Breathe Easy Chest Rub

This chest rub was inspired by two things - Vix (that popular chest rub) and a popular home remedy for coughs I discovered while living in New Zealand.

New Zealand can be a very damp and wet country and this means lots of coughs and colds. When my children were little, I heard of a remedy where you simply smear your child's chest with honey, put a piece of kitchen roll or material over the top and, miraculously the cold stops! I was quite amazed by this, so decided to try it myself. Much to my delight it worked!

Naturally, not everyone is happy to smear their chest in honey for a multitude of reasons and, sometimes, you want some vapours to assist with the related nasal congestion. Hence this balm was born. I combined honey, beeswax, arnice and rosehip oils and heated it. Once it had all blended, I then let it cool and added Spike Lavender, Ravensara and Eucalyptus essential oils. The result is a pocket-sized balm that can help support your body while you shake of a cold.

If you want to save money and make it yourself, there is a kit option which contains enough to make over 20 times a single 15ml pot and only costs just over 8 times as much. The kit contains the following:

• 75g wax
• 100ml Organic Arnica Oil 
• 100ml Organic Rosehip Oil
• 100ml Organic Eucalyptus Essential Oil
• 100ml Organic Ravensara Essential Oil
• 100ml Organic Spike Lavender Essential Oil

Along with 10 labels to put on the lids of your ready made product.

Recipe

Melt the following over a low heat until melted and combined: 

• 25g Beeswax
• 25ml Organic Arnica Oil
• 40ml Organic Rosehip Oil
• 1 teaspoon of honey

Once the oils have combined, allow to cool to approximately 60oC, then add the below  essential oils and stir or swirl to combine.

• 20ml Organic Eucalyptus Essential Oil
• 20ml Organic Ravensara Essential Oil
• 20ml Organic Spike Lavender Essential Oil

 Then pour into containers.

Leave to cool, add lids and then it's ready to use.