Everybody loves to shop, right? Well not all of us, but when there is a need we sure do like to have a store to go into. When you go into a store for problems with your poor nose you will unfortunately be faced with a lot of confusing choices. A lot of these treatments are designed to somehow get a nasal saline solution into your nose. Most commonly this is delivered to the nose as a nasal saline spray.

The development of the saline solution for a nasal saline spray is really not complicated. In most cases it’s simply salt, like the salt on your table, and water. But wait—we need at least one more ingredient: preservatives. Yes, in many cases the manufacturer has to put preservatives in to keep the germs out. While this isn’t present in all of the nasal saline sprays on the market it is present in some. And it is present in virtually every other kind of nasal spray that you might purchase.

The average person might shrug their shoulders. “Big deal” they might say. I would like you to consider for a moment the concept that something that is strong enough to kill germs is being sprayed up your nose. You might think that’s a good thing in that it’ll kill the germs there too! Sorry to disappoint you but that’s not a good way to get rid of the bad germs in your nose. Here’s the straight scoop: preservatives irritate the cells in the lining of the nose. Surprised?

Not only do the store bought strategies have chemicals that are bad for the lining of the nose, they employ devices to get the saline “up there” that aren’t as good as a “lo tech” approach. You will read in some places that sniffing saline nasal solution from the palm of your hand “doesn’t work”. Don’t believe this opinion. They don’t know what they are talking about.

Actually, sniffing a nasal saline solution from the hand is a very good way to get the equivalent of a saline nasal spray up the nose. I think it’s the best way. In over 30 years of medical practice I see this as a very effective strategy— when it’s done right and with the right kind of home made nasal saline solution. I call this my “Lo tech, No tech” approach. If you’re interested in this you can get the information on my blog.

So I want to summarize these points: if you combine the right ingredients to make a good saline nasal solution you can make this product free of preservatives and avoid all of those negatives. And you can deliver it to the nose in a very “Lo tech” approach using that most simple of “Lo tech” devices, the hand. (Actually Lo tech only in the sense of not made by people!!)—but make sure you learn how to do it the right way.

Want to find out more about saline nasal spray, then visit Dr Stanley Lang’s site on how to choose the best saline nasal solution for your needs.

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