By the editorial staff of Allodocteurs.fr

Written on
02/18/2021, Updated

02/19/2021 at 10:35 AM

After the virucidal tissue, here is the virucidal mask, a new innovation made in France: a virucidal nasal spray. It will soon be available in pharmacies.

A solution enriched with ions and minerals

This is the bet of a French company specializing in cosmetics. In her laboratory, she developed a simple recipe: a mixture of purified water and so-called “ionized” water, that is to say enriched in ions and minerals.

Result: a protective spray, to be used 4 to 6 times a day. According to the company, it eliminates the coronavirus from the nasal cavities: “We will be on a two-step action, the first which dislodges the infectious agents from the nasal passages, the second action is linked to the basicity of the water and its reducing power which will lead to the degradation of the viral membrane and therefore the elimination of viruses “, details Bénédicte Cantecor, Research and Development Director of the Pharma & Beauty group.

No clinical trial

The device has been tested in vitro at the IHU in Marseille, but since it is a medical device and not a drug, it does not require clinical testing. The Professor Alain Astier, pharmacologist, is not convinced: “I think it’s a bunch of pseudo sciences that mix up a lot of things, there is no proof of effectiveness. “Washing your nose is still useful regardless of the spray used to mechanically eliminate the virus … But this does not replace barrier gestures.