Mom Always Finds Out received Ricola product samples and/or was compensated for this blog post. Regardless, all opinions expressed are my own.
Are cold symptoms making you miserable? Here are a few of my favorite natural ways to relieve cold symptoms.
Drink plenty of fluids. Good hydration can help your body break up congestion. Try to drink at least 64 ounces of water, herbal tea, juice and/or broth daily. Avoid caffeine because that may lead to dehydration.
Take comfort in herbal remedies. Studies have shown that herbs can reduce the duration of colds. If you have a powerful cough, the new Ricola Extra Strength Cough Drop can help. This drop is an all-natural blend of 10 Swiss herbs, ten natural Swiss alpine herbs, natural menthol and a soothing syrup center.
Use Saline Nose Sprays to irrigate your nasal passages. Saline can break up mucus and remove virus particles and bacteria.
Get plenty of rest. A well-rested body means a stronger immune system to fight off infections.
Steamy Showers. A hot, steamy shower can relieve congestion and help you relax. Inhaling steam from the shower will help keep your nasal passages moist.
What are your favorite natural ways to relieve cold symptoms? Do you have a home remedy for colds?
I recently caught my first official cold of the season. For the first two days, I had virtually no voice, a sore throat and stuffy nose. It was the perfect time to use both of the Ricola products I had gotten a few weeks earlier. I have long been a fan of the square Ricola natural herb cough drops. I really like the flavor, too. The new Extra Strength cough drops are more of a traditional oval shape and they are packed with menthol power. My favorite thing about them is the syrupy center – it really is a soothing way to finish off a cough drop.
Have you ever tried Ricola? Their cough drops have been around for more than 80 years! They are made from all-natural herbs and are GMO-free.
I certainly hope you don’t come down with a cold or the flu. But it’s always nice to be prepared with Ricola natural herb cough drops.
What do you keep on hand in case of colds? Do you have a favorite natural way to relieve cold symptoms?
Sheila K. says
I’d like to try their cherry honey cough drops!
allison says
I’d love to try out the honey herb drops! My throat has been sore a lot lately!
Sandra VanHoey says
I learned The name Ricola is derived from the name of the owner family, Richterich, and the name of the town in Switzerland where Ricola products were invented and are still produced today – Laufen.
Cheryl F. says
I like Ricola Sugar Free Green Tea.
Madonna says
I would like to try their swiss cherry. I love cherry flavored cough drops
jessica hager says
I’d like to try the Ricola Extra Strength Glacier Mint.
Debbie Jackson says
honey herb or cherry work well.
Teresa says
I’d like to try the lemon mint variety.
Lesley M says
The company employes over 400 people worldwide!
Danielle says
Next time I have a sore throat, I’d love to try their cherry honey flavored drop.
Kitty Iecvan says
I like the Honey Lemon drops.
Beth R says
I learned that they have a larger variety than I realized. I’d like to try the honey herb.
Jessie C. says
I would like to try Honey Lemon drops.
Janet W. says
I visited their site and learned they make a Lemon Mint flavor! I’d love to try that for a sore throat.
Kelly Nicholson says
LEARNED
Tradition with a future: Ricola looks back on 80 years of company history. Read more about the Ricola success story.
Elena says
I learned that all the herbs used in Ricola products are organically cultivated in the Swiss mountains.
Julie Wood says
Ricola family owned and operated for over 80 years and they make all natural cough drops that taste great and do not have that over menthol flavor. Also, I like the Honey lemon cough drops the best.
Lisa L says
Company founder Emil Richterich first created the recipe in the summer of 1940 and it is still in use today.
Pontresina, one place where the herbs grow,
looks pretty and now I will have to google earth it and check it out.
latanya says
I want to try the Ricola Extra Strength with Natural Menthol
Stoic Kitty says
Ricola is the cough drop of many celebrity gods and goddesses such as Madonna, Christina Aguilera, Nicki Minaj, Justin Timberlake. etc… Michael Jackson’s pre-concert ritual includes drinking Ricola candy dissolved in hot water followed by a relaxing injection of propofol and benzodiazepine at the end of the day.
steve weber says
I learned they have many different flavors of cough drops.
Holly Thomas says
I like the Cherry Dual Action.
Ann Fantom says
I learned that Ricola’s herbs are grown in Swiss mountain regions, without any use of pesticides, insecticides or herbicides
kim burnett says
I like the honey lemon ricola!
Gayle J says
I learned that Ricola respects environmental values in all areas of its business
Kortney Picker says
I learned that Ricola is a family run company that employs over 400 people!
Sherry Compton says
I like their fun and games area. From the Ricola trivia quiz to getting a Ricola ring tone for your phone, I never would have guessed they had such a great site.
