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Easy Instructions for Using a Neti Pot
Step 1: Make a Saline Solution
The water used for the nasal wash should be body temperature or very slightly warmer. Avoid very hot or very cold water. If you have a home water softener or if you do not like the quality of
your tap water, use bottled spring water for the nasal wash. The Aromatic Salt neti pot is large enough to hold 8 ounces of water comfortably. It will not be filled it all the way to the brim.
Use a rounded 1/2 teaspoon of Aromatic Salt Original or Unscented to 8 ounces of warm water. The cap of the Aromatic Salt bottle can be used to measure the salt. Fill the cap until the salt just covers the threads, just over half a cap. The instructions for the amount of salt are guidelines. Adjust to find the amount that is perfect for you. The amount needed varies with the mineral content of the water. If you experience a "swimming pool" feeling, try using more neti pot salt. If you experience stinging, use less salt. When you find the perfect amount of salt, the saline solution should flow through the nasal passages quite comfortably. Aromatic Salt neti pot salt dissolves in water much more quickly than table salt. A quick stir before beginning the nasal wash should be sufficient to dissolve the Aromatic Salt completely.
Step 2: Rinse
With your neti pot filled with Aromatic Salt saline solution and standing over a basin or sink, tilt your head gently so that one nostril moves downward toward the basin and the other nostril moves up toward the ceiling. Insert the spout of the neti pot into the upper nostril and gently pour the saline solution into the upper nostril and let it flow out through the lower nostril, as in the illustration above. When the neti pot is empty, blow out through both nostrils into the sink or into a tissue. Be sure not to close either nostril as you blow out. Repeat on the other side.
When you have rinsed both sides, and after you've gently blown your nose, bend all the way forward and turn your head from side to side to release any of the saline solution that may remain in the nasal passages.
Step 3: Care of your Neti Pot
Wash your Aromatic Salt neti pot by hand or in the dishwasher.
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