Omnis, why do you need distilled water? Is the mechanism so delicate it might get crunchy with mineral deposits? If it is just because the instructions are trying to advocate the most pure water for using on human tissues, unless your tap water is particularly toxic, it will do just fine. I always use tap water in my ceramic tea-pot style neti pot.
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WindSparrow - Jan 22, 2009 7:22:57 pm PST #8693 of 10000
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Sean K - Jan 22, 2009 7:25:58 pm PST #8694 of 10000
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beekaytee - Jan 22, 2009 7:26:12 pm PST #8695 of 10000
Compassionately intolerant
Caution with the squeezy neti pot.
I love mine but I totally made the water too hot the first couple of times. Plus, a little bit of squeezy pressure goes a long way. Gentle. Gentle. And tip your head to the side so that you are not squeezing straight up.
I learned each and every one of these the hard way. Heed my mistakes!
eta: the distilled thing is just a way to get you to use the cleanest water possible to avoid introducing nasties into your delicate membranes. I use filtered water but I don't think tap will be a problem unless you know your water is bad. (DC, I'm lookin' at you.)
WindSparrow - Jan 22, 2009 7:29:30 pm PST #8696 of 10000
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
I love mine but I totally made the water too hot the first couple of times.
I've had more trouble with having mine not warm enough. Bleah. So I've learned to test the water on the inside of my wrist, baby bottle style.
hippocampus - Jan 22, 2009 7:33:57 pm PST #8697 of 10000
not your mom's socks.
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Hil R. - Jan 22, 2009 7:36:48 pm PST #8698 of 10000
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Pix - Jan 22, 2009 7:39:03 pm PST #8699 of 10000
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Hil R. - Jan 22, 2009 7:39:37 pm PST #8700 of 10000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
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javachik - Jan 22, 2009 7:44:56 pm PST #8701 of 10000
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Atropa - Jan 22, 2009 8:00:32 pm PST #8702 of 10000
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