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Saline Solution Eye Drops

Most eye drop solutions are nothing more than saline solution. Buy an eye dropper and fill it with saline solution (that costs 99 cents a pint on sale) and use that when your eyes are dry. Much better than paying $3-$5 for 1 ounce of eye drops!

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By Kathy

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By Cheryl from Missouri (Guest Post)
November 9, 20040 found this helpful

That same saline solution can also be used for nose drops to clear a stuffy nose. It's even safe to use on newborns, an age you wouldn't be able to use most over-the-counter decongestants.

 
By Sharon (Guest Post)
November 9, 20040 found this helpful

You need to be extremely careful with putting anything in your eyes that is not sterile. An eye infection is not worth it.

 
Anonymous
June 23, 20180 found this helpful

What like swimming in the sea or pool, or walking in the rain or washing your face....

 
By John F (Guest Post)
June 10, 20050 found this helpful

Putting anything homemade in your eyes can be dangerous. If it isn't absolutely sterile you could get an infection.

Visine has a powerful astringent called 'tetrahydrozoline' which is why it is so effective. It also contains anti-microbial agents to maintain sterility.

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Saline solution is just a wash and has no medicinal effect and can easily become contaminated. It may flush out pollen and other irritants but it won't provide any other effect.

 
July 21, 20180 found this helpful

add a few drops of silver colloidal water to sterilize, and of course boil for a few minutes (before you add the colloidal of course..)

 
August 27, 20180 found this helpful

Isn't gargling with salt water (saline water) medicinal when it kills the bacteria and I get relief from my sore throat? ( probably one of the most effective methods I have ever used ...)

 
By Dave (Guest Post)
August 11, 20053 found this helpful

John and Sharon must be insiders to the eyecare industry. Indoctrinated! "Gotta buy our industry's drops and solutions--it's the ONLY way!"

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I did exactly what Kathy suggests for years and years, not to save money, but rather because most eyedrops--as in John's example--contain bizarre chemicals. I never had a problem. (Not to mention taking a shower every day, which gets water in the eye... oh, and swimming in pools, lakes, rivers and oceans, and even getting gnats right in my eye, just like you have.)
Now, I've done this web search for a recipe to make my own saline because I'm having a new problem--my eyes are becoming sensitive in an allergic sense to all the chemicals that are in eyedrops and saline solutions, and I need to wet my eyes with something because I'm post-Lasik.
(The reason for my Lasik? I stopped being able to wear contacts because my eyes became allergic to the solutions all contact lenses come in. Thanks again, eyecare industry.)
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What I'm finding is 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon salt (can use non iodized) in 8oz water (can use distilled). You may boil the solution as well as the droppers.
Add a pinch of baking soda if it's for nasal irrigation.

 
By JEn (Guest Post)
June 29, 20070 found this helpful

To make your own saline, use 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon of salt and a pinch of baking soda!
Enjoy

 
By aris (Guest Post)
October 7, 20071 found this helpful

I am getting the impression that some readers may be thinking about sterility of any solution as a lasting property. Yes, eye drops are sterile when you purchase and first open them but that can quickly change if the tip touches your eye. Most of these solutions would have some form of preservative to not spoil. I am no expert but the water we shower with is not sterile, yes? We are tolerant to a degree and one reader's suggestion of boiling the home-made solution sounds good. A quick search on sterilization should do it.

 
By Richard (Guest Post)
April 19, 20080 found this helpful

You can not just put in "1/4 to 1/2 tsp of salt" into water and get saline. Saline is 0.9% salt in water, which means it has a specific amount of salt per quantity of water. For every 100ml of water, there needs to be 0.9 g of salt, anything less and the solution will be hypotonic (less salt concentration than the body), anything more and it will be hypertonic (more salt concentration than the body). In addition, saline solution can only last a day or so when in contact with outside air- it will soon become contaminated.

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Yes, you can make your own saline, but it must contain a presise amount of salt and does not last long. Just so you know there are saline solutions that can be bought in a drugstore that are just plain saline (I am not talking about the contact solutions which contain anti-microbial and cleaning substances), and the solution is fairly cheap.

 
By Neill (Guest Post)
October 19, 20081 found this helpful

I used to get sore eyes from cats (well not from the cats directly - the eyes were mine) and home-made saline solution with a not particularly precise amount of salt in boiled water (that had of course cooled before I put it to my eyes) worked wonders every time. It doesn't need to be that precise to work great for allergic soothing.

 
By Gigi (Guest Post)
January 11, 20092 found this helpful

I used this for a science fair project and it worked fine. 1/4 teaspoon iodized salt boiled into 1 cup of tap water.

 
June 11, 20171 found this helpful

Iodized salt has aluminum derivatives and anti caking agents in it. Tap water is pretty toxic also. Just the chemicals they bleach it out with would be a red flag for me. Boiling the chemical tap water does not help make it safe for the eye.

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Distilled water is cheap. They do NOT add any chemicals or minerals to distilled water. You're fairly safe with that type of water.

 
October 2, 20190 found this helpful

not all of us can take over the counter eye drops. I am allergic as well. I will try this recipe. Sounds amazing. Salt is also a natural antibacterial. I can't wait to see how this will work for my eyes. Infections I would think would more likely to get by dirty hands rubbing eye which are dry all the time. Thank you for this recipe

 
October 2, 20190 found this helpful

no thank you chemicals are worse. ro water would also work to boil. I am so excited to try this recipe.

 

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