Description
A perfect complement to the Decongesting Herbal Steam, this hot little number blends the six head-clearing, enlivening essential oils of eucalyptus, rosemary, camphor, cajeput, spearmint & peppermint with a wonderfully soothing plant-oil (petroleum and paraffin free) base for a heavenly hit of easy breathing without the synthetics.
Powerful relief for blocked sinuses, it soothes/cools the itch of insect bites, perks up foggy heads and cheers up sniffles. Underneath the effective zing of the essential oils is a nourishing bed of organic raw coconut, tea seed and calendula oils – a godsend for overly-blown/flaking/reddened noses; they soothe, soften and heal.
It’s a year round winner: in spring it’s a boon for relieving/soothing allergic symptoms of hayfever (I’ve been known to secretly smear it around my nostrils to block pollen seeds when modelling out on location in the countryside – sneezing isn’t very photogenic!) and I have happily soothed insect bites with it when mosquitoes took a fancy to me and my friends in India.
Rub it around the base of your nose, on your chest and temples at night for easier sleeping when horribly bunged up, on aching muscles… Really the uses are (possibly) endless; this is a 100% plant-sourced, natural alternative to the usual heat rubs and vapour rubs, and works any time you want to nourish your skin while inhaling something warming (yet cooling), decongesting and powerful.
No petroleum, synthetic substitutes or bad stuff; just (powerful) plant-derived comfort and virtue.
“I had a horrible cold and hadn’t been able to sleep or breathe well the night before. I rubbed some Tea & Sympathy around my nose and on my chest when I went to bed the next night and could breathe much more easily and slept much better!”
Uses & Directions:
Rub the balm onto your skin, chest, nostrils, temples or pulse points as required.
NB. Please keep out of reach of babies/infants – these natural essential oils are powerful and accidental oral ingestion of them could be dangerous.
Key ingredients/benefits:
ORGANIC, RAW, EXTRA VIRGIN COCONUT OIL: Anti-viral, anti-bacterial, moisturising, soothing, melts in beautifully.
TEA SEED OIL: Healing, softening, nourishing, packed full of micro-nutrients… See this page!
CALENDULA: The name refers to its tendency to bloom with the calendar, usually once a month or with every new moon. Calendula is often used to treat wounds, minor injuries & infections. It’s gently soothing for sensitive skin (it also features in the mother/baby products) and promotes healing.
ROSEMARY: a favorite of Paracelsus, a renowned German-Swiss physician and botanist, who made significant contributions to the understanding of herbal medicine during the 16th century. Concentration-boosting, it has antiseptic and anti-microbial qualities.
EUCALYPTUS, CAMPHOR, CAJEPUT, SPEARMINT & PEPPERMINT: even when you are so blocked you can’t smell much at all, the sweet relief of these classically zingy essential oils will waft you towards a clearer way of breathing and stimulate circulation and clarity. Respiratory royalty, all five.
Ingredients:
Cocos nucifera (Coconut*) oil, Camellia sinensis (Tea) seed oil, Helianthus annus (Sunflower) seed oil, Candelilla cera (vegan plant wax), Calendula officinalis (Calendula) flower extract, Rosmarinus officinalis (Rosemary) leaf oil, Cinnamomum camphora (Camphor) bark oil, Mentha piperita (Peppermint) leaf oil, Eucalyptus globulus leaf oil, Melaleuca leucadendron (Cajeput) leaf oil, Mentha spicata (Spearmint) herb oil, Tocopherol (Vitamin E), Geraniol*, Limonene*, Linalool*. *Naturally occurring in essential oils.
*Organic
All prices are in GBP.
Cheyanne Gray –
Absolutely delightful… I use this as a decongestant, a mosquito bite lotion and a remedy for sore muscles… a combination of three products I usually carry around all conveniently tucked into a single plastic free pot! It even smells delicious… I cannot recommend it highly enough!
Anne Given –
So gentle, so soothing….
