I am a huge neti pot fan. If you suffer from allergies or have sinus congestion, a neti pot can be your best friend. The one that I have comes with little salt packets that you mix with distilled water. They are convenient for traveling but they can be expensive so I decided to make my own neti pot salt. After all, how hard can it be?
To get a sense of how many of those salt packets we can go through, check out my family’s collection of neti pots. We each have our own. My hubby doesn’t use his much, but Max and I do. We both have pretty bad allergies and it really helps clear us out. You know how it feels when you get so stuffed up that you can’t breathe at all through your nose? Well when I use my neti pot, all that stuff comes out and I can breathe like a dream.
So after a little internet investigation I found a recipe that I’ve been using for a couple of months now. Luckily I had all the ingredients at hand. The recipe calls for 8 Tablespoons of unprocessed, fine sea salt. I use Real Salt
Disclaimer: I am not a doctor and these ideas are not to be taken as medical advice– they are simply what works for me and my family. If you are using essential oils for medicinal purposes, make sure you are using a high-quality oil.
Mix the oils in the salt mixture and keep in a glass jar or container.
To use, just take a pinch of the salt and put it in your neti pot with some warm distilled water. Dissolve and then use as you normally do.
That’s all there is to it. As you can see above I don’t have an allegiance to any one essential oil company. I’ve always highly respected Aura Cacia essential oils and recently I have found Plant Therapy oils. Both companies offer high quality, pure essential oils at a good price.
Pam
October 10, 2018 at 10:23 amI am so happy to have found this wonderful recipe! I suffer from tinnitus, which seems to be aggravated by sinus pressure. My ENT prescribed a nasal spray, which provided some relief, but was baffled as to the cause and wanted to run all these allergy tests. I’ve been using this solution for just over a week and already experiencing much more relief! I’ve always believed in simple and natural! Thank you!
Denise
October 11, 2018 at 8:38 amHi Pam,
I am an avid neti pot user and this is something I can whip up all the time. Glad you like it!
Karin
January 2, 2018 at 8:38 pmI am cracking up as I read this because you and i have almost the exact same collection of Neti pots and essential oil brands! I am a new Neti pot user and the difference in my allergy symptoms has been miraculous. How did I ever live without this little wonder every allergy season? It just occurred to me today to use essential oils in the water so I was very happy to find your recipe. I’ll be mixing up a batch of this tonight for sure.
Denise
January 4, 2018 at 7:05 amHi Karin, I love my neti pot. I just got over a cold and I think the neti pot totally cut down the duration. FYI my son and I have been taking a supplement called Country Life Allermax that has helped us a lot. We take 1 a day for over a year and it has really helped with our allergies. My son was taking allergie shots and it just wasn’t working but this has worked better. It’s a d-histamine not an anti-histamine. It gets rid of histamines that have built up in your system. Just thought I’d throw that out there. Good luck with your neti pot salt!