Tip of the Day - Stick Garlic Up Your Nose
Posted on April 7, 2008 by
I am so excited for spring and summer. For the most part, everything I like to do is outdoors and active, so warmer weather and sunny days boost my spirits. But flowers blooming and trees leafing and grass growing also means that my sinuses are in for some trouble. Yahoo! Health has a fantastic article on home remedies for allergy season. Read the full article here.
And if you’re feeling adventurous, give this a try.
“Press one clove of garlic, mix with 1 tsp of olive oil and soak a clean cotton ball with the oil mixture and place in nostrils after having washed the nostril with warm salt water. Leave in for 20 minutes and repeat three times a day until the symptoms clear up.”
Try using a neti pot to wash your nostrils out first.
This is a great way to clear things up without using chemicals. With all the talk of pills ending up in our water supply, it’s nice to find alternatives that work without adding to environmental problems.
Thanks, Dash!
This sounds very, very gross. But also intriguing. Anything to get rid of the constant sneezing and stuffy nose!
It does sound gross, but I’m thinking the olive oil would feel really nice on irritated nostrils. I’m guessing you don’t want to put the chunks of garlic up your nose as much as just the oil that is garlic “flavored.” I’m thinking the chunks would be painful.
What if you put the olive oil mixture (minus the chunks) in the Neti Pot? I’m getting a disturbing mental image, but still, it might work.
I was hoping that the answer would be to just stick the cloves up there. that appeals to my lazy side.
I have to admit that this is probably the funniest title I read all day.
Modern Gal, I dare you to try it. At your own risk, of course. No, seriously, something about that really freaks me out. I don’t know why salt water doesn’t, but garlic oil does. The idea of garlic oil in a neti pot just makes me cringe. Cotton balls soaked in it, I will try though.
Noelle, I dare you to try it. And take pictures of it. Actually, I kind of think that might be painful.
Jenn — Thanks!
The garlic sounds like a great idea. You can also slice up Daikon radish into thin strips and put them up your nose, too. No need for any oil or anything else with it. I don’t have allergies but my friend does who I told about this trick and she tried it and it helped her. I think you have to be consistent with it, though.
Also eating wasabi clears the sinuses amazingly well!
Allie! This is definitely the post of the day, if not week. I’m with you: a little freaked out about the garlic oil up the nose. I’ll confess I glanced at the article and assumed it must involve cloves up the nose. So, I guess if I do this and end up reeking, I’ll never be able to detect it
I tried it and it burns your nostrils. After a few days one of my nostrils is slightly inflamed, and both are dry around the inner edge.