Cold & Aches Remedy

Friday June 29, 2018

So I currently have a crappy cold, on top of which my back injury is playing up, so I thought I’d add some natural/magical assistance into the mix as well!

Bath salt blend: a mix of salts and herbs/florals in a silver bowl

I’ve done up some bath salts for a soak. I started out with ½ cup of my basic bath salt mix (from here), and added:

1mL of eucalyptus oil,
1mL of lavender oil,
3 drops of peppermint oil,
1tbsp of rose petals.

Mixed together with intentions of healing & banishing illness/pain.

Ingredient Choices

I’m not sure whether folks outside Australia automatically reach for the eucalyptus oil whenever they have a cold, but we definitely do. It’s great for congestion and clearing nasal pathways! It also helps with a cough, with headaches/mental fog, & reduces pain/inflammation.

Peppermint oil helps with joint/muscle pain, clearing sinuses & congestion, and headache relief.

Lavender oil helps with sleep, pain, and headaches

I mostly added the rose petals because I had some spare and they’re pretty, but they’re also magically used for healing.

A fancy teacup in pastel pink with floral skulls, filled with tea, and a matching teapot

I’m also consuming an entire pot of green tea with lemon myrtle (which is both comforting & healing).