Steam Inhalation for Congestion Remedy
This at-home steam inhalation tutorial is the best natural nasal congestion remedy to ease sinus pressure, headache, and chest congestion.
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Servings: 1 treatment
Equipment
- 1 Large Bowl
- 1 large towel
Ingredients
- ½ cup apple cider vinegar
- ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper can use up to ¼ teaspoon
- 1 teaspoon dried peppermint leaf or 1 Tablespoon fresh peppermint leaf
- 1 teaspoon dried mullein leaf or 1 Tablespoon fresh mullein leaf
- boiling water
Instructions
- Heat the water in a tea kettle or saucepan on your stovetop until boiling.
- Place your flat-bottomed vessel on a sturdy, flat surface with plenty of room around it.
- Pour the ½ cup of apple cider vinegar into the vessel of choice.
- Add a pinch of cayenne pepper, peppermint and mullein leaves to the vinegar.
- Carefully pour the hot water into the vessel of choice about halfway full.
- Place your large towel around your shoulders and pull it up over your head as you carefully bring it over the vessel of the sinus remedy, creating a tunnel of steam.
- Breathe deeply while keeping your face above the bowl at least 12 inches so you don’t get burned.
- Once you are situated and stable over the bowl, close your eyes and breathe in and out for 15 minutes. Enjoy the added facial while the effects of steam inhalation open up your sinus passages.
- Your nose will start to run, and if you feel the need to use tissue, be very careful maneuvering around the bowl of hot water. It’s okay to just let everything run out and, after the 15 minutes, blow your nose. Clean-up is easy!
Notes
- Repeat three to four times a day for 15 minutes, and breathe!
- Can substitute 1 drop peppermint essential oil instead of the fresh or dried herb.
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