Took a pot to the Antarctic, on a bucket list trip, because 3 flights to the tip of S America means a ‘plane cold’ is almost inevitable and you don’t want a trip of a lifetime spoiled by affliction!
I caught my cold on the third flight, to Ushuaia, to join the ship and breathed contentedly through S Atlantic gales…..
Must see if applying to my nose will deter germs on the next flight.
Thanks Ella Rose for your magic potion.
Emeline –
Thank you again for recommending the sympathy relief balm for my blocked nose when I met you at a market stall! It is really effective, and it was also great to get rid of the redness and pain of my nose after blowing it so much. I’ve also used it on my chest when I had a bad cough to help me sleep. I’ve recommended it to my friends. Thank you!
Naomi –
This balm comes everywhere with me since buying it a few months ago. I bought it to help with a cold and rubbed it on my chest, temples and under nose and it cleared up my nose so much! Once my cold was gone I wondered what else I could use it for. Well I get sniffles sometimes so its handy for that and hayfever has been terrible this year. Such a big help for hayfever! I found it leaked a little in my bag in warmer weather so just wrapped it in a tissue in future just in case. Adore this and I can hardly tell I’ve used it, a little goes a looong way.
Chief Leafologist –
Thank you so much – delighted you love the balm so much. Sorry to hear it leaked slightly – the screwtop lid should make the jar completely leakproof but it might be easy to forget to screw it tightly enough shut after use, and in warm weather it will definitely become more liquid. Thanks again!
Luanda Franco –
All my life I suffered with blocked nose and always had vicks to help me decongest or at least give a sense of relief….until I read about this product in one of your newsletters and decided to give it a go. Life changing for me!!!
I was a bit concerned when ordering with the fact that there’s coconut on the composition, not that I dont like it, but using the product to rub it in my nose, I though the coconut smeel would be overpowering…glad to be wrong! It doesnt bother me at all.
Can also confirm that it does keeps mosquitos away and helps with their bites after using it for a month in Brazil.
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Chief Leafologist –
Thank you so much for this review, Luanda – I’m so happy to hear it’s been such a help! Wonderful. It truly does have so many uses. And yes, the coconut doesn’t make a dominant part of the smell – all those zingy decongesting scents take over (eucalyptus, mint, camphor, etc….). It’s very helpful against insect bites, I agree! Thanks again for ordering and helping to spread the news.
Ralf –
Brilliant formula this, especially at the time of year when you are out and about and so are millions of insects!
When the inevitable happens I just put on a generous helping of Tea & Sympathy and rub it gently but firmly into the skin and the itchiness disappears within seconds. Not only does it work incredibly well and fast but it smells good as well, to my nose anyway, but maybe not to other insects that might consider attacking me!
Kathryn Avery –
Just had to do a shout out at my love for this little pot of balm. I find the smell really comforting at any time, but over Xmas have just had to use it for the first time in earnest whilst I’ve battled a cold. It really is a marvel at clearing blocked noses.. I won’t be turning to Vicks now I have this. It has also soothed my sore nose from all the blowing! I am reaching for it regularly and it brings ease every time.
Nic –
Received a sample of this originally to try. Smells divine, no nasties, and perfect for this time of year with colds going around. Will definitely take some with me on my next trip to Scotland to help ward off the midges, so will update you again soon.
Natalie Day –
I use this gorgeous balm daily to help with congestion. I highly recommend .
N L Fisher –
Was originally sent a mini sample with my usual order and wow, this stuff was magical. Great for stuffed up noses/allergies/hayfever, and also used it on insect bite and subsequently used as a mozzie deterrent last summer on our holiday in Scotland. Can also be added to hot water to use for a steam inhale and as always no nasty ingredients and safe for all. Highly recommended
Hazel –
Bought this at a christmas craft market last year along with a few other products. Using it to sooth aching muscles since starting an office job. Popped it on before bed and my shoulders feel so much better and the smell is just wonderful. All the products I bought I will be buying again! Everything is beautiful made and packaged. Such a fab company. Thank you!