Pepper Nasal Spray – Sinus & Allergy – Natural Relief – Original Formula – 1 fl oz

I don't usually write reviews, but had to for this product because I think it significantly cut down the amount of time I spent sick. It's best utilized in conjunction with a neti pot; first I rinse my sinuses using the pot (rinse twice, one rinse through the right nostril and then one through the left nostril), then go into child's pose and blow gently to drain the rest of mucus and water. Then, I take the spray and spray it once in the left nostril, once in the right, once in the left again, then one final time in the right, gently taking my time on each side and sniffing/inhaling for a good minute or two between each spray. Be warned, this spray is NOT for the faint of heart and it WILL sting the first few times you use it. It feels somewhat like sticking some wasabi up your nose. But my god is that sting rewarding. I actually tear up after each spray, but power through until I've made it through all 4 sprays. After spraying, I go back into child's pose and gently blow again to drain the excess snot that results from spraying. When I'm all done, I can breathe perfectly clearly and feel like a new man for a good hour or so before my sinuses clog up again. This spray is tremendously healing and will drastically speed up your recovery time from cold and flu if you can use it after doing a neti pot rinse every few hours throughout the day. I really believe in the healing power of cayenne pepper and I think that's why this spray is so effective; the neti rinse clears out the sinuses so that the cayenne pepper can then come in and coat the walls of the sinus cavities, at which point the cayenne pepper's antibacterial properties will take effect and help the body to fight off the infection.

In short, this has been nothing less than a life changer for me. Obviously your mileage will vary, but in my case this really was the difference between mediocre at best sleep always and generally feeling tired and run down regularly, to what has been a massive improvement in my sleep and overall health. I have been dealing with for the last 3+ years what I have come to think is chronic non-allergic rhinitis. A pretty much constant level of nasal swelling with some continuous level of mucus. After the first few months of it I went to the doctor where I was started on steroidal nose spray and told to start trying out different allergy medications to see if any knocked the symptoms back. Tried a few, no dice. Reading the literature (or lack thereof) about long term steroidal nose spray use made me search out other options. Started doing bulb syringe rinses nightly with filtered water mixed with saline packets. This helped flush some and got me to about the same place as the steroidal spray so I stopped using that. But was still having (what I didn't realize until using sinus plumber) pretty bad sleep. Enter sinus plumber. Read some of the reviews about strong burning sensation and decided at this point I was ready to burn my nose out in the hope of feeling better. I think the best comparison I can make is the sensation you'd imagine to get if you shoved horseradish directly up your nose, it certainly has a kick, and that's how you can tell it's working. Within seconds I can feel my sinuses open up, drain, and stay opened up for some time after. The burning sensation drops off after a few seconds and lingers for a little while, but I've come to enjoy that as a sign that it's working. I've integrated this in to my nightly and morning routine with bulb syringe at night and after shower in the morning and it is magical. It hasn't completely eliminated my issues, but it's brought things back to a sustainable manageable state with me feeling much better overall. Also with zero observable side effects, no effect on smell, no increase in bloody nose or anything you might be afraid of when spraying hot peppers up your nose. As a bonus there are internet searchable studies out there on the positive effects on capsaicin and inflammation. This is the sort of interesting reading I find on a known natural substance with proven properties that gets completely sidelined for big pharma products by the medical establishment. I'm not one of those only homeopathic quacks, but you can tell when a scientifically verified natural product has been tossed in the bin in favor of patented money makers.