Marti Tabora says
I learned that Ricola is family owned and operated for more than 80 years. That’s pretty impressive. Thank you.
alicia k (Petite Pilates Pixie) says
i learned about the marshmallow!!! neat descriptions on the site
Natalie says
I would like the honey lemon drops!
Jo-Ann Brightman says
I learned that Ricola has 80 years of company history to look back upon and looks to the future.
Cheryl Chervitz says
I’d like to try the Extra Strength Glacier Mint, for my bad coughs when I’m sick.
Amanda Alvarado says
I’d like to try the Lemon Mint drops! I’ve never seen this flavor before!
Jill A. Collins says
I learned that they are family owned and operated for more than 80 years.
Lisa Brown says
I learned: Ricola has supported the organic cultivation of herbs in the Swiss mountains and without the use of pesticides and herbicides
stephanie says
i want the Lemon Mint flavor!
Wanda McHenry says
I learned that on 28 June 2010, Ricola AG set up the Ricola Foundation. The first major project to receive support from the foundation is COLOSS, a scientific network conducting research into the severe losses of honeybee colonies worldwide.
Megan Cromes says
i love the fact at how it helps my sore throat.ty;)
Brittany says
I learned the company has been going for 80 years.
Fawn H says
I like the Extra Strength Glacier Mint Drops
Barbara Montag says
Ricola is family owned & operated or more than 80 years – I like that.
Danalee Davis says
Ricola exports nearly 30 different ranges of herb drops and teas to over 50 countries. Interesting! 🙂
Catherine Shaw says
I learned that for 25 years, Ricola has supported the organic cultivation of herbs in the Swiss mountains.
Paula V says
I like the glacier mint cough drops.
robyn donnelly says
They have been around family owned and operated for about 80 years. I like the swiss cherry cough drops with liquid center.
Jennifer says
we love ricola but i never knew that they dont use herbicides or pesticides! thats awesome!
Daraya says
I would love to try the Mixed Berry Cough Drops during cold & flu season! 🙂
Anne says
I learned that Ricola is looking for a more natural alternative to the apertame they currently use in their sugar-free products.
Jo-Ann Brightman says
A new product is the Extra Strength Glacier Mint for a powerful relief of a cough
Tanya Holland says
I want to try the glacier mint cough drops. I have always like cough drops.
Laurie Nykaza says
Sugar Free Green Tea for my son who is diabetic sugar free is great
Jen Haile says
I like their Extra Strength Glacier Mint Drops!
John Leahy says
I learned that Ricola collects contemporary Swiss art — their aim as a collector is to support contemporary artists in Switzerland and offer Ricola employees an opportunity to appreciate modern art as part of their daily routine.
Mya Murphy says
The honey lemon would rock my world!!
Tarah says
I love their Swiss Cherry cough drops
Cynthia C says
I learned that they use organically grown herbs in the products.
Rust says
I would like to try the cherry honey flavored cough drop.
Grace A says
cherry flavored cough drops
Jessica G says
I would to try the honey lemon drops
Michelle P says
I am going to try the extra strength glacier mint. I have this dry cough that is just lingering.
Helga says
I like that they are all natural and I love their honey lemon flavor.
Michelle C says
I learned that they have a Mixed Berry flavor. I would like to try that one. Thanks for the chance to win!
mrsmchappell at gmail dot com
Cynthia C says
I like that they make their products from organically grown herbs.
Daniel M says
the lemon mint sounds good
Mary v says
Riccola is a family owned and operated business
Becca says
I would love to try the mixed berry drops
Jenn @ hello, rigby! says
i think the dual action drops sound like they’d be helpful for me to use next time i’m sick (which hopefully isn’t for a long, long time!)
xo.
jenn @ hello, rigby!
Allison Downes says
I would love to try out their Sugar Free Green Tea drops
Thank you for the chance to win this!
Gwen says
I learned that horehound can help protect the respiratory tracts from dust particles, and can help detox the liver.
molli vandehey says
i love ricola products. they work great and taste good. i prefer good old fashioned honey lemon 🙂
Sonya Morris says
I like the Extra Strength Glacier Mint with a soothing syrup center.
courtney b says
i love the cherry ricola drops thanks for the chance!
Bo says
I’d love to try the Mixed Berry drops!
Audra O'Hara says
From Ricola’s site I’d like to try their Swiss Mint tea; I had no idea they made teas!
Stacy says
I learned that the original company name was Richterich & Compagnie Laufen and it was shortened to Riccola in the 1960’s
Cynthia says
My family love Ricola. Last time I went to Target I bought a variety of flavors to try and loved all of them. It’s great that they support the arts.
Tara says
family owned and operated for 80 years! I did not know that!
