Learn how to use Baraka Mineral Salt Rinse for everyday sinus maintenance, allergies or chronic sinus conditions.

ISOTONIC RINSE

For everyday maintenance, allergies or chronic conditions:

1. Place a heaping ½ teaspoon in your neti pot with 10 oz. of distilled or boiled water – cooled to room temperature.
2. Stir thoroughly and run 5 oz. through each nostril. (See our Neti Pot instructions for step-by-step instructions in using a neti pot.)

HYPERTONIC RINSE

To kick colds and reduce inflammation:

Rinse with twice the amount of salt!

1. Place 1 heaping teaspoon of salt in your neti pot with 10 oz. of distilled or boiled water – cooled to room temperature.
2. Stir thoroughly and run 5 oz. through each nostril. (See our Neti Pot instructions for step-by-step instructions in using a neti pot.)
3. Try doing this 2 to 3 times a day.

Doubling the salt creates a hypertonic rinse which reduces inflammation and liquefies mucus. How? There is more salt in a hypertonic rinse than in the cell walls of your sinuses. This changes the osmotic pressure, drawing out excess fluid that help creates inflammation. As a result, pressure and congestion in your sinuses are relieved quickly.

Does using extra salt burn?

Adding extra salt keeps the saline solution in a comfortable alkaline range. You may notice the difference from your regular isotonic solution, but it shouldn’t sting or burn. NOTE:  Used over a period of time, the extra salt in a hypertonic rinse could dry out your sinuses. In some cases, this is beneficial, or it may create too much dryness.

Note: Rinsing with a heaping 1/2 teaspoon of salt (recommended for general maintenance) creates a saline rinse that is close to your body’s pH and is called an isotonic rinse.

For faster relief from colds, also try our Infused Salt Rinse.

1. What if I experience discomfort?
2.  Adjust the amount of salt. In our experience, people use too little salt. Also, try tilting your head a little more or less. Experiment until you find what works best for you. Don’t give up! Neti rinsing really works.

Salt Rinse Matters!

Not all salt is the same! In fact, most salt has been stripped of its trace minerals and is 99% sodium chloride. Trace minerals act as a buffer to prevent the salt from irritating your sinuses when rinsing. Baraka Mineral Salt Rinse is certified organic by the French Organic Farming Association.  This salt comes from the pristine waters of Brittany, France, an environmentally protected coast where salt has been sustainably hand-harvested for thousands of years.

Baraka Mineral Salt Rinse is:

1. Natural and certified organic.
2. Gentle on the sinuses as it’s close to the blood’s pH.
3. Unprocessed and contains trace minerals which help break down sinus mucus.

Don’t believe us? Try it for yourself.

Do a test. Compare our Mineral Salt Rinse to the bright white table salt or sea salt you’re rinsing with and see if you notice a difference. Less stinging? Less dryness? We think you’ll love this mineral salt rinse and never want to go back to the bright white stuff again!

Isotonic verse Hypertonic Salt Rinse

Doubling the salt creates a hypertonic rinse which reduces inflammation and liquefies mucus. How? There is more salt in a hypertonic rinse than in the cell walls of your sinuses. This changes the osmotic pressure, drawing out excess fluid that creates inflammation. As a result, pressure and congestion in your sinuses are relieved quickly.

Does using extra salt burn?

Adding extra salt still keeps the saline solution in a comfortable alkaline range. You may notice the difference from your regular isotonic solution, but it shouldn’t sting or burn. NOTE:  Used over a period of time, the extra salt in a hypertonic rinse could dry out your sinuses. In some cases this is beneficial and in other cases it may create too much dryness.

Note: Rinsing with a heaping 1/2 teaspoon of salt (recommended for general maintenance) creates a saline rinse that is close to your body’s pH and is called an isotonic rinse.

For faster relief from colds, also try our Infused Salt Rinse.

What if I experience discomfort?

Adjust the amount of salt. In our experience, people use too little salt. Also, try tilting your head a little more or less. Experiment until you find what works best for you. Don’t give up! Neti rinsing really works.