Dr. Feelgood

I‘m sick of being sick. Every day is a ruthless cycle of Dayquil, Berrocca, echinacea and good old chicken soup. And I’m sick of ugly-looking medicine, too. Why can’t we add drama to everyday ailments?

Well, here are posh alternatives to the sickly soul and extra eye candy for the medicine cabinet:

1) Protect yourself

First of all, getting sick is due to fair-weather lovers, under-paying jobs and un-intriguing wardrobes. Yes, it’s stress. It’s been proven that stress lowers and batters the immune system, which makes us tragic semi-cadavers during party season. So relax. And when the going gets tough, don’t get drunk. Take a long steaming bath and scrub away with Origins Calm Your Senses body exfoliator with lavender and vanilla. The lavender calms the senses, while the oils in the formula nourish the dry skin that modern-day delilahs can bring. So, soak up and relax.

2) Clean up your act

The germs we pick in this perverted, cruel and over-dressed world can lead to all sorts of Discovery Channel documentaries. Everywhere there’s a medical menace out to attack our fragile sytems. When SARS hit, the biggest must-have was not custom-made Creed cologne, but vats of antibacterial gel in every Fendi purse. Now, to add some luxe to the formula, Tenderly hand sanitizer has made disinfecting a spa affair. With natural extracts and essential oils such as lemon, petit grain from flowers such as patchouli, sage and rosemary, it emits a heavenly fragrance as opposed to the clinical alcohol stench.

3) Knock out

Sleeping can be a feat. For many, it’s watching the horrors in Elimidate that causes them to toss and turn at night. Rubbing some Badger Sleep Balm on your temples and chest helps you fall into that divine slumber.

4) Ahhhh-choo

Propoline Coldfree is the chic Vicks. It eases the tragic notes of the flu with echinacea (for the immune system), propolis (antiseptic) and good old eucalyptus (to relieve irritated mucous membranes). It also eases muscular pains and is easily absorbed. Talk about a luxe salve.

5) You perv

Watch what you touch because it might just make you bleed! A gentle way to treat your ungentle maneuvers is by using the Propoline First Aid Balsam which has calendula and hamamelis. It soothes and cures.

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All products are available at Rustan’s Essenses.