![]() ![]() It is the first line of defense against not being able to make it to the bathroom in time. The bucket sits next to the ill person in whichever room you’ve sequestered them in. We all know that what is right for you and yours may be completely different. I am not a doctor and this is just what I do for my family. Now, this should go without saying, but please do your homework before using any homeopathic remedy. Other useful oils include peppermint, lemon, lavender, oregano, and melissa. Most people agree that the blends of DiGize/DigestZen and Thieves/shield oils are a sickness staple. Add them to a carrier oil and apply to the skin or add to Epsom salts and dissolve in a warm bath (check out my recipe for stomach bug bath salts above). You can diffuse them around the house or in a bedroom. For a person who has a stomach bug, essential oils are an essential part of my sickness toolkit. I use essential oils in conjunction with traditional medicine for virtually every illness in our house. If you want to know more about what they are and what they do, check out this informative article on the website Healthy Holistic Living. They can also act as a carrier for essential oils for a benefit that is two-fold. You can add Epsom salts to a bath to help ease body aches and boost white blood cell count. Steam and moist heat from a bath help relieve congestion. There are a plethora of other benefits to giving a bath. Another reason is my daughter often is upset after vomiting and the warm bath calms her. Part of that is practical: wash off the puke and germs. This is the very first thing I do with a “pukey” kid. I then sanitize the whole house–and as long as the sick person stays on his or her island, and the rest of us minimize contact and wash hands like it’s our jobs (WHICH IT IS!), we should experience a decreased risk of getting sick. One of our bathrooms becomes the “sick” bathroom, and the sick person is confined to his or her room. When one of my kids starts puking, my first thought after the expletives are, “I hope no one else gets it!” The sick zone or “sicky island,” as I like to call it, is a vital brick in the wall between me and a stomach bug domino effect. I also store designated buckets for puke. My typical apothecary supplies for homeopathic remedies include: Epsom salt, essential oils, carrier oil, and roller balls. In addition to Tylenol, a thermometer, saline, humidifier, and tissues, I like to keep hand sanitizer, bleach, and Lysol on hand, as well as a supply of coconut water and saltines. It’s best to keep your sick kit well-stocked and ready to go. When the vomit hits the porcelain bowl, no one wants to venture out for supplies. There are few more unifying experiences in motherhood than the dreaded stomach bug and now I am sharing everything I know about how to fight the good fight. I remember the struggle to keep up with the mess and the trial and error to find what helps. Somewhere along the way, this all became routine, but I remember the first time I got the puke call. I roust my husband for his supporting role and make sure my costars, bleach and Lysol, perform their featured solos. What happened next is a choreographed dance perfected over the years. ![]() Not long ago, I was awoken by her cries of distress and found what has become one of my mom nightmares: puke everywhere. and I am writing this from my stomach bug vigil. Depends how strong your oil is, how big your dropper is and how strong you like it. I use 60 drops of oil to 300ml, I suppose that’s about 6 per fluid Oz in imperial. It goes silky smooth like commercial soap and you can use it in an ordinary soap dispenser. ![]() You then add this very gradually into the ‘glob’ until all the oil is combined or if you like your soap a bit thicker don’t add quite 50%. ![]() I have found that any more than 50% it turns to liquid. Add your essential oils to the oil or water you’re adding and account for it in the 50% as this can affect the viscosity. Using all oil will make your soap last longer than using water as long as you sterilise your implements, it doesn’t seem to make it greasy in my experience. The other 50% can be made up of all water, all oil or a combination of the 2 with honey and/or Aloe and/or glycerin etc (a light oil like rapeseed is good, try a combination with coconut oil and honey). If you use 50% Castile soap then grind some sea salt into it and mix well it turns into something I can only describe as a ‘glob’. Sorry I am a couple of years late getting to this. ![]()
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