How to use a Neti Pot
A neti pot is a small ceramic or plastic or copper or stainless steel pitcher. It has two openings, one at the top and another in the spout. It is filled with salt water to cleanse your nasal passages. A sinus wash is recommended as part of your daily personal hygiene regimen. Cleansing your sinuses in this manner relieves symptoms associated with colds, flu, sinus infections, nasal dryness, allergies, and other sinus irritations. It also helps reduce swelling of the nasal membranes
Step by step instructions
1. Simply prepare the saline solution by adding 8 oz. of warm water and a heaping 1/4 teaspoon of non-iodized salt to your Neti Pot and by Stirring with spoon to dissolve throughly.
2. Lean your head forward over the basin, bending your neck down slightly with your eyes looking downwards.
3. Gently place the spout of the Neti Pot inside your right nostril, forming a seal to avoid any outer leakage.
4. Open your mouth slightly. Breathe continuously through your open mouth during this sinus cleansing procedure. This allows a necessary air passageway so that the water will not drain from behind your nose into your mouth.
5. Tilt your head sideways, so that your right nostril is directly above your left nostril. Tip the Neti Pot, allowing the water solution to pour into your right nostril. Within a few seconds the water will naturally drain from your left nostril into the sink.
6. After the Neti Pot is empty, remove the spout from your right nostril, and exhale through both nostrils. Gently blow your nose into a tissue.
7. Repeat steps 1 through 7 for your left nostril.
Tips
1. Throughly clean your Neti Pot after each use. Periodically place it in your dishwasher for a thorough sanitizing. Same as a toothbrush, do not share your Neti Pot with anyone else. Everyone in the household should have their own.
2. Your may wish to use only half the amount of recommended salt the first few times you use your Neti Pot until you become more accustomed to the process.
3. Applying a thin layer of petroleum jelly on the inside of both nostrils before the treatment helps sooth sensitive skin.
4. You may notice improved breathing, smell and taste.
5. If you experience any discomfort please discontinue using your neti pot and consult your doctor or other health care provider.
After Nasal Wash
You may need to do a few simple exercises to expel any saline solution remaining in your nose. Everyone needs to do the first exercise; others will also need to do one or both of the others. The first few times you use the Neti Pot, try them all. Form a habit of doing any which cause water to drain from the nostrils.
1. Exhalations:
Exhale vigorously through both nostrils while holding your head over the sink. Quickly drawing the abdomen toward the spine with each exhalation will make your exhalations more forceful. If you exhale into a tissue, be careful not to pinch the nostrils closed while exhaling.
2. Forward Bending: 
Bend forward from the waist far enough so that the top of the head is pointing toward the floor. Hold this position for a few seconds, then return to standing. Follow this movement with a few vigorous exhalations.
3. Alternate Toe Touching:
Place your feet two to three feet apart. Raise the arms out to the side at shoulder height. Slowly bend from the waist and bring the left hand to the right knee, shin, or foot (whichever you can reach without straining). Reach up toward the ceiling with the right hand; turn the head gently and look toward the raised hand. Hold this position for a few seconds. Come back to standing and repeat the movement to the left. Exhale vigorously through the nose.
When you’ve practiced this routine a few times, you’ll find it takes less time than brushing and flossing your teeth.