Remember when you’d get a cold as a child and your mom would put the Vicks VapoRub on your chest so you would breath better?  Well, forget that.  And forget the cumbersome humidifiers, messing with water and having the thing clog up and stop working.  There’s something out there infinately better and more grown-up like, if you ask my opinion.

Take a look at the Vicks Waterless Vaporizer.  It’s totally cool.  You insert a little moist pad, shut the lid and plug it in. Within minutes it smells like you’re sleeping in the tree tops - eucalyptus trees, to be exact. The first time I turned it on, I immediately thought of the grove of eucalyptus trees down the street from our house, where my sister and I used to build forts out of the fallen branches.  I absolutely LOVE that scent. 

I’ve used it twice in the last two months; first with the flu, and now this week with a cold. (Ugh, I seem to be getting hit hard this season.) Well, at least I have this to comfort me and help me breath a little easier.  And the cool thing is, it makes a great night light or “mood light”; casts a soft green glow over the entire room. 

No, that’s not a flying saucer; this is the unit sitting on my bedside table, plugged in and doing it’s magic. 

I found mine at Wal-Mart for $10.  It comes with five of the scented pads.  These last for eight hours; so figure going through one a night. The only downfall is, you can go through these fairly quickly, and they’re sort of pricey.  A replacement set of five costs about $5.  Still, for those first few days of a cold, when you’re at your worst, this is worth it. 

So if you’re like me and fighting another cold - or dare I say it, a case of that certain flu that we’re all afraid of - head to your nearest Big Box store and grab one of these. Oh, and if it’s the latter illness, please send someone else to get it for you. Achooo…Thanks!

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Note: This is not a paid advertisement. I’m not clever enough to figure that out yet, someday…

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