I can use Simply Saline as it does not have Benz. in it.

My nose bleeds from Benz.

shirleyann

It's an effective preservative, it's relatively cheap, and the
pharmaceutical companies are NOT motivated to abandon it as long as
it's still FDA approved.

Here's a reply I got from the FDA regarding BAK (and other
preservatives), particularly when used in eye drops:

[quote]
Thank you for writing the Division of Drug Information, in the FDA's
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research.

OTC drug products have to follow the standards of a monograph.
Benzalkonium chloride is an acceptable preservative for OTC opthalmic
products.  Please see the monograph on
http://www.fda.gov/cder/otcmonographs/Ophthalmic/opthalmic_19800506.pdf
Please see the following website for information on how to petition
the
FDA to change a regulation
http://www.fda.gov/opacom/backgrounders/voice.html

Best regards,

BD
Division of Drug Information
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
Food and Drug Administration
[/quote]

I haven't started down the Petition path yet.  I will.  Others should,
too.

The number of studies concluding that BAK damages the sinuses is
overwhelming.