Sadly, looking at the ingredient lists in common cough drops makes me cringe. By using these, you may get some relief of symptoms but you’re prolonging your illness by feeding it with foreign ingredients that your body now has to work in overtime to process.
Time to ditch it
❌ Halls: Menthol 5.8 mg. Acesulfame Potassium, Aspartame, Eucalyptus Oil, FD&C Blue 1, FD&C Red 40, Artificial Flavors, Isomalt, Sodium Carboxymethylcellulose, Soy Lecithin, Water.
❌ Ricola Sugar Free: Menthol (1.1 g), Ascorbic Acid, Aspartame, Citric Acid, Extract of Lemon Balm, Ricola’s Herb Mixture (Horehound, Hyssop, Lemon Balm Extract, Linden Flowers, Mallow, Peppermint, Sage, Thyme, Wild Thyme), Isomalt, Color , Flavors
Aside from artificial colors and flavors being linked to a series of heath troubles, aspartame alone is the FDAs #1 ingredient for reported negative side effects (98 different ones to be exact) ranging from headaches to leukemia.