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Do you need some solutions for relief of the congestions brought about by sinusitis mucus? Give these grandma tested natural home remedies a try.

Even if you hate horseradish, you might really like the way it works to get rid of that sinusitis mucus. You even have a choice of two different ways to use it.

First option: Grate some horseradish into a dish. Now put your nose over that dish and inhale. Whew! That's got to thin that mucus and whisk it out of your sinuses.

Second option: Build up your courage and give this grandma remedy a try: Stir up a concoction of equal quantities of lemon juice and horseradish. Eat one teaspoonful of this mixture an hour before you eat breakfast. You will be amazed at how fast that sinusitis mucus breaks up and moves out of your sinuses.

If you're brave enough to try it again, take a second teaspoonful of the mixture an hour before you eat dinner as well.

Is horseradish a bit too much for you to tolerate?

Then consider this different approach:

Hot Spiced Tomato Juice

2 cups tomato juice

2 to 3 cloves of garlic, crushed

2 tablespoons lemon juice

Hot sauce to taste (the more you can include, the more effective the remedy)

Mix and heat all the ingredients in a pan over the stove. Sip this tea slowly. Re-warm it as you need to so you get the full beneficial effects of the steam. That spiced steam helps loosen mucus too.

Oh, don't worry. Grandma had more ways to loosen up that blasted mucus if you can't stomach the hot stuff.

You may find hot or cold applications work well for you.

Apply heat to your sinuses to help alleviate that build up of sinusitis mucus that eventually can cause a throbbing sinus headache. Dip a small clean towel in hot water (but not so hot that it burns you skin of course). Wring it out and place it over your sinuses. Although for some folks it only provides temporary relief, in others it completely relieves the symptoms of a headache and the aching in your face.

Use this technique for at least 15 minutes at a session. And you can repeat it several times throughout the day.

Heat may provide relief from the pain and relax those muscles you've been tightening up. And heat helps loosen up the congestion brought about by that sinusitis mucus. Beyond that heat dilates the blood vessels under the hot pack to draw more blood into the area to deliver healing nutrients and take away the toxins.

But there's one thing heat isn't very good at: reducing inflammation. But the application of anything cold, including ice, certainly can help bring down the swelling in your cheeks and elsewhere.

And here's what Grandma would recommend. Mix two cups of very cold water with one tablespoon of Epsom salts and two teaspoons of bicarbonate of soda.

Dip a clean cloth into the solution. Place this over your sinus area. Keep it on as long as you can tolerate it. If it begins to warm, then replace it. Just keep the area cold. Your grandma would tell you that it reduces the swelling. And as an extra bonus it can relieve the congestion in your nose. This is an excellent remedy to use when your sinusitis is accompanied with a cold.

Grandma's wise remedies have gone by the wayside in this modern world, but it's time to resurrect them to get you some relief from that sinusitis mucus that's clogging your sinuses and making you miserable.

Greasy hair never seems to stay fresh and clean, and can look heavy and flat. Within a few hours of shampooing it refuses to stay full and light and it takes on a stringy appearance. Along with looking oily, greasy hair can appear lifeless, lank and dull. Does this sound familiar to you? Do you ask yourself "why is my hair greasy?" Even if they wash it everyday, others can judge that the sufferer does not wash their hair frequently and doesn't have good hygiene. This can cause much social embarrassment.

The grease found in hair is called sebum and is oil that is produced natural by the body. Each of the hairs on your head has a gland called the sebaceous gland immediately under the skin, this gland produces sebum. Oil in greasy hair protects each strand form split ends and dryness, and is in fact a sign of healthy hair. Sebum is made as lubrication for the skin and hair, providing a protective barrier and preventing drying. Sebum is the body's own natural moisturizer.

Greasy hair is excess of sebum in the hair and comes as a result of an over production of sebum (oil) from over active sebaceous glands, stimulated by hormones called androgens. Androgens are male hormones that are present in both men and women, but are higher in men. Androgens do two things: First, they enlarge the sebaceous glands in the skin. Second, they cause these glands to increase oil production.

Fluctuating hormones can cause greasy as hormones play a part in sebum production. Greasy hair is most common in women because of either pregnancy or monthly cycle, older women going through the menopause, and teenagers experiencing puberty. Stress can be a contributory factor in greasy hair as it is known to affect hormones levels. People with fine hair on their head may experience excessive greasy hair as they have more hair follicles and more sebaceous glands producing more sebum.

There are a number of external factors in that cause greasy hair. Washing your hair too often can increase the production of sebum as the sebaceous glands produce more sebum to combat the stripping of oils from the scalp and hair which can happen as a result of frequent washing. Vigorous hair and scalp scrubbing can stimulate hair grease. Touching hair can also over-stimulate glands, as can brushing vigorously which carry oil through your hair. Pollutants in the everyday environment can cause hair to look greasy, along with product build-up at the roots from over-use of hair styling products.

There are also many internal causes of greasy too. I have already mentioned fluctuating hormone levels, but one of the main culprits when it comes to internal causes of greasy hair is diet. Western diets that tend to be greasy, high in fat and sugar, processed and containing additives which can be a major cause of greasy hair as the high fat content increases oil levels in and on the skin. Hormones can be found in meat in the western, adding to the unbalanced hormone levels. A diet lacking in vitamin B can also contribute towards greasy hair.

The secret of how to treat, cure, prevent and avoid greasy hair is to treat it from both the outside, and the inside. For the outside: avoid brushing your hair too frequently, and when you brush avoid brushing your hair vigorously. When you wash your hair, the best shampoo for greasy hair is a mild-ph extra cleansing/clarifying shampoo that is formulated for greasy hair. Avoid moisturizing shampoos as they can leave some oil in your hair to protect against dryness. When washing your hair, avoid scrubbing your hair and scalp vigorously, lightly massage your hair and scalp instead.

When shampooing, leave the shampoo in your hair for approximately 5 minutes for a better clean. Rinse and shampoo again if necessary. It's up to you as to how often you should wash your hair. Once or twice a week is the ideal but to find your own balance of washing and oil production start with washing once a day, reducing how often you wash as you find that balance. If you are going to condition your hair, use a conditioner designed especially for greasy hair, and apply the conditioner not to the roots but to the mid and ends of your hair. If you use a hair dryer to style your hair, heat will stimulate oil production, so don't let it get too hot.

On the inside: with your diet, Reduce the number of foods you eat that contain white flour such as pasta, pastries and bread. Increase the amount of green and leafy vegetables in your diet, along with seeds, nuts, whole grains, salads, fresh fish and vegetables. Avoid sugar and foods containing sugar e.g. soft drinks, biscuits and cakes. Reduce the amount of fat in your diet, avoiding fried, greasy and fatty foods. Consider supplementing vitamin B in your diet. Reduce and eliminate as much stress as you can from your day to day life.