Create a Natural Cold Remedy with a Homemade Body Scrub in Less Than 10 Minutes
Naweko San-Joyz
January 29, 2008
Are the constant aspirations of sneezing and sniffling in your office making you crave the sterility of a glass bubble? Are you self-medicating with so much vitamin C and Echinacea that you are two tablets away from diarrhea? Or, do you just wish there was a more natural way to guard against getting a cold?
Relax, a new form of cold season healing has arrived. Now you can fight the spread of a nasty, unwanted cold in the shower with a stress-relieving, germ-releasing body scrub. Even better, this flu-fighting scrub takes less than ten minutes to make.
You can find all of these ingredients at your local drug store, most likely in the first-aid section.
Ingredients
1.5-2 cups of Epsom salt (sodium magnesium)
1 16 ounce bottle of oil (mineral (baby), almond or jojoba oil will do)
1/3 cup glycerin
3-7 drops of essential eucalyptus oil
Utensils
1 large jar with a lid (make sure the mouth of the jar is large enough to comfortably fit your hand into)
1 large spoon
Mixing
Add one and a half cup of Epsom salt to the jar. Next, slowly pour in one cup of oil. Stir the mixture. Next mix in the glycerin. Feel free to adjust the level of oils and salt in your body scrub to suit your personal preferences.
Now, add two to four drops of essential eucalyptus oil. Eucalyptus bears a strong fragrance so add just enough of this oil to suite your olfactory likings. Then, blend the eucalyptus oil into the scrub.
All you have to do now is place the lid on the jar and store your body scrub until soothing, shower time.
How this body scrub fights the common cold
The key ingredient for this scrub is Epsom salt. This salt possesses several immune boosting effects. For example, the salt removes dead skin cells, while its drying effect dehydrates and kills germs on the skin's surface. Plus, Epsom salt releases bodily toxins and soothes stressed muscles.
The carrier oil and glycerin add another layer of immune protection to the skin by creating a moisture barrier that shields the skin from bacterial attacks.
The minty aroma of the essential eucalyptus oil rounds out this nurturing body scrub as it opens the air passages to encourage improved, deeper breathing. Plus, eucalyptus acts as an antibacterial agent, shoring up the skin's defense levels.
May you enjoy a cold-free cold season.
Relax, a new form of cold season healing has arrived. Now you can fight the spread of a nasty, unwanted cold in the shower with a stress-relieving, germ-releasing body scrub. Even better, this flu-fighting scrub takes less than ten minutes to make.
You can find all of these ingredients at your local drug store, most likely in the first-aid section.
Ingredients
Utensils
Mixing
Add one and a half cup of Epsom salt to the jar. Next, slowly pour in one cup of oil. Stir the mixture. Next mix in the glycerin. Feel free to adjust the level of oils and salt in your body scrub to suit your personal preferences.
Now, add two to four drops of essential eucalyptus oil. Eucalyptus bears a strong fragrance so add just enough of this oil to suite your olfactory likings. Then, blend the eucalyptus oil into the scrub.
All you have to do now is place the lid on the jar and store your body scrub until soothing, shower time.
How this body scrub fights the common cold
The key ingredient for this scrub is Epsom salt. This salt possesses several immune boosting effects. For example, the salt removes dead skin cells, while its drying effect dehydrates and kills germs on the skin's surface. Plus, Epsom salt releases bodily toxins and soothes stressed muscles.
The carrier oil and glycerin add another layer of immune protection to the skin by creating a moisture barrier that shields the skin from bacterial attacks.
The minty aroma of the essential eucalyptus oil rounds out this nurturing body scrub as it opens the air passages to encourage improved, deeper breathing. Plus, eucalyptus acts as an antibacterial agent, shoring up the skin's defense levels.
May you enjoy a cold-free cold season.