Working Girl Wellness - How To Boost Your Immune System In The Office

Sanitizing / Immunity Protection In The Office

You can’t move past an elevator these days without seeing a hastily attached hand sanitizer and fresh new coronavirus poster guides.

If the contents of said drab hand sanitzers are uninspiring, it might be time to bring in your own sanitizing / immune boosting products to work.

As office spaces are open, colds and flu tend to spread like wild fire. There is no harm in having some sanitizing and immunity boosting blends close by that smell great and leave you feeling cleansed, protected and relaxed.

Coronavirus – Present Advice

The present standard advice is as follows:

Prevention

Wash your hands as often as possible to avoid contamination. Hands should be washed for at least 20 seconds.

Cover

Your mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing and dispose used tissues.

Avoid

Touching eyes, nose or mouth with unwashed hands.

Clean

And disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces.

Immunity strengthening blends and cleansers

The beauty of blending your own products is that it is quick and easy and you know exactly what has gone in to the blend you are using.

Below we have some fast and simple sanitizing and immunity blends all of which can be made in less than 5 minutes and all of which smell and feel great.

In the alternative, if you are not in the humour to blend we also have some well-known natural and ready-made immunity blends and cleansers set out below.

The Blends

Diffusion Blends

If you feel like your home or office is sick, best to cleanse the space with a diffuser blend.

The Home / Office Cleanser Diffusion Blend

This blend will help prevent the spread of airborne germs.

Stock Blend:

15 drops Pine essential oil

15 drops Lemon essential oil

20 drops Lavender essential oil

A 5 ml glass bottle with orifice reducer cap

An Essential Oil Diffuser

Directions:

Fill the 5ml glass bottle with the three essential oils.

Add 10 drops to your diffuser.

Store in a cool dark place.

Hemlock and Saro Healthy Air Diffusion Blend

Both Hemlock and Saro cleanse and freshen the air making a working space cleaner and more pleasant to breathe in.

Single Use Blend:

5 drops hemlock essential oil

5 drops saro essential oil

Directions:

Simply drop the 10 drops of the essential oils into your diffuser.

Consider also:

The Open Office / Public Spaces Immunity Inhaler

Inhalers are great for discrete use as they look for all the world like a lip balm tube or expensive lipstick.

This blend is an immunity booster and will discretely help to kill airborne germs in public spaces.

7 drops Ravintsara essential oil

8 drops Pine essential oil

One blank Aromatherapy inhaler

Directions:

Add the two essential oils drop by drop directly to the blank cotton component of the Aromatherapy inhaler.

Attach the inhaler lid carefully.

Breathe into each nostril as needed.

Hand Cleansing Gel

2 oz (56 gm) organic aloe vera gel

5 drops Peppermint essential oil

9 drops Lavender essential oil

6 drops Tea Tree essential oil

2 oz (60 ml) PET plastic spray bottle

Directions:

Add the aloe vera to the spray bottle then add the essential oils. Shake to blend. Notes: Spray each hand three or four times. Rub briskly until the blend is dry. Use regularly throughout the day.

Daily Immunity Tonic Body Oil/Bath Blend

5 drops lavender essential oil

3 drops tea tree essential oil

2 drops ravintsara essential oil

2 drops eucalyptus essential oil

10 drops tamanu oil

1 ounce calendula carrier oil

Directions:

Add all the oils together and blend

Use daily as a body oil in the bath as an immunity strengthener.

Bottled Foam Soaps

These essential oils are known to combat germs however they will be softer on your skin than commercial office soaps – as everyone is now washing their hands more regularly and for longer it is important to use a powerful but skin friendly cleanser that will not cause skin irritation.

Lavender and Tea Tree Foam Soap

1.4 oz (40 ml) castile soap

1 teaspoon (5 g) aloe vera gel

8 drops lavender essential oil

8 drops tea tree essential oil

8 drops rosalina essential oil

Directions:

Pour the castile soap and aloe into the bottle, and then add the essential oils. Make the blend fresh at least once a fortnight.

Rosemary Foam Soap

1.4 oz (40 ml) castile soap

1 teaspoon (5 g) aloe vera gel

10 drops rosemary ct. camphor essential oil

7 drops thyme ct. linalool essential oil

7 drops bergamot mint essential oil

6 drops saro essential oil

Directions:

Pour the castile soap and aloe into the bottle, and then add the essential oils. Make the blend fresh at least once a fortnight.

Ready Made Immunity Boosting Blends

If you do not have the time to blend, why not try a ready-made blend? Probably one of the best known in terms of health protection / immunity boosting are the Doterra On Guard blends:

doTERRA – On Guard Foaming Hand Wash Refill – 16 oz

doTERRA – On Guard Foaming Hand Wash Refill – 16 oz (2 Pack)

doTERRA – On Guard+ Softgels Essential Oil Protective Blend – 60 Softgels

doTERRA On Guard Essential Oil Protective Blend Beadlets 125 ct

DoTERRA On Guard Sanitizing Mist – 27mL

… And finally – Immunity Enhancers – Illness Prevention Using Adaptogens

Adaptogens are defined as safe, beneficial herbs that have an immunity boasting balancing and toning action. They include ginseng, echinacea, garlic, astragalus, shiitake and reishi mushrooms, all of which are believed to help build resistance to germs and infection.

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