Make Your Own Vicks's Vapo Rub with This All-Natural Recipe
Tana Makmanee — January 29, 2013 — Lifestyle
References: gardentherapy
With the onslaught of flu season amongst us there's never a better time to make sure you have all your flu remedies ready, and this easy-to-make Vick's Vapo Rub recipe is the perfect DIY cold remedy to relieve your aches and pains on a budget.
Featured on the site 'Garden Therapy,' this DIY recipe requires such ingredients as coconut oil, beeswax, olive oil and a few scented essential oils. Simply melt the oils and beeswax together, let it set in a tin container of your choice and just like that you have your very own homemade vapo rub.
This recipe lets you mix-and-match different scents and essential oils, which allows you to get creative with your mixtures. This all natural Vick's Vapo Rub remedy is perfect for when you feel down and a little under the weather.
Featured on the site 'Garden Therapy,' this DIY recipe requires such ingredients as coconut oil, beeswax, olive oil and a few scented essential oils. Simply melt the oils and beeswax together, let it set in a tin container of your choice and just like that you have your very own homemade vapo rub.
This recipe lets you mix-and-match different scents and essential oils, which allows you to get creative with your mixtures. This all natural Vick's Vapo Rub remedy is perfect for when you feel down and a little under the weather.
Trend Themes
1. DIY Health Products - The trend of making one's own health products, such as natural cold remedies, allows for customization and cost savings, and disrupts the traditional healthcare and pharmaceutical industries.
2. All-natural Wellness - The trend of seeking and creating all-natural wellness remedies, such as this homemade vapo rub, disrupts the beauty and personal care industries by prioritizing natural ingredients and sustainability.
3. Essential Oil Therapy - The popularity of essential oils as a therapeutic tool, such as in this vapo rub recipe, creates opportunities for innovation in alternative and complementary medicine and aromatherapy businesses.
Industry Implications
1. Healthcare - DIY health products disrupt the traditional healthcare industry by challenging the need for expensive and synthetic medications and treatments.
2. Beauty and Personal Care - All-natural wellness remedies disrupt the beauty and personal care industry by promoting self-care and sustainability and providing an alternative to mainstream products with chemicals and synthetic ingredients.
3. Alternative Medicine - The use of essential oils as a therapeutic tool disrupts the alternative medicine industry by providing a new approach to healing and wellness with natural ingredients and aromatherapy.
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