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Posted on Feb 2, 2020

29 Things To Help Get You Through Flu Season In One Piece

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by Marquaysa Battle

BuzzFeed Staff

A clear glass saucer is holding a clear glass mug. Inside of the mug, you can see tea and there is a gray sloth tea infuser that is hanging from the rim (with its "paws") and into the water for the tea.

A clear glass coffee mug sits on a wood counter and it's full of coffee. The spoon has a cat head that pokes over the top of the mug while its paws hang over the side of the rim, holding up the spoon.

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Check out how BuzzFeed writer Abby Kass liked the sanitizer below:

"I love these hand sanitizers. I honestly didn't think hand sanitizers could get any better until I tried these from Touchland. They have such a slim design and fit so easily in basically any size purse I use. Living in New York and commuting via the subway means I come in contact with a lot of unwanted germs, but every time I get off the subway, I can just grab the hand sanitizer with the hand that didn't have to hold on the subway pole to spritz the one that did – I have clean and nice-smelling hands in seconds. Even though it's a bit pricier than regular hand sanitizer, I started using one at the beginning of July, and JUST finished it, meaning that it lasted over four months and I used it basically every day."

Get it from Amazon for $15.95+ (available in eight scents).

There is a hand holding four gummies. They are a deep dark purple. In the background is a bag that holds the Olly Sleep gummies.

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The wipes are dermatology-tested so they shouldn't irritate if you have sensitive skin. They're also vegan, gluten-, and cruelty-free.

Promising review: "These wipes clean well and are thick. They are now my new favorite wipes. I like they are better for our environment. I like that I'm supporting a USA company when buying them. I use them to quickly clean counters, sinks, spills, and to wipe out my clothes washer. It's a good product with a good price and it smells good too." —DP

Get them from Amazon for $15.96 (available in a four-pack with a 37-sheet count in each and in two scents).

A clear water bottle with a silver top stands on a counter. The water reminder is wrapped around the bottle. It looks like a thick, clear rubberband but has an egg-shaped plastic piece in the center decorated by a green cartoon cactus.

This is a close-up of the egg-shaped plastic with the cartoon cactus on the front. It reads, "Don't be a cactus" and has a light that will flash when it's time to drink.

This shows a pink box of Pedialyte packets with a graphic of two lemons and three strawberries.

A green plate with rice, a chicken breast on top of the rice drizzled with a light orange sauce. There are Brussel sprouts beside the rice and chicken.

A black plate with rice, chicken, broccoli, and red peppers.

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Promising review: "I no longer buy any facial tissues that do not have lotion in them. If you've ever experienced the raw, red nose that accompanies many colds, you'll be excited to know that lotion tissues eliminates the problem entirely. Also, when you have toddlers around who seem to have the perpetual drippy, runny nose, this makes nose blowing and wiping not so dreaded for them. My children used to run from me when I'd approach them with a tissue but now they don't seem to mind. It's just a much more pleasant experience to have a softer wipe for the nose. I highly recommend these lotion tissues, even if you buy a knock-off sort." —Red teapot

Get a set of four boxes from Amazon for $5.49 (available with 224 tissues per box).

The essential oil stick is sitting standing on a surface and it's the size and shape of a Chapstick lip balm. It has a white top and a white label.

This a close-up of BuzzFeed editor Katy Herman applying the essential oil stick to the back of her neck while she holds her brown hair to the side.

This is a photo of a white saucer holding a teacup full of orange tea and a spoon. There are four tea packets sitting next to the saucer in different colors.

A plastic white humidifier is lit with an orange light. It's sitting next to a green succulent in a grey ceramic pot.

A bowl of oatmeal (or overnight oats) with blueberries, blackberries, sliced almonds, cherries, and sliced peaches. An orange bottle of the honey is laying beside it. There's also an avocado half and cherries sitting beside the bottle.

