Olbas Pastilles

I've long been a fan of Olbas oil sprinkled on a tissue in a pillot to keep the sinuses clear at night (even if it does get a little eyewatering if too strongly applied!). So I decided to try the pastilles and see if they were more suitable. They come in a handy cardboard box a bit bigger than a matchbox, which is probably great for storing in a cupboard or a handbag but I would suggest that they consider other more portable formats, to a fit a pocket for instance (this is where airwaves gum has an advantage). Inside the pack is a plastic/foil packet, which is a little bit tough to get open by hand but otherwise not an issue. The pastilles themselves are a ...  Read the complete review

My mum tried these around 4 years ago when she had the flu and she always told me how amazing they were. So when I had a really bad cough, these came to mind straight away. I bought them at a local chemist for £2.05, so they're not cheap but not expensive. They come in a foil bag, with a fairly decent portion of them. I was quite shocked at how many I was given. They actually remind me fruit pastilles to look at, but they're alot harder. The taste isn't the nicest of tastes. Some may say they're disgusting, but you do get used to them the more you eat them. I was having a really hard time with my cough. I'd have so many ...  Read the complete review

Every year I seem to get hit by a cold which then leads to severe catarrh and a tight chest for weeks on end; and every year I end up dosing my self up with medication to get through the day and also the night when I always seem to feel 100 times worse. My current choice of over the counter medication to try and ease the runny nose and constant hacking is Olbas Pastilles. >>>> The Look and the Packaging As seems to be the case with a lot of these types of pastilles they come in a silver foil bag which is then placed within a cardboard box and contains 45g of pastilles. Thankfully unlike other similar medicine the foil bag isn't ...  Read the complete review