Homemade Eye Rinse of Charcoal & Sea Salt

A charcoal and sea salt eye rinse is believed by some alternative medicine practitioners to help heal eye infections, such as conjunctivitis. Activated charcoal is powdered, burnt wood that has been used medicinally for centuries as an aid in eliminating toxins and poisons from the body. Sea salt contains antibacterial and cleansing properties. Combining charcoal and sea salt in an eye rinse is believed to help kill the bacteria that causes eye infections. However, as with all folk remedies, consult with your doctor before using the charcoal and sea salt eye rinse to treat an infected eye.

Things You'll Need

• Activated charcoal
• Sea salt
• Unbleached, natural cheesecloth
• Bowl
• Eye dropper

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Instructions

• 1

  Purchase high-quality unprocessed sea salt and powdered activated charcoal from a health food store or online health food distributor.

• 2

  Add to a small pot 1 cup of water, 1/4 tsp. of sea salt and 1 tsp. of powdered charcoal. Turn the stove on medium heat, and bring the ingredients to a boil. Turn off the heat and allow the mixture to thoroughly cool.

• 3

  Strain the cool liquid through two or three layers of clean, unbleached cheesecloth into a small sterilized bowl.

• 4

  Fill an eye dropper with 5 drops of the strained charcoal and sea salt mixture. TIlt your head back, and put the drops in your affected eye every two hours throughout the day.