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Best Nasal Strips in Australia: Classic, Magnetic and What to Check

The lamp is still on. Your partner has rolled over twice, and you are scrolling past pack after pack that calls itself the best nasal strips in Australia. Some are clear, some are black, one has a little frame and magnets. Before you add anything to the cart, run it through six checks. You can see how our own Classic and Magnetic nasal strips line up against the same list.

Use the list on any brand you like. We name no other brand here, and we rank nobody.

Why a strip on the outside of your nose does anything

Just inside each nostril sits the narrowest part of your nasal airway, the internal nasal valve. Its walls are soft. When you breathe in, they can draw inward.

A nasal strip pulls on the skin either side of your nose and lifts that valve open from the outside. In a randomised trial in healthy volunteers, external nasal dilators widened the narrowest part of the nose and improved airflow. That is the job. Every check below asks whether a given strip can do it night after night.

Check one: the ARTG number

Start here. A nasal strip sold to ease breathing or reduce snoring is a medical device in Australia. Unless it is exempt, it has to be on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods before anyone can supply it here.

A brand with an entry prints the number. Type it into the ARTG search on the TGA website and you will see who sponsors it, what class of device it is and what it is registered to do.

All three of our nose products sit under ARTG 530972, "Nasal breathing aid, external": the Nasal Strips, the Magnetic Nasal Strips and the Magnetic Nasal Strip Refill Patches. The registered purpose says the strips are there to support nasal airflow, reduce snoring and give relief from nasal congestion.

Check two: the adhesive and your skin

You stick this to your face at 10 pm and peel it off at 6 am. Then you do it again tomorrow. The glue decides whether you keep going.

Ask where the adhesive sits. On our Classic strips it covers the two end pads only, with none across the bridge. The Magnetic frame carries no adhesive either. Two small patches stick either side of your nose, and the frame clips onto them with magnets.

Skin tolerance has been studied. In the same published research, people wore external nasal dilators for seven nights in a row and nobody showed skin irritation at any morning check. Your skin is your own, so stop if it reacts.

Check three: sizing

Too short and the ends sit on the bony part of your nose. Too long and they curl off your cheeks by 2 am.

Our Classic strip comes in one flexible size, 60 by 22 mm, with three thin spring bands inside. You place it just above the flare of your nostrils.

The Magnetic pack takes a different route. Every box holds all four frame sizes, numbered 1 to 4. Start with a middle size and move up or down until it sits right. You never have to guess a size at checkout.

Check four: reusable or single-use

A Classic strip does one night and goes in the bin. Peel, press, sleep.

The Magnetic frame stays. Only the two patches are single-use, so each night you throw away two small tabs instead of a whole strip. The frame and applicator come in the first box and you keep them. For more on how the frame works, read our guide to reusable nose strips and how magnetic nasal strips work.

One note for homes with small children: the magnetic pack carries a small-magnet warning. Store it out of reach.

Check five: the cost per night

Box prices hide the number you live with. Divide the price by the nights in the pack.

Classic Nasal Strips cost $29.99 for 30 nights, about a dollar a night. The 3 month option is $76.99, about 86 cents a night. The 6 month option is $144.99, about 81 cents a night.

Magnetic Nasal Strips cost $49.99 for the frame plus 30 nights of patches, about $1.67 a night in month one. The 3 month option is $96.99, about $1.08 a night. The 6 month option is $164.99, about 92 cents a night.

Shipping is free from $40 and $9.95 below that. Run the same sum on any other box you are weighing up, and watch for packs that look cheap because they hold fewer strips.

Check six: refills

A reusable frame only pays off if you can buy the patches on their own. Check that a brand sells them, and what they cost.

Our Magnetic Nasal Strip Refill Patches come 30 nights to a pack, 60 patches in pairs, for $29.99. That is about a dollar a night, or about 81 cents on the 6 month option. Once you own the frame, those patches are all you need.

Want the nose and the mouth sorted together? The Classic Bundle pairs Nasal Strips with our mouth tape, which has a hole through the centre as a reminder to keep your lips closed.

Best nasal strips in Australia: quick answers

What should I look for in the best nasal strips in Australia?

Six things: an ARTG number you can check, adhesive that suits your skin, a size that fits your nose, a choice of reusable or single-use, a fair cost per night and refills you can buy.

Are magnetic nasal strips reusable?

The frame is reusable. The two adhesive patches that hold it are single-use, and you replace them each night.

How do I check if nasal strips are TGA registered?

Search the ARTG number on the TGA's public ARTG search. Our Nasal Strips, Magnetic Nasal Strips and Refill Patches sit under ARTG 530972.

Pick the one that passes

The best nasal strip for you is the one that clears all six checks and still sits on your nose at 6 am. If your nose stays blocked for weeks at a time, talk to your GP. If you want to start with ours, browse Classic and Magnetic nasal strips. Always read the label and follow the directions for use.

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