Cassandra Eastman says
I love that all Ricola products contain herbs that are cultivated in the swiss mountains!
Sky Sparkle says
I love the honey lemon drops the most
Sacha Schroeder says
I love that I can watch their silly commercials on their website.
michelle oakley warner says
i like the cool ring tones and the games, i like the new flavors i cant wait to try them out, especially the mixed berry
Jesselyn A/Jesstinger says
I learned that for people like me (with Asthma & COPD ) who usually get sore throats along with a nagging cough – they have two products that sound very promising:
Dual Action and Extra Strength Glacier Mint
I also learned that this very environmentally and people friendly company has a wonderful feature on their website: all about HERBS – How to plant, grow, cultivate, harvest and preserve herbs – which I bookmarked for future reference (February when we plan on beginning our herb garden (from seed) for next Summer!
jose benavides says
honey lemon drops are my favorite.. always loved anything sour
courtney b says
i would like to try the lemon ricola drops. thanks for the chance!
Charles Burbridge says
I’m not sure if I like him or am creeped out by him, but the *ahem* “odd” Swiss guy in the photo on the front page is memorable.
luckylester34 says
I’m a fan because your cough drops really work.
Tian A. says
I like Natural Cherry Honey Herb Throat Drops, it worked well for my sore throat. Thank you for the chance.
sherry Walker says
I would like to try the lemon mint
Lasonda says
I would like to try the Swiss Cherry cough drops.
Chrystal D says
I learned they are an Environmentally responsible company!
PAIGE CHANDLER says
I learned I can also buy online
min says
can buy online
Terry Maigi says
I learned that the cough drops are free of chemical pesticides to ensure optimum taste and effectiveness.
Deborah Stinson says
I learned that Ricola has a collection of contemporary Swiss art which they display in their various buildings.
Tina Renee says
I’d really love to try the Ricola Extra Strength Glacier Mint to open up my sinuses!
Jimmy says
I think the mixed berry flavor sounds good.
Jacquelyn Cannon says
I learned that Bruno Mars and Nicki Minaj use Ricola.
wendy b says
I want to try their cherry honey drops….I’ve never seen them in our store.
Jennifer Dunaway says
I learned that they are all natural.
Sharold says
I like that they have many flavors to choose from, honey herb sounds great.
Susan Smith says
I would like to try Honey Lemon drops
Deborah says
i want to try http://www.ricola.com/en-us/Products/Herb-Cough-and-Throat-Drops/Extra-Strength
Amanda Roberts says
I like the lemon mint cough drops!
Pat says
I’d like to try the Honey Herb
Colleen Boudreau says
I learned that the name Ricola is derived from the name of the owner family, Richterich, and the name of the town in Switzerland where Ricola products were invented and are still produced today – Laufen.
Courtnie says
I’d like to try honey lemon flavor.
Robin says
I would love to try the Dual Action Cherry
Lindsay says
I love Ricolas 🙂 Wish I had them two weeks ago when I was sick!
Katie Contests says
I didn’t know there were so many flavors of cough drops!
richelle bowers says
family owned for 80 years
mary gardner says
I found out that horehound can help protect the respiratory tracts from dust particles, and can help detox the liver. No wonder my grandparents always had horehound candy!
christine jessamine says
I would love to try the glacier mint
chickie brewer says
I want the cherry ones..
Sarah Cool says
i learned that Ricola uses the essential oil from Marshmallow leaves for the soothing and anti-inflammatory effect for the mouth and throat.
Jennifer T says
I love their Honey Lemon throat drops!
Vicki andrew says
like to try the cherry honey drops
Priscilla S. says
I would like to try the Cherry Honey drops.
ellen beck says
The company employs over 400 employees worldwide. Ricola products are available in more than 50 countries Thats alot of product for only 400 employees to make and alot of countries to serve!
Deb C says
I checked their flavors and I would love to find the Natural Cherry Honey Herb Throat Drops in my local stores.
Steve says
I learned that they have 400 employees.
Nancy says
I learned it has been family owned and operated for over 80 years.
Theresa D says
I like the Honey Lemon Ricola. Ricola really helps soothe my familys sore throats.
Annemarie Z. says
I learned that visitors to their herb gardens can learn about the blend of 10 herbs in their natural environment and learn all about the cultivation and power of herbs!
Liza E says
I like that they are natural and make sugar free
Justin S says
I didn’t realize Ricola had herb teas. I wanna try these out when the time calls.
Janice Crespo says
I love their mixed berry but I would love to try the cherry honey – will have to check for that next time I pick up Ricola 🙂
Hesper Fry says
I learned their products are all lactose and soy free.
s riches says
I learned that for 25 years, Ricola has supported the organic cultivation of herbs in the Swiss mountains.
