It's getting cold!
As the air gets crips and temperatures drop, so does our immune system’s resilience. Flu season can be tough: between busy schedules, dry indoor air, and less sunlight, it’s easy to feel run-down. But here's the good news: taking care of your body (and your mind) during cold and flu season doesn't have to be complicated.
Here are five simple, natural self-care tips to help prevent illness and ease symptoms if you do get sick, featuring the soothing, time-tested power of essential oil aromatherapy.
1. Strengthen Your Defences with Rest and Ritual
Sleep is your body’s most powerful immune booster. During deep rest, your immune system produces proteins called cytokines that help fight infection and inflammation.
✨ Try this:
Create a bedtime ritual that helps you truly unwind — dim the lights, silence notifications, and take a warm bath before bed. Our Eucalyptus Lemon Glow Bath Bomb blends eucalyptus and tea tree oil, two natural powerhouses known for their antibacterial and immune-supporting properties.
As the steam rises, breathe deeply. Let the essential oils open your sinuses and clear your mind, thus turning your nightly soak into a restorative act of self-care.
2. Breathe Easier with Aromatherapy Showers
When congestion hits, breathing can feel like hard work. Steam therapy is one of the oldest remedies for relieving stuffy noses and coughs, and when paired with the right essential oils, it can make all the difference.
✨ Try this:
Start your day with a Eucalyptus Mist Shower Steamer. It combines eucalyptus, peppermint, spearmint, tea tree, and a touch of menthol — ingredients known to clear airways, boost focus, and reduce sinus pressure.
The minty, cooling vapour not only opens your chest but also refreshes your energy when you’re feeling sluggish.
3. Stay Hydrated (Inside and Out)
Flu season dehydration often sneaks up on you — especially with dry indoor heating. Drink water, herbal teas, or warm lemon water with honey throughout the day.
✨ Self-care bonus:
Humidity helps too! Try placing a bowl of hot water with a few drops of eucalyptus or lavender essential oil nearby. Inhaling the steam keeps your nasal passages moist and helps prevent irritation. Or, try our Cold Rx Steamers, which can be broken apart into face steamer nuggets!
4. Support Recovery with Heat and Calm
When you’re already under the weather, rest becomes medicine. But if you’re achy or tense, it’s hard to relax.
✨ Try this:
Use Cold Rx Shower Steamers or Face Nuggets, infused with eucalyptus, tea tree, camphor, and lavender. This blend helps soothe congestion, relax muscles, and calm the nervous system, so you can breathe and rest more easily.
If you have a facial steamer or bowl of hot water, drop in a quarter of the shower steamer (a nugget), lean over with a towel over your head, and inhale deeply. It’s a gentle, natural decongestant ritual that feels like a mini spa treatment.
5. Nourish Your Mind & Mood
Seasonal changes can affect more than your body. They can weigh on your mood, too. Low light, cold weather, and being cooped up indoors can lead to “winter blues.”
✨ Try this:
Practice small daily acts of mindfulness. Light a candle, take five deep breaths, or listen to one of our uplifting meditations while bathing or showering. Aromatherapy supports emotional balance — eucalyptus uplifts, lavender calms, and peppermint energizes — helping you stay grounded, even when the world feels heavy.
In Summary
Flu season is a reminder that self-care isn’t indulgent, but essential. By slowing down, nourishing your body, and surrounding yourself with natural aromatherapy, you’re helping your immune system do what it does best: protect and restore you.
So, draw that bath. Breathe in deeply. Let nature’s healing scents do their quiet work.
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Be well,
Patricia Robson
