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[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Saline nasal spray. Just get the generic. It's just freaking salt water.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Just make it yourself, 1g of salt in 100 mL of lukewarm water

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Does this recipe need high precision? Because maybe that is a no-no for people without a decent scale and some volumetric equipment. Sure, if you already have this stuff it's fine, and probably you know good practices like using a properly treated volume of water. But if you don't, it's perhaps better to just buy the cheaper stuff.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Not at all. If you feel it burning, just water it down a bit more. No harm done.

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 months ago (2 children)

For anyone reading this…

MAKE SURE YOU BOIL THE WATER FIRST

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

This really burned my sinuses, I do not recommend.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Would it be better to pressure sterilize it? Or would using distilled water be sufficient?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Not sure about pressure sterilization, I guess as long as it kills everything.

Distilled water is safe.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Boiling at atmospheric pressure generally takes much longer to sterilize than boiling at like 15 psi. I was mostly curious about how sterile we should be.