The sofa arm tray holder is laying across the armrest of a blue couch. Leather material hangs over the side and it has three pouches, one with a phone tucked inside. A detachable tray sits on top of it with a mug and a crystal glass sitting on it.

This photo shows the tray that was on top of the rest holder in the flap in the first photo sitting on a table now that it has been detached. The flap part is still adhered to the couch.

A woman lays in her bed in a green t-shirt and black underwear. Her blanket is white with animated oranges on it. She's holding a cream-colored baby llama-shaped heating pad. The llama has a texture that resembles actual fur.

The blanket looks exactly like an oversized burrito — cream with the dark spots most burritos get after being cooked. This blanket is draped over a person's legs and you can see the person is lounging on a chair watching television.

The burrito blanket is wrapped up like an actual burrito (rectangular shape and all) and is partially wrapped in literal aluminum foil. A reviewer shared this picture to show how they wrapped the blanket to give it as a gift.

Three yellow packs of Burt's Bees natural throat drops of different flavors.

This is a photo of the journal cover which is green, white, and yellow. The cover says, "Today is the day, 90-Day food and fitness journal."

This is a photo of two of the pages inside of the journal. The left page is blank while the right page is filled out with information about how much water, exercise, and sleep was had in one day.

This is a split photo of Disney characters from different shows and movies. From left to right, Iron Man, Darth Vader, Mrs. Incredible, Moana, and Jeff Goldblum.

This picture shows the ice holder with a white and blue plastic handle while the actual roller part is green.

A woman holds the ice roller up to her face. The ice roller handle is white while the rolling part is green.

The puzzle plateau is sitting on a glass coffee table with all four of its drawers pulled out. Puzzle pieces are on the main puzzle plateau but also sitting in the drawers.

The puzzle plateau holds a complete puzzle on it. Drawers are pushed in. Puzzle shows a lake sunset with a fire pit on the shore, a canoe is sitting in the water, and canoe paddles lean against a tree. There's a home on the other side of the lake.

A black square case (the size of a large tablet but way thicker) is sitting on a surface. It has a lid which is open. The case has a phone (looks like a droid) sitting inside of it with a blue screen.

A pink plastic mug sitting on a counter with a vegetable soup inside of it.

A red plastic mug sitting on a counter with a vegetable soup inside of it and a plastic steam-release vent lid.

A green box of Seagram's canned ginger ale soda. The box shows that it holds 12 cans.

A silver tin (shaped like an eyeglass case) is black on the inside and has five skinny slots where the blackhead remover tools are sitting. A hand is holding one of the tools which has a looped end.

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This is a graphic of about 20 blue gift boxes with different colored bows at the top all sitting in a line.

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29 Things To Help Get You Through Flu Season In One Piece

1. A sloth tea infuser so you can sip your favorite get-well drink nice and slow — while you hopefully recover fast!

2. A kitty spoon with purr-ty paws that'll hang on the side of your teacup and keep you company when you're taking a sick day. The spoon is a little smaller than teaspoon size and will be great for stirring and sipping slowly on piping hot drinks.

3. A spray hand sanitizer with a sleek, stylish design to keep your hands clean and clear of icky germs that could cause the coughing and sneezing.

4. OLLY gummies with melatonin to help you get the sound sleep your body needs to maintain good energy levels, have a decent immune system, and so forth and so on.

5. Amazing-smelling wipes to help you wipe away germs from any surface your hands touch.

6. A handy-dandy device that'll light up when you need a reminder to drink more water because everyone knows that water is one of the no-brainer answers to staying healthy enough to fight off sicknesses.

7. Pedialyte powder packets you can mix into water if you get the flu and it has you feeling especially dehydrated.

8. The Freshly meal delivery service for days when you may feel too under-the-weather to cook. You can focus on getting better. Meanwhile, the service will deliver up to 12 all-natural, chef-cooked meals a week. All you'll have to do is heat them up in the microwave and dinner is served!

