Amazon.com Product Description Salt water gargles have been recommended by family physicians, the National Institute of Health, and Harvard Medical School as an effective remedy for irritated throats. Now, with Simply Gargle, you can carry a salt water gargle with you wherever you go. The Simply Gargle Salt Water Rinse soothes and comforts a dry or irritated throat. Simply break off the packet's tab, gargle the solution in the back of your through for 15-30 seconds, and spit it out in your sink. It's important not to swallow the rinse, but the process may be repeated throughout the day to help ease your symptoms.
Simply Gargle's proprietary formula is a convenient, pre-mixed liquid of salt water and herbs that you can carry and use anywhere, anytime. Plus, you can rest easy knowing that Simply Gargle has even been member-tested and recommended by the National Health and Wellness Club for its effectiveness in soothing and comforting your irritated throat.
As the name implies, the gargle's ingredients are simple. Starting with a base of purified water, sodium chloride (salt), sodium bicarbonate (baking soda), and benzoic acid, Simply Gargle then adds a variety of healthy antioxidants, including witch hazel, grape seed, sage, rosemary, and rosehips extracts, and plenty of Vitamin C. Combine all this into one convenient packet, and you have a healthy rinse that fits in your pocket or purse.
So, why does gargling with salt water relieve sore throat ailments? The answer isn't as simple as you'd think. Sore throats hurt because they are inflamed. Usually, the inflammation is due to a viral or bacterial infection, such as the common cold or streptococcus. However, sore throats may also be related to allergies or physical injury to the throat. In each case, an inflammatory response has been triggered. Pain, swelling and an itchy or irritated sensation are the common symptoms of this inflammatory response (the medical term for swelling is edema). As part of the inflammatory response, there is an increase in the water content of the involved tissues. With respect to sore throats, a sense of fullness or difficulty swallowing are both related to edema of the tissue lining the throat (mucosa).
As you know, water tends to follow salt. For example, when you salt slices of raw eggplant the salt draws the moisture from the vegetable. After a few minutes you can see beads of fluid on the surface of the slices. Everyone has a different recipe for a salt water gargle, but all recipes tend to be fairly salty. If the gargle has a higher salt concentration than your intrinsic salt concentration, then it will tend to draw out some of the edema fluid from the mucosa of the throat. This will make some of your "sore throat" symptoms feel better. In some cases, gargling with salt water also has a cleansing action. If you are suffering from postnasal drainage due to a bacterial sinus infection or allergies, the mucus that drains from your nasal cavity is full of chemicals that tend to promote an inflammatory response. As this stuff drains down the back of your throat, it leaves a trail of inflamed tissue in its wake. Frequent gargling with salt water will help minimize these symptoms, too.
No matter how your throat ails you, Simply Gargle is specially formulated to help relieve painful symptoms and make you feel better throughout the day.
What's in the Box 36 0.4-ounce Simply Gargle salt water rinse packets.
Customer Reviews:
I don't own it, but don't need to.September 7, 2008 7 out of 13 found this review helpful
Rip off alert. Saltwater gargles have been around in my family before they were reccomended by all these fancy people. My great grandmother passed it on to my grandmother, and now I think they may of stolen the idea from one of them, put it in a box and now they're selling it. Greedy. You don't need to add a bunch of herbs and other hooplah. Just put some salt in some warm water. Salt isn't exactly heavy or expensive. Not exactly hard to tote around. Keep the little salt packets from a fast food restaurant, if you must have a little package. If this makes you feel cool to buy because it's so overpriced (salt and baking soda with a bunch of kitchen herbs, bah!), then go for it. But the regular salt and water has worked well enough for me for years and years, and it's worked for generations. Save your money?
Nice ProductSeptember 4, 2008 6 out of 7 found this review helpful
Though a little on the expensive side, this product is a very effective option of salt water gargling on the run. You can use when in the office or anywhere. The little packets are very convenient.
Good nights sleepMarch 30, 2007 5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I had been having a rough time sleeping, getting a dry throat. This product has been a godsend.....
