I have always had problems with my sinuses and allergies. When I was in my early 30’s I had to go through Laser Sinus Surgery. My doctor gave me the recipe for making a saline solution to flush my sinuses each and every day, which I and my children still use on many occassions.


I do not have a netty pot but I use a bulb syringe which we as mothers have all used at some point to clean out those snotty noses of our babies.

(One just like this)


For this recipe you DO NOT WANT TO USE TAP WATER, USE DISTILLED WATER.

(Most of the water coming from our taps are filled with minerals and the water is to hard for this recipe and will cause more harm than good.


…And as for the salt DO NOT USE REGULAR TABLE SALT WITH IODINE. I use Natural Sea Salt. Just make sure the salt you use is IODINE FREE


Here is the recipe:

  • 32 ounces of Distilled Water

  • 1 ½  teaspoons of Sea Salt

  • 1 teaspoon of Baking Soda


Place each of these ingredients into your storage container and shake. You can use it immediately. Just grab a coffee mug and pour about 4 ounces into a coffee mug and heat it in the microwave for about 30 seconds, you want it as hot as you can tolerate to make it really effective. 


I like to use this solution while in the shower, it is easier clean up. Use your neti pot or just one of the bulb syringes like I use, and clean each nostril. (I will say with the bulb syringe it does force the solution all through my sinus cavities, cleaning them all out. You will be shocked with all the gunk you flush out, and the fact it will be bringing it out of your mouth and tear ducts as well.) Save some of the solution to gargle at the end as well, to clean up your tonsils. You will want to do this once daily while symptoms persist. Before my laser surgery, they had me doing it twice daily, to clear up an infection I had been fighting for 2 years.


I find that I am able to recover much more quickly from a cold when I clean out my sinuses. It is really important to keep up with this during allergy season, to cut down the allergens in your system and help prevent the sinus infections.


This recipe will help cut your costs of buying those neti pot solution mixes, 


I hope you found this article useful and get to feeling better.