DIY Nasal Spray

Nasal sprays provide relief for people who have clogged sinuses and stuffed up noses due to allergies, a cold or the flu. You can buy several types of nasal spray solutions at the store, but a cheaper way is to make your own at home. You can find all of the ingredients you need to make your own homemade nasal spray solution in your local grocery store.

Things You'll Need

• Canning, rock, pickling or sea salt
• Baking soda
• Boiled or distilled water
• Nasal irrigation or bulb syringe

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Instructions

• 1

  Mix baking soda and salt thoroughly as part of your nasal spray solution.

  Combine 1 tsp. of baking soda with 3 tsp. salt. Regular table salt may irritate the lining of your nasal passages, so avoid using salt that has iodine or other preservatives in it.

• 2

  Boil your water or use distilled water.

  Boil 8 oz. of water, or use 8 oz. distilled water.

• 3

  Mix 1 tsp. of the baking soda and salt mixture into the water. Mix thoroughly to avoid lumps in the solution.

• 4

  Pour the solution into a nasal irrigation syringe or a bulb syringe.

• 5

  Lean over the sink and tilt your head to one side. Gently place the tip of the nasal syringe in the upper nostril. Start the flow of the solution by pressing the syringe plunger. The solution should flow into your nasal passages and drain out of the lower nostril. When done, gently blow your nose with a tissue. Repeat on the other side.