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RESPIRATORY -- Steam Inhalation
Easy Care for Chest and Cough -- Congestion
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Equipment
1 shallow bowl or basin
1 towel
to cover head and bowl to allow for steam inhalation
1 kettle steaming water
Ingredients
1
drop
Eucalyptus
Eucalyptus radiata or Eucalyptus globulus
1
drop
Lemon
Citrus limon
Instructions
Add the Essential Oils into a bowl of steaming hot water
Place a towel over your head making sure to keep your EYES CLOSED
Inhale slowly, and deeply, until you feel some relief or water has cooled ... approximately FIVE MINUTES
Repeat daily or as needed
SAFETY
DO NOT USE
> if you are pregnant (especially first trimester)
> around cats
> on children under age 10
Notes
Inhalation may loosen phlegm as it is an expectorant.
NOTE:
The Academy takes safety and efficacy seriously.
We err on 'less is more' until/unless the evidence and research indicate differently; at such time, we adjust.