9. A box of lotion-lined tissues so you can blow your nose as much as you need to without worrying about sandpaper-y tissue rubbing your nose's skin raw.

10. An essential oil stick that'll help relieve migraines, including the ones that can often be part of flu and/or cold symptoms. It'll def come in handy for skeptics who refuse to take over-the-counter medicines because there's still no sense in sitting around in pain all day, right?

11. Thick, colorful socks to keep your feet nice and toasty all winter long — no more walking around the house on bare feet and exposing them to germs and cold.

12. A mood-centric tea bag set meant to inspire different positive states of being like focus, inspiration, and energy. It'll be great if you just love tea but also on days when you need some hot tea to soothe a sore throat.

13. A humidifying oil diffuser to add some moisture to the dry air in your home. The humidity can help with a dry, scratchy throat and keep dust from further irritating you.

15. Pure raw and unfiltered honey to add to your tea that can help with the healing process of an irritated throat so you'll hopefully ~bee~ well much faster.

16. A sofa arm tray holder so you can camp out on the couch when you're not feeling the best and have everything you need within even less than an arm's reach.

17. A Huggable Llama cooling and heating pad to snuggle with when you're running a fever or have the chills. It may also help relieve some of the body aches and pains that often come with the flu.

18. A burrito blanket so you can wrap up in something comfortable and quirky-cute if you find yourself at home sick.

19. Cough drops that'll soothe a sore throat. This three-pack will come in three flavors so you get to enjoy it like candy while it helps give you relief.

20. A 90-day wellness journal to keep track of everything concerning your health. The journal will help you track hours of sleep you get, the meals you eat, your water intake, and basically all the stuff you need to care about to stay in good health. It's also filled with motivational quotes.

21. A Disney Plus subscription so you can binge-watch all the movies and shows you grew up on when you're stuck in bed trying to get well.

22. A refreshing ice roller with cooling and calming effects to help relieve pain you may have from headaches and other body aches. It'll also feel pretty relaxing if you have a high fever and want something to help cool you down.

23. A Baby Yoda jigsaw puzzle that you can solve while you watch the The Mandalorian on Disney Plus from your couch on the day you're finally feeling up to leaving bed, just not enough to go back to work yet.

26. A soup mug so you can easily heat up soup on the go if you're feeling bad but still have to work.

27. AND — a 12-pack of canned ginger ale so you can have "chicken noodle soup with a soda on the side" — word to Bianca Bonnie and D 👏🏾 J 👏🏾 Web 👏🏾 star. 🎶🎤🍜

28. A diamond cleaner to make sure the jewelry you wear every day stays free of all the cooties that can get on our hands when we're out and about. Less cooties, less chances to get flu-causing cooties. Cool?

29. BESTOPE Blackhead Removal Kit to encourage you to keep your hands out of your face. Stay with me here. Hands collect germs that can cause sicknesses. The less you touch your face, the less prone you are to spreading said germs. Got it? Hands off! Tools up!

Looking for stuff to help make your house a home? Check out the best places to buy inexpensive furniture online, the best places to buy couches online, cute home decor you’ll wish you knew about sooner, or check out all of our home content for even more great ideas.

Looking for the perfect gift for any occasion? Check out all of BuzzFeed’s gift guides!

29 Things To Help Get You Through Flu Season In One Piece

1. A sloth tea infuser so you can sip your favorite get-well drink nice and slow — while you hopefully recover fast!

2. A kitty spoon with purr-ty paws that'll hang on the side of your teacup and keep you company when you're taking a sick day. The spoon is a little smaller than teaspoon size and will be great for stirring and sipping slowly on piping hot drinks.

3. A spray hand sanitizer with a sleek, stylish design to keep your hands clean and clear of icky germs that could cause the coughing and sneezing.

4. OLLY gummies with melatonin to help you get the sound sleep your body needs to maintain good energy levels, have a decent immune system, and so forth and so on.

