Whether you are suffering with the winter nasties, or want to stockpile some soothing remedies, here are the best natural wellness products that work to help ease aches and pains restore the sinuses and help you survive cold, flu and virus season.
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It's that wonderful time of the year when we're excited by new winter coats landing in-store, the cosiness of cashmere and that noise of the crisp leaves crunching beneath your feet on a chilly autumnal morning.
Unfortunately, it's also the time when you catch a cold and sport a shiny red nose.
Here's the best cold remedies that work to help ease aches and pains, restore the sinuses and make you feel a whole lot better instantly.
The French clay, ginger, and sea-salt-loaded formula help ease achy muscles and clear your head and sinus congestion – and should be considered your first port of call when you have a cold.
Pursoma Hot Tub Bath Cold & Flu Symptom Relief, £31 – buy here
This is your perfect bed companion when you're feeling under the weather.
Dr Wendy Denning says: 'We know that vitamin C supplementation may prevent us from getting a cold, but it will also shorten the duration and severity of a viral illness, so we should be supplementing regularly. Other important and well-known immune boosters are zinc and selenium. Not so well known is elderberry extract, thought by many to be one of the most powerful plants for preventing and treating colds and influenza.'
This also contains magnesium, an excellent muscle relaxant, so you'll achieve a deeper slumber even if you have the snuffles.
Pro-Ven Urgent-C Immune Intensive Night-time Support, £7.99 – buy here
Since the 30s, this has been a natural remedy to help restore equilibrium.
The intoxicating aroma of this bath soak, with 10 essential oils, including rosemary, Siberian fir needle, lavender and eucalyptus, will uplift, revive and calm the senses. Also just launched for 2022 is a lovely soap-free Body Cleanser, £26.50 to match, and body scrubs and oils can be found at Liberty, click here.
Stock up now before the winter season takes hold.
Olverum Bath Oil, £40 – buy here
We may not be heading to the slopes any time soon, but this intensely nourishing water-in-oil formula will help protect you on a windy day, whether that's a walk in the park or the piste and also help remedy that skin made dry by nose-blowing.
Dr. Barbara Sturm Perfect Moment Ski Cream, £90 – buy here
Gwyneth Paltrow teamed up with Paul Kempisty, acupuncturist and a Board-certified herbalist, to create this award-winning line of bath products.
He says, 'Eucalyptus radiata essential oil provides excellent support. But unlike some common OTC cold and flu remedies, which can over-stimulate us and interfere with sleep, eucalyptus is calming and grounding. Tea tree oil was also critical to include: it's potent but gentle.'
So sprinkle this into the tub when you're feeling low and let the Epsom salts and botanicals work their magic.
Goop Nurse! Under the Weather Bath Soak, £30 – buy here
This bath and body oil helps to fight flu-like symptoms, relieve congestion, reduce inflammation and ease you towards a peaceful night's sleep. Add a capful to your bath or massage over damp skin to help boost your immunity and accelerate your recovery.
Therapie Protect Bath & Body Oil, £12 – buy here
This spray refreshes and soothes a dry throat fast thanks to the effective mix of copper, propolis and Icelandic moss. Plus, it's GMO-, gluten- and lactose-free with no refined sugar – and actually tastes nice.
Biocol Labs Something For a Cactus Throat, £24.99 – buy here
Face the future is a one-stop shop for all your skincare needs and currently has this super-balm on sale. The rich cream was designed for post-procedure peels, but it also remedies and sore nose and super-dry winterised skin.
NeoStrata Bionic Face Cream, £40 – buy here
These are as good for your skin and your immune system with super-powered zinc and acerola berry, which has up to 100 times more vitamin C than oranges.
Advanced Nutrition Programme Skin Vit C, £25.99 – buy here
A natural, petroleum-jelly-free vapour rub with the aroma of eucalyptus and camphor helps you breathe more easily, and has olive oil and vitamin E to nourish the skin.
Penlan Bees Chest Rub, £5.25 – buy here
An over-the-sink steaming session can be detrimental to your skin and body; you can't regulate the temperature and it's also uncomfortable.
This machine emulates a facial-grade device and not only cleans pores; it effectively unclogs snuffly noses too. Plus, it has a separate compartment to add decongesting oils.
Silk'n VitalSteam, £59.99 – buy here
Add a few drops of eucalyptus oil into your facial steamer for powerful relief to the respiratory system.
Neal's Yard Eucalyptus Organic Essential Oil, £6.50 – buy here
The camphor-loaded mask clears blocked pores, reduces redness and also helps to relieve facial tension too.
Eve Lom Rescue Mask, £65 – buy here
These magically self-heat and offer deep relaxation and sinus solace for when you're tired and full of chills. Add a quiet space and a cashmere blanket for complete escapism – it’s a natural head-cold remedy.
Spacemasks Self Heating Eye Masks, set of five, £16.50 – buy here
Last but not least, there’s the hot toddy cure. Ensure the honey you use is manuka and a minimum 10 UMF rating, which is considered potent enough to be therapeutic.
We love this, as it’s not heat-treated, 100% natural and it’s triple-churned for the smooth, silky texture. It’s delicious on toast too.
1839 Manuka Honey UMF 10, £54.95 – buy here
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