Nowadays I am looking for more natural, do it yourself home remedies, and ones that I can use on my kids. This is what brought me to research this recipe. I found one that is great and very simple to do. If you can bake cookies, this is a no brainer.
The recipe is taken from Crunchy Betty! Love the blog name. Very few ingredients are required and you should be able to find them all at a local health food store or vitamin shop. I went to our local one "The Garage" (The Community Farms Store) here in Duncan.
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO)
- Beeswax beads or grated beeswax
- peppermint essential oil
- eucalyptus essential oil
- rosemary essential oil
No exceptions, eucalyptus and peppermint mixed together will quickly relieve a stuffy nose or irritating cough. Rosemary is a natural antibacterial and antiviral and know to be a great essential oil for respiratory and sinus health.
So now that you have your ingredients list, just get a glass measure cup to make it in, have a small jar or container to pour it into. I used an baby jar and a mini jam jar. Sterilize your container by pouring boiling water into the container and the lid.
Take your glass measuring cup and add 1/4 cup EVOO and 2 tsps beeswax. Melt it either on the stove with the glass measuring cup in a pot of hot/boiling water or 2 mins in the microwave. Heat it up just to melt the beeswax into the EVOO. Once melted add your essential oils. I used 35 drops of Peppermint, 15 drops eucalyptus and 10 drops of rosemary. You can experiment with other oils, but I like this combination best.
Mix the oils in by stirring for a few minutes, then pour into your containers. To speed up the solidification of the mixture, put it in the fridge. Once fully cooled put the lid on and you are good to go! This will last at least 6 months or more!
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