Silk Aroma Wrap
Contains
a soothing, fragrant mixture of lavender, rosemary, cloves, rice and flaxseed
to warm in the microwave or chill in the freezer.
Vitamins/Herbs Mothernature.com
Don't let your sinus headaches shut you down! Here are instructions on how to make an herbal sinus pillow, plus some tips for Aryurvedic, holistic, natural sinus headache relief |
Breathe moist air by taking a hot shower, or use a steam vaporizer with a little bit of peppermint oil to open your nasal passages. Inhale a few times deeply. Alternating hot and cold compresses can also help. You can also use an Aruvedic solution--a Neti-Pot (what my husband swears by to relieve his sinus woes), and add things like Neti-Wash Plus, Grapefruit seed Extract (a natural antibiotic & disinfectant) or Colloidal silver, to help deal with any nasal infections that may be present. To use a neti-pot, fill with warm, slightly salted water and over a sink or bathtub, insert spout of pot into one nostril. Adjust the position of the head and pot so water can flow out of the other nostril. (If the water does not flow, that's OK too, as this will help deal with the blockage! The technique is not as hard or uncomfortable as you may think, athough it does take some getting used to and does taste like a salt gargle.
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NetiWash Plus (2 oz.) or (4 oz.) Contains Zinc Acetate (shown to be more effective than other types of Zinc) in shortening the duration of the common cold, extracts of Grapefruit Seed and Goldenseal Root (cultivated, certified organic), found by scientists to inhibit the growth of hundreds of strains of pathogens. Perfect for use in your Neti Pot, this salt is pure, non-iodized with no added chemicals or anti-caking agents. Use a heaping ¼ teaspoon per Neti Pot use. |
also in Stainless Steel |
Ayurvedic Copper Jalnati Neti Nasal PotHerbal Sinus Headache Pillows
1/2 part flax seeds 1 part crushed spearmint leaf 1 part crushed peppermint leaf 1 part whole lavender buds 1 part eucalyptus leaf 1 part rosemary leaf
Mix everything.
Cut two pieces of material 10"x4" and sew or use "OK TO WASH IT" glue to construct a bag (keep one end open) Stuff your bag with the mixture and then sew up the remaining end. Works great--especially when combined with a 30 minute nap! Besides helping to relieve your own sinus headaches, these make great gifts!
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Cranial massage can also help with headache relief! This techinique was the only things that kept my eyes from falling out during one airplane descent where the cabin pressurization just plain sucked! Press your sinuses just inside the apples of your cheeks firmly with your fingertips --hard enough to feel the pressure. Start on either side of your nose and work your fingers across your cheeks, up to your temples, up to the top & sides of your head (press harder here or you won't feel it) across your eyebrows, then back down under your eyes to your nose.