I've used it twice now when I felt a cold coming on (sore soft palate that starts to creep down your throat). Both times Xlear knocked it out over night. I'm not claiming it will cure covid, but it's a good first response.
I have the nasal wash and the nasal spray. Neither dries out the nasal passages...quite the opposite. That being said, when you have an infection brewing, your nasal passages and sinuses are going to be more tender.
Yes, I live in Brisbane, buy from iHerb regularly. Just recently placed 3 orders about a week apart each - each took about 8 days to get here. AusPost tends to be very slow, but the iHerb stuff was shipped via DHL.
I got bulk quercetin from ebay early last year - when I saw that HCQ was being banned, I thought i had better stock up on therapeutics before they all disappeared! (I also got bulk Vitamin C, the wherewithal to make liposomal C, and some IVM horse paste from amazon).
NAC is also very hard to find right now - it has been made prescription only in the US, so online supplies have been over-stretched.
With iherb, you can ask to be notified when the item is back in stock, and I have had good results from doing this.
The product pages state that the grapefruit seed extract is just there as a preservative. Presumably it does have some anti-bacterial/anti-viral properties, as a preservative, though the significance would depend on the amount (it is the last listed ingredient, which suggests a tiny amount - but hard to guess how significant this might be for the product efficacy).
"Given the more transmissible variants we now face, this is critical now,тАЭ said Professor Mark Cannon, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University. тАЬSecond, using electron microscopy, we have visual evidence showing that xylitol and GSE counters the virus. The GSE kills the virus, while the xylitol prevents the virus from attaching to the cell walls. The image (attached) shows SARS-CoV-2 viruses outside the cell and never attached, thereby preventing infection,тАЭ added Dr. Cannon. The study postulates that xylitol acts as a decoy target for SARS-CoV-2, preventing virus attachment to the core protein on the cell wall."
You could probably create your own saline/xylitol solution, but you have to be careful about sterility and doses. Too much salt or xylitol will injure the nasal passages and sinuses.
I do use it after I'm around groups of people or when I have to travel as a preventative measure. Two sprays each side in the am and before bed. It's generally a good practice even against colds and flu, but I take care of myself, so just simple saline solution is good for everyday.
Does the Xlear dry your nasal passages out at all? Coz that would be really bad.
I've used it twice now when I felt a cold coming on (sore soft palate that starts to creep down your throat). Both times Xlear knocked it out over night. I'm not claiming it will cure covid, but it's a good first response.
I have the nasal wash and the nasal spray. Neither dries out the nasal passages...quite the opposite. That being said, when you have an infection brewing, your nasal passages and sinuses are going to be more tender.
This stuff is super anti-viral as wellтАж
https://www.pureformulas.com/propolis-throat-spray-106-fl-oz-30-ml-by-beekeepers-naturals.html
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210324005241/en/Xlear-Submits-COVID-19-Pre-Emergency-Use-Authorization-Request-with-FDA-Regarding-Use-of-Xlear-Nasal-Spray-in-Help-in-Combating-SARS-CoV-2
Appreciate the response.
It's good stuff. I have a stock pile. Try iHerb.com.
Australia is pretty isolated. I'll look locally first.
Some of the shelves in the states are looking like the Soviet Union. We found it locally, but had better luck through Amazon (I know, I know).
Good to know re: Amazon. Thanks.
iherb is excellent for Aussies - shipping is reasonable cost & time, & they have a huge range of products!
You've bought from them?
In Australia, I mean? Our ports are backed up a bit like other countries, and deliveries are slow af at the moment, or have been.
Yes, I live in Brisbane, buy from iHerb regularly. Just recently placed 3 orders about a week apart each - each took about 8 days to get here. AusPost tends to be very slow, but the iHerb stuff was shipped via DHL.
Most of the quercetin is out of stock?
I got bulk quercetin from ebay early last year - when I saw that HCQ was being banned, I thought i had better stock up on therapeutics before they all disappeared! (I also got bulk Vitamin C, the wherewithal to make liposomal C, and some IVM horse paste from amazon).
NAC is also very hard to find right now - it has been made prescription only in the US, so online supplies have been over-stretched.
With iherb, you can ask to be notified when the item is back in stock, and I have had good results from doing this.
Appreciate the reply and info.
It's about twice the price in Oz, unfortunately.
https://www.megavitamins.com.au/collections/brand-xlear/products/xlear-xylitol-saline-nasal-spray-fast-relief-1-5-fl-oz-45-ml
Looks like Xlear is just xylitol in a saline solution - you could make it yourself very cheaply!
The ingredients are...Purified Water, Xylitol, Saline, Grapefruit Seed Extract.
Grapefruit Seed Extract is the antiviral ingredient.
Xylitol has antibacterial properties.
The product pages state that the grapefruit seed extract is just there as a preservative. Presumably it does have some anti-bacterial/anti-viral properties, as a preservative, though the significance would depend on the amount (it is the last listed ingredient, which suggests a tiny amount - but hard to guess how significant this might be for the product efficacy).
"Given the more transmissible variants we now face, this is critical now,тАЭ said Professor Mark Cannon, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University. тАЬSecond, using electron microscopy, we have visual evidence showing that xylitol and GSE counters the virus. The GSE kills the virus, while the xylitol prevents the virus from attaching to the cell walls. The image (attached) shows SARS-CoV-2 viruses outside the cell and never attached, thereby preventing infection,тАЭ added Dr. Cannon. The study postulates that xylitol acts as a decoy target for SARS-CoV-2, preventing virus attachment to the core protein on the cell wall."
https://www.aestheticsadvisor.com/2021/09/xlear-nasal-spray-covid-19-study.html
The article contains a link to the study preprint, which does not contain the quote.
Thanks for that info! ...noted & copied.
You could probably create your own saline/xylitol solution, but you have to be careful about sterility and doses. Too much salt or xylitol will injure the nasal passages and sinuses.
Xlear is available in Australia.
I don't find that to be the case. The dry northeast winters do a good enough job on their own. I apply coconut oil (on a q-tip) as needed.
Are you using it as a preventative. I was planning to use it if I start to ever develop symptoms.
I do use it after I'm around groups of people or when I have to travel as a preventative measure. Two sprays each side in the am and before bed. It's generally a good practice even against colds and flu, but I take care of myself, so just simple saline solution is good for everyday.
That sounds like good advice. Thank-you. Much appreciated.