A home-made isotonic saline nasal wash: (for dry sinuses)

• 1 pint (2 cups) warm water
• 1 teaspoon salt (pickling salt or kosher salt)
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
(Pickling salt or kosher salt is preferred by some because of possible allergies to iodine and these other salts are pure.)

A home-made hypertonic saline nasal wash: (for stuffy nose)

• 1 pint (2 cups) warm water
• 2 teaspoons salt (pickling salt or kosher salt)
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
(Baking soda added to the mixture keeps it from burning the nasal passages.) Continue reading →