Don't let the flu take you down
Whether it’s due to too many late nights, stress, poor diet, not keeping your halls clean, or being surrounded by new people, around 90 percent of students succumb to the dreaded fresher’s flu in their first few weeks of university.
This can be most inconvenient as it’s a time when students are kept really busy with lectures, parties, nights out and initiation ceremonies. So fighting off, or at least relieving the symptoms fast is more important than ever.
The three products below are available over pharmacy counters nationwide, and can help fight off fresher’s flu symptoms, whilst making you look instantly healthier.
Anaesthetic Throat Sprays
Ultra Chloraseptic Anaesthetic Throat Sprays are an ideal way to help ease the pain of a sore throat so that you can make the most of your first few weeks of university.
Unlike some anaesthetic lozenges, which can numb the whole mouth area, Ultra Chloraseptic’s gentle anaesthetic spray goes directly to the source of the pain for fast, effective and targeted relief in just seconds, so it doesn’t leave you sounding like you’ve just come out of the dentist!
Available in three great tasting, sugar-free flavours – Blackcurrant, Cherry and Original Menthol, from pharmacy counters in the UK without prescription and cost £4.79.
Murine Irritation and Redness eye drops - 15ml
As well as leaving you feeling awful, fresher’s flu can take its toll on your appearance, which is not what you want at the start of university! You can give tired red eyes an instant boost with Murine Irritation & Redness, which is specially formulated with two powerful lubricants to lock in moisture, reduce redness, refresh and soothe your eyes, whilst reducing irritation.
Available over the counter from pharmacies nationwide priced at £3.67 for 10ml.
Tiger Balm White Ointment - 19g
Tiger Balm White is an effective headache relieving balm – perfect for soothing a sore head and aching temples caused by fresher’s flu or late nights. Tiger Balm White offers a great alternative to relieving the painful feeling of pressure without the need for pain killers so you can ever use it when you’ve been drinking. Tiger Balm can also help with tension headaches as a result of anxiety and stress related to starting university and can massaged into the affected area for instant relief and added alertness.
Tiger Balm White is priced £4.90 for a 19g jar and is available from Boots, Sainsbury’s, independent pharmacies and health food stores nationwide.
Femalefirst Taryn Davies
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