Neti pots, and more neti pots

[In her newsletter column "Have you tried...", HPC member Katharine Holden tells us about products on HPC's shelves that the reader may enjoy. Here's one:]

HPC now carries four different neti pots, including an ugly but practical plastic pot for traveling. Neti pots are trendy right now, but they are old standbys at any co-op.

The purpose of a neti pot is to flush out irritants and mucus from your nasal passages, and rehydrate those passages. The process helps with allergies, cold and flu congestion, and dry winter air. The pot itself looks like a slightly squashed small teapot without the lid. You put warm water in the pot, add some sea salt, and put the spout of the neti pot in one nostril and let the water drain out the other nostril. Then repeat process on the other side.

At HPC, you have your choice of the aforementioned ugly travel model, or three ceramic models including a pretty blue speckled one that I covet but can’t buy because my current neti pot has survived every drop into the sink.

Note: The Indian lady on the box looks attractive and serene while using her neti pot. You, on the other hand, will look stupid and get water all over your chest. If you should peer through my kitchen window, you will see that I shuck and peel before using my neti pot.