscented, then just before I

use them I add the EO. I've found that if I do up a big scented batch, by the

time I use it the scent is fading and I have to add more EO. I prefer to wait

and save those precious and pricey oils.

 

For a cold, I add 5 drops eucalyptus, 3 drops lavender and 2 drops peppermint to

my bath. Since my tub is shallow and I cant get my upper body fully submerged,

I soak a wash cloth in the water and lay it over my chest. Then site and breath

and renew the washcloth when it cools. My most recent cold I was very stuffed

up and had chest congestion but my cough was unproductive and my nose wasnt

running, just stuffed, I couldnt blow. The morning after taking this bath my

cough became productive and I could finally blow that stuff out of my nose.

Repeated the bath and felt pretty good the next day.

 

Also - as soon as I start to feel a cold coming, or I am exposed to someone with

a cold, on I start drinking pots of green tea. Good quality green tea leaves

can be used to brew up to 3 successive pots of tea. Each pot has a different

flavor, due to the " cooking " of the leaves. My favorite is the 2nd pot.

Remeber, tea is best made with water that is just reaching the boiling point,

before it gets to a full boil. I know this is kind of off the AT topic, but I

figure I'd mention it.

 

Everyone have a great day!

Jennifer