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Steam treatment carries essential oils directly to sinuses and lungs, and provides warm, moist air to help open nasal and bronchial passages. Boil about 4-6 cups (1-1.5 liters) of water, turn off the heat, let it cool for 1 minute. Carefully pour the water into a large bowl or just use the same pan the water was heated in. Add 3-6 drops of an essential oil to the water and use a towel to guide the steam around your head as you breathe deeply. If steaming is impractical, inhale from a tissue to which a few drops of an essential oil have been added.
Commonly-used oils include eucalyptus, mint, wintergreen, cajuput, frankincense, juniper and menthol. Diluted essential oils can also be used as a throat spray through "nebulization". If you don't have a diffuser, simply combine water and essential oils in a spray bottle.
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