5. Amazing-smelling wipes to help you wipe away germs from any surface your hands touch.

6. A handy-dandy device that'll light up when you need a reminder to drink more water because everyone knows that water is one of the no-brainer answers to staying healthy enough to fight off sicknesses.

7. Pedialyte powder packets you can mix into water if you get the flu and it has you feeling especially dehydrated.

8. The Freshly meal delivery service for days when you may feel too under-the-weather to cook. You can focus on getting better. Meanwhile, the service will deliver up to 12 all-natural, chef-cooked meals a week. All you'll have to do is heat them up in the microwave and dinner is served!

9. A box of lotion-lined tissues so you can blow your nose as much as you need to without worrying about sandpaper-y tissue rubbing your nose's skin raw.

10. An essential oil stick that'll help relieve migraines, including the ones that can often be part of flu and/or cold symptoms. It'll def come in handy for skeptics who refuse to take over-the-counter medicines because there's still no sense in sitting around in pain all day, right?

11. Thick, colorful socks to keep your feet nice and toasty all winter long — no more walking around the house on bare feet and exposing them to germs and cold.

12. A mood-centric tea bag set meant to inspire different positive states of being like focus, inspiration, and energy. It'll be great if you just love tea but also on days when you need some hot tea to soothe a sore throat.

13. A humidifying oil diffuser to add some moisture to the dry air in your home. The humidity can help with a dry, scratchy throat and keep dust from further irritating you.

15. Pure raw and unfiltered honey to add to your tea that can help with the healing process of an irritated throat so you'll hopefully ~bee~ well much faster.

16. A sofa arm tray holder so you can camp out on the couch when you're not feeling the best and have everything you need within even less than an arm's reach.

17. A Huggable Llama cooling and heating pad to snuggle with when you're running a fever or have the chills. It may also help relieve some of the body aches and pains that often come with the flu.

18. A burrito blanket so you can wrap up in something comfortable and quirky-cute if you find yourself at home sick.

19. Cough drops that'll soothe a sore throat. This three-pack will come in three flavors so you get to enjoy it like candy while it helps give you relief.

20. A 90-day wellness journal to keep track of everything concerning your health. The journal will help you track hours of sleep you get, the meals you eat, your water intake, and basically all the stuff you need to care about to stay in good health. It's also filled with motivational quotes.

21. A Disney Plus subscription so you can binge-watch all the movies and shows you grew up on when you're stuck in bed trying to get well.

22. A refreshing ice roller with cooling and calming effects to help relieve pain you may have from headaches and other body aches. It'll also feel pretty relaxing if you have a high fever and want something to help cool you down.

23. A Baby Yoda jigsaw puzzle that you can solve while you watch the The Mandalorian on Disney Plus from your couch on the day you're finally feeling up to leaving bed, just not enough to go back to work yet.

26. A soup mug so you can easily heat up soup on the go if you're feeling bad but still have to work.

27. AND — a 12-pack of canned ginger ale so you can have "chicken noodle soup with a soda on the side" — word to Bianca Bonnie and D 👏🏾 J 👏🏾 Web 👏🏾 star. 🎶🎤🍜

28. A diamond cleaner to make sure the jewelry you wear every day stays free of all the cooties that can get on our hands when we're out and about. Less cooties, less chances to get flu-causing cooties. Cool?

29. BESTOPE Blackhead Removal Kit to encourage you to keep your hands out of your face. Stay with me here. Hands collect germs that can cause sicknesses. The less you touch your face, the less prone you are to spreading said germs. Got it? Hands off! Tools up!

Looking for stuff to help make your house a home? Check out the best places to buy inexpensive furniture online, the best places to buy couches online, cute home decor you’ll wish you knew about sooner, or check out all of our home content for even more great ideas.

Looking for the perfect gift for any occasion? Check out all of BuzzFeed’s gift guides!

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