Wellness
Consider this your first aid-slash-self-care starter pack.
Nothing feels better than taking a long shower when you feel like youre getting sick.
In short: yes.
The warm water works wonders to relieve achy muscles, congestion, and headaches.
But the benefits of taking a hot shower dont stop there.
It also moves anddrains your mucus and lymph, Burns tells Bustle.
Besides that, lingering in an extra-steamy environment can help soothe yourirritated respiratory system, too.
Simply stand in the shower and breathe in the steam to feel the effects.
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Chill under the hot water, breathe in the steam, and youll hopefully feel alittleless stuffy.
Active Ingredients:Eucalyptus, Mint, Sodium Sulfate, Sodium Bicarbonate
2.
Breathe In Menthol Vapors
Another option?
Place one of these tablets under your shower stream.
Review:Holy moly, my sinuses cleared up almost instantly once the tablet mixed with the hot steam!
Active Ingredients:Camphor, Menthol, Eucalyptus Oil, Nutmeg Oil, Cedar Leaf Oil
3.
As Burns says, these particular supplements are immune-boosting, anti-inflammatory, and antiviral.
Not only that, but the addition ofelderberrystrengthens your immunity even more.
Keep a bottle in your bathroom cabinet and pop one as you towel off.
Active Ingredients:Zinc, Vitamin C, Black Elderberry Extract, Vegetable Oil, Beeswax
4.
This jot down of bath is also extra relaxing, Farragher adds.
Review:Best combination for sore muscles and stressful days, one reviewer writes.
Active Ingredients:Magnesium Sulfate (Epsom Salt), Lavadula Angustifolia (Lavender) Oil
5.
Dump some in your tub, soak for a few minutes, and thenhead off to bed.
Active Ingredients:Peppermint Oil,Rosemary Leaf Oil, Spearmint Leaf Oil, Epsom Salt
6.
Use Eucalyptus Body Wash
Swap your regular cleanser with this essential oil-spiked body wash from Dr. Teals.
When you massage it over your skin, the stone works to melt tension which can sometimes cause headaches.
To try it yourself, apply a light oil to your skin then gently glide the stoneacross your face.
Review:I have TMJ and tend to have a lot of tension in my jaw area.
This has really helped in releasing that tension before bedtime, writes one reviewer.
Specs:Natural Amethyst Stone
8.
Spritz Some Eucalyptus Mist
Keep this aromatherapy mist on hand to spray in your shower.
Review:The aromatherapy was incredible, according to one reviewer.
Active Ingredients:Eucalyptus Essential Oil
9.
Heres hoping itll unstuff your nose just enough that youre able toget some quality sleep.
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