It is that dreaded time of year … cold
& flu season. Our whole family has
had flu shots this year but that hasn’t prevented us all from getting stuffy
noses the last few weeks as snow has piled up and freezing temperatures have made us shiver thanks to the infamous polar vortex. So I looked up online some tips to try and
get our noses unplugged and everyone feeling a little better.
MedlinePlus, a service of the U.S. National Library of
Medicine which is under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Department of Health &
Human Services (note the .gov in its url: www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus ) had
some great information on the topic. The
website recommended:
"Medicines are not the only way to relieve a stuffy or runny nose. Often, gentler solutions are better. Try these steps to thin the mucus, which can help you breathe easier and get nasal secretions back to normal.
- Use gentle saline nasal sprays.
- Increase the humidity in the air with a vaporizer or humidifier.
We were in luck because we just had just received a sample of a new product called Boogie Mist and I decided to give it a try to see if it could help get rid of those pesky boogers bugging my kids. I’m pleased to say that it worked like a charm.
- Drink extra fluids. Hot tea, broth, or chicken soup may be especially helpful."
Boogie Mist is a non-medicated saline solution that flushes
blockages from the nose, dissolves mucus, and moisturizes the skin within the nasal
passage. Seems like an easy enough
solution, except until you take into consideration my children don’t want me
sticking anything up their nose and freaked out like riled chickens when I
approached them with the bottle. Hmmm….what
is a Dad to do?
Well I used it first on myself and showed
them it wasn’t just fine to use but also a little fun too. You see Boogie
Mist instead of having a nozzle has a Schnozzle (scented nozzle) that makes
the saline smell like grape flavor candy.
It actually is a tasty scent that is closer to bubblegum than cough
syrup in the hierarchy of all things grape flavored. Since, I made a big deal about how great the
grape was the kids of course wanted to try it too. Mission Accomplished!
Another nice feature about this product
was that it doesn’t really spray into your nose but actually like the name
implies mists. My kids seemed pretty
comfortable having the saline misted into their noses and I believe we’d
probably have some kickback from them from a more traditional product where you
are spraying a solution in with more pressure.
In addition to grape scented solution, we also tried out some saline nose wipes called Boogie Wipes. These were nice because unlike traditional facial
tissues these were moist and didn’t scratch up your nose when you blew it. We’ve all been there before haven’t we when
your nose gets raw, scratchy and hurts not from the congestion of a cold but
rather from all the rubbing of dry tissues against it when you are repeatedly blow
or sneeze into them. My daughter
actually said “hey Dad these are great they aren’t scratchy!” when she was
using them. Plus another great bonus to
the product, just like the Boogie Mist, it smells like GRAPES!
If you have kids at home and want to
make being sick a little less miserable, I recommend checking out the Boogie
Mist & Boogie Wipe products. In addition to Grape Scent they also come in "Fresh Scent". You
can buy them at Kroger, Target, Toys-R-Us, and Walgreens, among other
retailers. For more information, visit www.boogiewipes.com
DISCLAIMER: I received a complimentary product sample
from Little Busy Bodies of the Boogie Mist & Boogie Wipes discussed in this
post. The views and opinions expressed
are my own.
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