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CAN PETROLEUM JELLY BE USED INSTEAD OF RHINARIS TO SOOTHE DRY NOSE?

April 26, 2017dry Jelly Nose Petroleum rhinaris soothe Used

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CAN PETROLEUM JELLY BE USED INSTEAD OF RHINARIS TO SOOTHE DRY NOSE?

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Petroleum jelly should not be used to treat nasal dryness. It may impede the function of the nose by immobilizing the cilia (small hairs that help the nose get rid of foreign material and clean the incoming air). If small particles of petroleum jelly are inhaled from the nose they may deposit in the lungs and lead to a condition called lipid pneumonia. Since Rhinaris is a water-based product there is no risk of either one of these mishaps occurring.