I was honestly skeptical about using a neti pot, but the NeilMed Nedi Pot totally surprised me—in a good way. I started using it during allergy season when my sinuses were all stuffed up, and it gave me almost instant relief. It's weird at first (pouring water through your nose isn’t exactly normal), but once you get the hang of it, it's super easy. It comes with these little saline packets that dissolve really well, and the whole process is quick and not nearly as gross as I expected. Just make sure to use distilled or boiled water like they recommend—safety first. It’s become a go-to anytime I feel a cold coming on or my allergies are acting up. Definitely one of those things that feels odd at first but ends up being kind of amazing.

Using gravity, the Neti Pot creates a flow of solution that helps clear your sinus cavity. Its travel friendly for all my hotel stayers that wake up with a stuffy nose due to poor filtration. I will admit that when i want to clear out my sinuses i prefer using something that provides a little pressure to help move the solution through the cavity smoothly. But some of those tools can be 5 times the amount of the Neti Pot.