Candie L says
I learned they have been in business for over 80 years. thank you
Christy says
I learned about how to start an herb garden, how to grow them and how to preserve them.
Trish F says
I learned that they are looking into other alternatives to the aspertame that is contained in their product. At least they say they want to change that.
Tim says
I like that they are al natural.
Robert Lockwood says
Ricola is family owned and operated
Jennifer Reed says
Something I liked and wanted from the Ricola website was their Dual Action Cherry
lozenges that are a multi-symptom cough drop helping with coughs and sore throat pain.
Andrina Goetz says
I want the swiss cherry drops!
paula peterson says
I learned they have a free ringtone
Christina Marie says
I liked reading through their detailed company history on their website. Thanks for the giveaway!
Liza Lisa says
I didnt realize that they used 13 different herbs
Kimberley Meier says
I like the Ricola Cherry Honey drops!
April V. says
I loved their videos! Especially The Kiss.
Beaynbopp says
I LOVE the original…I never knew that they made an extra strength one. So I would love to try their Extra Strength Glacier Mint
Judi Roode says
I like that they grow their herbs in Switzerland
Douglas Houston says
Christina Aguilera uses Ricola
Barb Stenby says
I have tried all the y flavors Ricola makes because I have been using Ricols for years & my favorite flavor is Lemon Mint
Lynda Thomas says
I didn’t know that Ricola makes a Dual Action drop that helps with cough and throat pain, I will definitely have to check that out with having this dumb cold! And it’s cherry flavor, my favorite!
Marie Stuver says
I learned that Ricola now has a heavy duty cough drop with menthol in it for times when you have a heavy duty cough!!
pamela love says
I learned that they have 11 flavors. I have used Ricola Honey Lemon flavored for years.
kathy pease says
id love to try the Cherry Honey drops those sound good
Julieh says
I learned about the ricola Swiss sherry flavor that sounds really good
Alex W. says
I would try the swiss cherry flavor cough drops!
jenna d says
Ricola products are made with mountain herbs
Crystal F says
I would love to try the mixed berry cough drops. I had the flu for Christmas and I have a leftover cough thanks to it. I could use these right now. Thank you!
Cassandra Davis says
I would like to try Ricola Extra Strength- Natural Menthol.
Samantha says
I learned there are 13 “magic” herbs
Amanda Sakovitz says
i like the cherry cough drops
laurie says
I learned that their Our motto “Naturally effective” is our promise to treat nature gently
Sarah Grace says
I bought a pack of the dual action cherry drops about a month ago when I had a bad sore throat and cough. They were a lifesaver !
Susan Climan says
I learned that the company is over 80 years old.
Richard Hicks says
I learned that Ricola group has a collection of contemporary Swiss art.
Sue Hull says
I learned that Ricola is a family owned & operated for more than 80 yrs. I like that Ricola has sugar free green tea w/echinacea cough drops. I’m definitely going to buy these next time I have a cough. Thank you 🙂
Geoff K says
I love Ricola’s commitment to sustainability and harmony with nature – it makes me value their product even more!
Sherry Conrad says
I like the cherry honey drops.
Brian E. says
All the herbs used in Ricola products are organically cultivated in the Swiss mountains
Michelle C says
I learned that you can purchase the Ricola products online. Thanks for the chance to win!
mrsmchappell at gmail dot com
Buddy Garrett says
I like the Dual Action Cherry.
Evelyn Driver says
I learned that the company is family owned for more than eighty years.
KELLY MCGREW says
i’d like to try the Sugar Free Green Tea ones
CharityS says
Founded in 1930, with company headquarters in Laufen and subsidiary companies throughout Europe, Asia and the USA.
cassandra says
i would love to try their dual action cherry drop. i usually have the honey lemon type.
Sierra R says
I learned that Ricola, which has been around for 80 years, makes these cough drops ALL NATURAL without unnecessary, added sugars.
Marcy Strahan says
I would love to try the Ricola Extra Strength Glacier Mint ! That sound like it could really help when my thoart feels like it’s burning!
Christine M says
I learned that they have a cherry version, yum.
Rajee (@momsfocus) says
love honey herb drops!
Sarah L says
I need the Extra Strength Glacier Mint.
Thanks for the contest.
Barbara Long says
I learned that Ricola original herb cough drops are made today exactly as they were made more than 80 years ago, when they were first invented.
longbarb11@aol.com
Thomas Murphy says
I want the Cherry Honey
Gale McCarron says
Thanks for your list of natural remedies. I have to be very careful with over the counter products due to a lung and heart problem, so the more natural the better.
ashley busse says
I would love to try the cherry honey! <3
I get really bad colds, so I normally end up using my nebulizer instead of natural remedies. 🙁