Guest guest Posted November 26, 2007 Report Share Posted November 26, 2007 Don't know the main purpose for using the spray, but my mom has been having problems with nasal sprays. She uses them for moisturizing in the NE where the air is VERY dry. She just sent me a recipe for a homemade nasal spray. She had been using a store bought saline one, but they added new ingredients that caused her trouble. Don't know if one was the phenylcarbinol you mentioned. But, in case it is of any help to you, here is the recipe she sent for homemade. She said it is working very well for her, better than the original saline spray. Do It Yourself Saline Nasal Spray Mix 1/4 tsp salt 1/4 tsp baking soda in 8 oz lukewarm water. Use spray bottle or a dropper to rinse each nostril. She told me she saved an old bottle from the store purchased stuff and just puts the homemade in that to use. We've never used it, since we really don't use nasal sprays here. My husband uses Dr. Quillin's sinus cleanse, but when his current bottle is gone, I may have him try this instead. P. > > [ ] Phenylcarbinol in saline nasal spray? > > Is Phenylcarbinol in saline nasal spray problematic for a child with > phenol sulfotransferase deficiency? > > My son has been using the spray twice daily at the recommendation of > his pediatrician. We use Walgreens nasal moisturizing spray, which is > preserved with phenylcarbinol and benzalkonium chloride. It also > contains monosodium phosphate and disodium phosphate, in addition to > good ol' sodium chloride at 0.65%. > > I realize that in the past -- and possibly the present -- some saline > nasal sprays used Thimerosal as a preservative. And that ingredient > wasn't listed on the label. Marvelous. > > - Hokkanen > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 26, 2007 Report Share Posted November 26, 2007 -I'm not sure where you live, but a humidifier would work excellent. I have one on my furnace and this solved our dry sinus problems during the winter. We are in the NE so it gets awful dry here in the winter. When my kids were babies and got congested, I made saline drops from filtered water and salt. You can buy a small glass bottle with dropper at the HFS and put that in the bottle. This worked well to moisturize and to clear out dried gook. One or two drops per nostril. For the postnasal drip, they need to figure out why he has that all the time. Food allergy? Household allergy? etc. -- In , " Hokkanen " <nhokkanen@...> wrote: > > Ostensibly to minimize sinus congestion and postnasal drip. > > It would be easier teaching a goat how to use a neti pot. > > - Hokkanen > > > Posted by: " Largey " l.largey@... l.largey > Fri Nov 23, 2007 8:47 pm (PST) > what is he using this spray for? > > > [ ] Phenylcarbinol in saline nasal spray? > > Is Phenylcarbinol in saline nasal spray problematic for a child with phenol sulfotransferase deficiency? > > My son has been using the spray twice daily at the recommendation of his pediatrician. We use Walgreens nasal moisturizing spray, which is preserved with phenylcarbinol and benzalkonium chloride. It also contains monosodium phosphate and disodium phosphate, in addition to good ol' sodium chloride at 0.65%. > > I realize that in the past -- and possibly the present -- some saline nasal sprays used Thimerosal as a preservative. And that ingredient wasn't listed on the label. Marvelous. > > - Hokkanen > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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