Advice for something for a sore throat?

[soul on fire]

Hi, I'm new to aromatherapy and have only experimented with vaporising the essential oils so far. Thing is, my OH is recovering from a chest infection, and now I've got a really sore raw throat. The last thing I want is his infection, but do I have a choice?
Can anyone advise me how to use essential oils to help fight this? Or just to make my throat feel a little better?
Thanks

 

[jen_mom2maddy]

Hiya,
I am currently doing VTCT Aromatherapy and my tutor said it was ok to get a cup of water and add tea tree 5 grops and gargle with it never ever swallow it!!she always does it and some of the others said it works butit tastes horrible but does the trick
Hope this helps
Coop

 

[dawg]

I would second the above, plus a drop of lavender rubbed gently into your throat.

A better tasting gargle can be made from making 'tea' from a leaf or two of fresh sage! Plus you CAN drink it LOL!

Hope you are feeling better soon
xx

 

[ReDla50]

Bringing up a common theme - beware the quality of the oils you are using.
If you are using a therapeutic grade organic oil, then by all means they are generally considered safe for ingestion. Most oils available in th eUK however have large synthetic components and are high in phenols and other solvents. These I would avoid ingesting.

Other oils you could use are Lemon, Orange, or any of the citrus oils, and you could add Frankinsense applied topically or taken (quality dependent) for its benefits on the immune system.

 

[Emad Thee]

How do you tell which grade oil you have?? I got mine from Boots, Holland & Barrett, and online glorybox. (p.s. why are Boots bottles so darn hard to use? impossible child-proof type top and dropper insert doesn't drop unless violently shaken?)
Been using a mix of orange, bergamot & jasmine in a puddle of water in burner in lounge and I think it's helping a bit? Managed to forget my teatree oil..... left it at work friday . I've been using eucalyptus in ioniser/vaporiser in bedroom at night.
Not tried gargling as no idea on 'grade'???