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Jamie (Austin, Tx) on 03/05/2013
5 out of 5 stars

This remedy really works.

I had a cold that turned into a sinus infection. After the sneezing/extreme runny nose symptoms of the cold subsided, I was left with a minor cough and a never ending supply of neon yellow snot to blow out of my right nostril.

I tried drinking warm milk with turmeric, but that didn't help much. After I discovered this remedy here, I intuitively knew that cayenne would kill whatever was producing this unnaturally bright yellow mucus. No pain no gain.

So I snorted up a bump of cayenne about the size of a pinky-nail in my right nostril... Sharp, severe burning pain in my sinus cavity that had me hyperventilating and gushing tears out of my right eye, occasionally rolling around on the floor. I sneezed a few times and finally after about 4 minutes the level of pain began to decrease. I could feel it killing the sinus infection, so the pain was reassuring to me.

I blew the rest of the bright yellow mucus out within minutes and haven't seen it since. It's been over 24 hours and I only had to blow my nose a few times today and it was clear snot. Cayenne snorting works.

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Replied By Tanya (Erwin, Nc) on 03/09/2013

Is this safe? I am willing to do almost anything to relieve this horrible pain.
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Replied By Rebecca (Fort Worth, Texas) on 03/19/2013

Snorting cayenne red pepper works, I have a sinus infection and put less than fourth tsp of ground cayenne pepper and mixed with 1/2 cup of water and ran it through my nose, it does burn but I feel 100 % better. Thanks for the advice. It's worth it.
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Replied By Roec (Los Angeles, Ca) on 03/19/2013

Whaaat? Please, Nooooo! Dont try this! There are far better ways for clearing sinus infections mentioned here. Once that water opens the pores and makes contact with mucus membranes, COMPLETELY bring you to your kneese, TORTURE!

Try apple cider vinegar or olive leaf. Juiced carrots, apples. You can take a hot shower or bath with Eucalyptus & Tea Tree oil but don't put cayenne on wet skin or mucus membrane skin!

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Replied By Deborah (Cincinnati, Oh) on 08/27/2013

I was really surprised to see that people are actually snorting cayenne pepper. This has to be extremely brutal. There are less torturous ways to inhale cayenne pepper. Dr. Oz mentioned a capsium nose spray that's on the market. Also, here's a remedy I tried just tonight. After having a killer sinus headache for two days. I thought I would try the old face over the hot steam routine. I added ACV to the hot water, draped a towel over my head and breathed in the fumes about five minutes. Got minimal relief but still in pain. An hour later decided to try again but add cayenne pepper to the water. Added about a teaspoon to a large mixing bowl of hot water. Inhaled about five minutes, headache gone even before the five minutes were up. That was 3 hours ago and head feels absolutely fine! NOTHING I have ever tried has worked this fast and this well.
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Replied By Wrightclick (Nc) on 09/29/2014

Try adding Thyme to the water as well.

A good antihistamine is to take an orange, wash it good. Take a fork. Hold the orange as close to your nose as you can and press and drag the fork tines across the orange to cause it to spritz the oils out of the peel, inhaling that spritz. Do it several times for each nostril.

I have a nebulizer I put orange zest in it and breathe it in through my nose.

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Replied By Bo (La) on 12/05/2014

I have suffered for years from sinus issues related to allergies. This last week I got a cold and things went from bad to worse, waking up 4-6 times a night because I couldn't breathe.

A friend recommended making a Cayenne pepper/lemon tea. I took half a teaspoon of the powdered pepper, a squeeze of lemon, and boiling water. Drank it down and in five minutes I was breathing as clear as I ever have. My only hope is that it lasts at least through the night.

Try this tea instead of snorting...no pain, and same immediate effect.

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