How To Make Homemade Saline Solution?

A good homemade and completely natural way to treat sinusitis is to use a saline solution with baking soda, as it helps to leave the secretions more liquid, favoring their elimination, which fights the nasal obstruction common in sinusitis.

However, to ensure a faster recovery, it is also recommended to rest, eat warm meals and give preference to foods with anti-inflammatory properties, such as pineapple, avocado or salmon, for example. See a list of anti-inflammatory foods you can add to your diet.

Sinusitis is the inflammation of the sinuses, which produces the sensation of weight in the head stuffy nose and headache, and can be caused by allergy or infection by virus or bacteria. Learn more about the symptoms and types of sinusitis.

How to make homemade saline solution?

Saline solution to unclog the nose

This saline solution with baking soda is a homemade recipe for washing and unclogging the nose during sinusitis, helping to relieve the symptoms and discomfort of nasal and facial congestion.

Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoon baking soda;
  • 2 teaspoons sea salt;
  • 250 ml boiled water.

    • How to prepare

    To prepare the serum you should add the baking soda and sea salt in 250 ml of boiled water, let it cool and introduce into the nostrils the prepared solution with the help of a dropper, a syringe or a special cup to wash the nostrils. It should be done 2 to 3 times a day or as many times as necessary.

    If it is necessary to store the solution, the saline solution should be placed in a glass container properly covered. Store in a dry environment at room temperature and never for a period longer than 5 days. 

    After nasal washing with baking soda and salt, some people may experience discomfort and irritation in the nose, so it is recommended in these cases that the next washes are made only with baking soda and water to avoid this discomfort.

    Learn about other home recipes to unclog the nose and relieve sinusitis symptoms in the following video:

    How it works

    To combat the symptoms of nasal congestion, it is important to take measures to help thin the secretions and promote their elimination, and therefore the use of saline solutions can be effective. The home remedy with bicarbonate can be easily made at home and helps to eliminate accumulated secretions, favors the hydration of the nasal mucosa and helps to fight the microorganism responsible for the congestion, being effective in relieving the symptoms.

    In addition to baking soda, salt can be added to the home remedy, which makes the solution more hypertonic and can increase the frequency of the beating of the cilia present in the nasal mucosa, making it easier and faster to eliminate the secretion, promoting nasal decongestion.

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