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Home remedies for common flu

Sunday, August 17th, 2008

Some home remedies for common flu are:
1. Steam inhalation - heat water in a container and inhale the steam or get steamed rice and inhale the aroma.

2. Drink hot chicken, tomato or vegetable soup, it will help soothe a sore throat.

3. Eat citrus fruits like oranges, grapefruit containing vitamin C, which improve the immunity of the patient.

4. Drink Tea brewed with ginger strip, basil leaves and freshly crushed black pepper.

5. You can light an oil burner and put a little bit of eucalyptus oil in it to help the patient breath better.

6. Drink hot lemon juice mixed with honey.

7. Gargle with warm saline water at least three to four times a day.

Home remedies for blackheads

Saturday, May 3rd, 2008

Steaming the face remains the cheapest and most effective method for treating blackheads

Boil water in a vessel

Take the boiled hot water in a bowl

Tea tree oil may be added to the water, but it is optional

Put your face, especially the area with a lot of blackheads over the bowl, so that the hot steam hits your face

Keep your face in the same position, so the pores open due to the heat

The blackheads will rise to the surface and fall off or can be easily removed
Wash your face again with cold water, so that the pores shrink again

Ensure that your hands are clean when you touch your face, so that no dirt enters your pores which could cause pimples at a later date.