Ok, I did it. One spray per nostril. Initially it smells like Ben Gay. That lasts for a split second before you start to feel the sting. Then your eyes start to water, but just a little. At 1 minute the burn starts to ease a little, and your nose starts to run. Don't sniff yet, it'll burn your throat. At 2 minutes you are now safe to sniff. Nose is still running. Burn is starting to dissipate. At 3 minutes burn is gone and nose is starting to dry up again. At 4 minutes mucous is starting to break up. At 5 minutes, more of the same. Mucous is leaving. No change in sinus pressure though, and I'm not so scarred that I wouldn't take a 2nd dose right now. Am I crazy? Probably. But allergies made me this way. ;-) At 1 hour I have since taken a second spray in the nostril that has a polyp. Mucous is still slowly coming out, (the stubborn, stringy kind), and there is the possibility of a little more air flow through the blocked nostril. I also have just the tiniest touch of pain in my temple on the side I did 2 sprays in. All in all, I would say my discomfort is about the same through this process as nasal irrigation. Different feeling, but same level of shock to the system. So not terrible, and I could see myself getting used to it pretty quick. I intend to use this nightly for the entire bottle, in hopes of at least shrinking the polyp. I will update in the future.

Absolutely love this stuff. Yes it stings.. but i’ve put worse up my nose 🤣 before. I’m on a medication where I cant take anti-histamines which absolutely sucks when you’re sick or allergies attack! This works wonders for clearing out. When the bottle is empty I do a round of colloidal silver in it to extend its life which is the best idea i ever had. I’ll probably buy for life. Give it a try especially if you have to or want to stay away from cold/allergy medicine

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I was so happy with this product, I felt it was stronger and better than the Xlear Max Nasal Spray with Capsicum as it also had horseradish and wintergreen in it, but for the same-ish price, you get 1/3 the contents. It worked great for some mild congestion, where you can still breath through it, although the results didn't last as long as I had hoped. Either way, I was thrilled to have a nose spray that did not have oxymetazoline as the main ingredient which only helps until it starts making things worse. Well a few days ago, I had some pretty thick congestion or swelling in my nose, and this stuff did nothing to clear through it other than sit on top of the blockage and just burn the surrounding area of my nasal and sinus passages. It literally would not go through. I even took a q-tip through my sinus to push the spray in and kinda clear the way a little in case it needed help. It really did nothing for the blockage. Then I ended up having to take an oxymetazoline based spray for immediate relief. So, while it may work for weaker congestion where it's not really needed, it does not work for serious congestion. It might help for headaches, but only because the slight burn could distract you or your pain signals temporarily, but I don't have experience with that now. The burn is tolerable, even with like 15 sprays sitting in a backed up nostril, think of maybe eating a spicy hot wing, having it go down your windpipe, then coughing to get it out, and it goes into your nose kind of burn. It goes away typically in 30-60 seconds and the bulk of the sting is really only there for an initial few seconds. I had high hopes for this, indirectly convinced my friends I was a masochist because of this, stating it worked, only to find it let me down when I really needed it. Overall, where I once would recommend, I now would not. It let me down.

Stings a little but this stuff is amazing! I was getting sinus headaches a couple of times a week and started 1 spray in each nostril, 1x a day and have not had a headache since. Its been about 4 weeks now. I highly recommend!

Many reviews say Sinus Plumber is effective but painful, so I was expecting it would feel like a punch in the nose. Right after it arrived, I put the tip into a nostril, closed my eyes, fired, and said to my wife, "That's it?" Sure, it stings a little, but just a little. The experience is hardly as painful as eating wasabi paste. If you're buying this for masochistic purposes, you will be profoundly disappointed. I have a lot of sinus problems, and I use fluticasone (a.k.a. "Flonase") daily, so I'm I'm going to use that as a basis of comparison for those who use a prescription production. Sinus Plumber is definitely more effective in the short run. It's a highly effective mucolytic, meaning that it will break up mucus. It also seems to shrink swollen sinuses, at least in my case. Fluticasone is a corticosteroid and has a long duration, up to 24 hours, and is an anti-inflammatory that shrinks sinuses. Fluticasone takes several minutes to begin working, and it gently opens sinuses. Sinus Plumber is faster, more effective in the short run, but won't continue working for hours. Some have given the product one star and said it was junk. Not all sinus problems are the same, even though the symptoms may present similarly. For example, if someone had sinus polyps, I suspect fluticasone would work better. I don't recommend you use Sinus Plumber immediately before going to bed as it will run down the back of the throat. This isn't painful, but unpleasant. Ten minutes before would be fine.