In terms of nutrition, Chamomile is another tea in a long line of teas that contribute nothing but hydration to the body while helping to break up mucus and numb sinus pain.
#Celestial seasonings sleepytime sinus free#
In fact, it is surprising that a tea made primarily of Chamomile, West Indian lemongrass and natural menthol flavor could do such good things for one’s sinuses! There is nothing unpronouncable in this tea and it is noted as being gluten free (for whom that matters). The tongue does not get numb, though I have found that even cool, it does help clear the sinuses, so this is not just a tea that one gets the benefits only from the steam.įor an all-natural remedy for sinus problems, Sleepytime Sinus Soother has a lot to recommend it. It never simply becomes a ricewater flavor like a standard chamomile tea.Ĭool, this tea tastes more initially forceful, then more bland. Sleepytime Sinus Soother has a way of numbing the tongue to dull the sense of taste and this makes the tea taste a little more bland. That taste changes pretty rapidly, though, the more that one consumes. On the tongue, Sleepytime Sinus Soother starts with the chamomile and mint flavor of a traditional Sleepytime tea. Inhaling the fumes did nothing for my sinuses. The scent is not overly inviting, but it does smell more spiced and intriguing than the standard ricewater smell of chamomile tea. Sleepytime Sinus Soother smells like a saltier version of the traditional Sleepytime chamomile tea. Sleepytime Sinus Soother never gets "too strong." After six minutes, the flavor does not seem to get any stronger so there is no benefit to letting it steep longer than that. Like most chamomile-based teas, this is a tea that I can never make strong enough. This tea takes six minutes to steep according to the directions and even if the water is truly boiling, I've found it can use the entire six minutes.
To prepare Sleepytime Sinus Soother tea, bring a pot of water to a boil and pour it over the tea bags, in a pot or mug. In other words, this is a poor tea for the teabag miser! steeping tea pot with four tea bags and that works well, though a second pot with the same bags will come out about 1/4 - 3/8 strength. The second cup often comes out far weaker than the first, which is a serious detraction given how difficult the initial flavor is to describe. coffee mug worth of tea and could be reused and make a second, rather weak cup of Sleepytime Sinus Soother tea. A single tea bag will make the standard 8 oz.
Like many other Celestial Seasonings teas, there are no tea leaves listed in the ingredients, so this herbal tea flower-based. Sleepytime Sinus Soother is a very standard tea it is your basic herbal tea when it comes to preparation. A box of Sleepytime Sinus Soother tea comes with ten pairs (20 individual) of tea bags. When I make pots of tea, I tend to use two bags and leave them connected. Sleepytime Sinus Soother comes in Celestial Seasoning's standard stringless tea bags, which are paired together with easy to separate perforations that allow one to separate the tea bags. Sleepytime Sinus Soother beefs up the usual chamomile flavor, but overwhelms even the spicy Sleepytime herbs with a tongue-numbing sinus medicine (presumably the menthol). Chamomile, the primary ingredient in Sleepytime Sinus Soother, is a wildflower and its use as a tea is interesting, but yields a tea reminiscent of dandelion juice. This wellness tea is all natural and as a result is caffeine free - none of the ingredients in it had caffeine to begin with so it did not undergo any chemical process to remove them. Sleepytime Sinus Soother is an all-natural Herbal Supplement Wellness Tea from Celestial Seasonings. In other words, Sleepytime Sinus Soother actually relieves some sinus pressure and congestion to actually help us feel better. It earns that status by being an adjective tea that does what it promises to do. Even so, I have tried Sleepytime ( reviewed here!) and Sleepytime Vanilla ( reviewed here!) and I will say that Sleepytime Sinus Soother might well be the best of the bunch. I'm have not reviewed much of the Sleepytime tea line, either, so the Sleepytime tag was not a huge selling point for me on the Sleepytime Sinus Soother. But, given that my wife and I have been suffering from sinus congestion the last few weeks, it seemed like the appropriate time to try Celestial Seasonings Sleepytime Sinus Soother. The reason was simple I felt that unless I actually needed the benefits of the medicinal teas, I could not fairly evaluate them. The Basics: A mildly flavored tea, Sleepytime Sinus Soother actually helps relieve congestion and aid in head health!įor a long time in my reviewing of Celestial Seasonings teas, I pledged not to review the medicinal blends. The Good: Nothing bad in it, Good aroma, Actually helps clear the sinuses.
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