Emotional stress is probably the single most important factor in determining whether you will experience chronic sinus problems, sinus infections or sinusitis. Why you might ask? Stress lowers our body's immune response, or can make our immune system [...read more]
Indoor air pollution is caused from a combination of poor ventilation, outdoor pollutants and humidity. Homes and commercial buildings today don't breathe easily and can suffer from off-gassing vapors being trapped inside. According to the EPA, Indoor pollution [...read more]
Photo by Joshua Micaller Understanding Sinus Headaches What causes your sinus congestion or sinus headaches? Each of us is unique and we find that different triggers cause our sinuses to get congested and different solutions help give us [...read more]
Photo by Elaine Casap Building Community by Building Relationships Community shows itself in many forms. At Baraka we have tried to create and sustain our own local sustainable community by supporting other US manufacturers and suppliers. Over the [...read more]
Why We Make A Ceramic Neti Pot Over the years people have asked us why we don't make a plastic neti pot. We only have one reason: we don't want to contribute to the mounting plastic problem in our world. [...read more]
How Neti Pots Can Help Sinus Congestion If your sinus congestion has lasted over 3 months, you're likely to have a chronic sinus condition. The symptoms can range from a mild post nasal drip to head pressure so severe it [...read more]
Can You Imagine Putting Water Up Your Nose? When I started working at Baraka in 2003 I was completing my college education and looking for a job flexible with my class schedule. I began in Baraka's quality control and [...read more]
Why Hypertonic Salt Rinses Work Most nasal rinsing devices teach you to make what is called an isotonic rinse (about a 1/2 teaspoon of mineral salt to 10 oz of water). This means there are equal amounts of salt in [...read more]
Ever wonder why you're more susceptible to a cold after a long flight? It could be all those people crammed into a small space, but what pushes us over the edge is the low humidity. Once in flight, the humidity drops, and our moist nasal membranes start to dry up. Most people don't notice this when they are flying less than 4 hours, but on international flights, it's undeniable. Not only does our nose and lips go dry, but our hair flattens, and we become unusually thirsty.
The Bright White Stuff Years ago a buyer from one of our stores called us and said I love your neti pot, but why are you using the bright, white stuff? - referring to the sinus salt I had packaged [...read more]