A great blend to help you with respiratory allergies like hayfever, but also anything respiratory, inflammatory and infective like bronchitis, asthma, sinus congestion, colds etc. The oils are designed to calm an overactive immune response, help adrenal function and are decongesting.

Ingredients:

Black Spruce, Eucalyptus radiata, Frankincense, Lemon & Patchouli

How to Use:

Pop a drop on a sola wood flower near your bed and inhale overnight to help you breathe better. You could also put a drop on a tissue to put on your pillow or near you. 7 drops to 30ml of massage oil or cream and massage over your nose and chest. Add 5 to 6 drops to a bath or 10 drops in a burner. See How To Use guidelines here.

More info:

Black Spruce is most often used for coughs, colds, flu, bronchitis, catarrh, sinus congestion, asthma and allergies. It helps open the airways and clear mucous and congestion and works particularly well in steam inhalations, diffusers blends, aromatherapy inhalers and chest rubs. It has a fresh, foresty, uplifting smell that lasts for hours. It is also useful in treatment of stiff joints, achy muscles and is used to restore depleted adrenal glands after stress. It's renowned for boosting self-confidence and morale. Note: you want a fresh oil as older loses its potency and changes composition - which is why I only ever buy small amounts of these blends to make sure they are fresh!

Eucalyptus radiata is much gentler and sweeter than the sharp eucalyptus globulus. It has a warming quality which helps dry out and move mucus so helps clear sinuses and a stuffy head.

Frankincense is used here because it is very anti-inflammatory, calming the mucus membranes and anti-catarrhal, so helpful for clearing the lungs. Interestingly, in Chinese medicine, the lungs are the seat of grief, sadness and detachment and frankincense is well-known to helping grief and sadness.

Lemon - very uplifting and helps to shift stuck lymph, encourage detox. It's naturally antiseptic too so helps prevent or clear respiratory infection. The lemon in this blend is very smooth and not sharp like other lemons - the better quality does that.

Patchouli is very grounding and calming, also anti-inflammatory and anti-infective. A very deep oil.