Becodefence, Plus Nasal Spray – Gets to Work in 3 Minutes NonDrowsy 120 Sprays, 20 ml (Pack of 2)

First send foremost this is not a decongestant but a preventing spray. I can no longer take or use most of the hay-fever things due to other medication. However this is fine. By coating the inside of the nose it prevents the reactions to pollen in the first place. Not 100% effective, but works pretty well for me. No runny nose or sneezing, even during current heatwave, and even my eyes aren't too bad. Be warned, though. Each spray causes a weird tingling sensation for a few seconds, which some could find rather unplesant, and there is a faint lingering spearmint smell. All I can say is try it.

Despite taking the daily hey fever tablets I still get the itchy eye, runny nose, stuffed head symptons. Pros +Easy to use +Does work in minutes +Improves allergy reactions over time Cons - Has a light burning sensation for the first 2-3 seconds everytime you use it. - It has an oily aftertaste it leaves in your mouth which tastes similar to fish oil. This is actually from plant based oils in the ingerdients but I personally hate it as it lingers for a good while in your mouth and you can taste it. If not for the fact this product actually works and I can't find any alternative that matches, I would have stopped using this, due to the oil flavour. I would rather have the nasty flavour and no symptons.

I've been using this product for a month now and can say that it definitely helps to ease my hayfever symptoms. I use it as soon as I wake up before my hayfever symptoms have chance to manifest and as a compliment to antihistamines. It does make me sneeze each time I use it but somehow despite that it still helps to prevent the symptoms (surprisingly). As the day progresses I sometime need to also use Beconase on high/very high pollen days but generally on moderate pollen days it is enough. I would say that I use Beconase less often with this product which is good because BecoDefence is drug free. It does not contain any cortisones whereas Beconase does. Top up again after 6 hours for best results.

Love this item as it works really wel against hayfever

I have found this to be fairly effective at keeping my hayfever at bay to a degree, but it comes at a cost...first of all there are cheaper options on the market that I have found to be just as useful. But the major drawback for me is it is rather unpleasant to use. It leaves a bad taste in my mouth and after application it causes me to have a bit of an unpleasant sneezing episode.

Quality product arrived on time packaging good.

I had to speak up in favour of this one because it's definitely a bit controversial. Yes, it does give a bit of a burn for about 30 seconds after you spray it up your nose and it does smell strongly of mint. The white gel runs out of your nose a bit after applying and it can go down the back of your throat and tastes minty. But it actually *works*. For anyone who gets hayfever badly, the above downsides are completely outweighed by its usefulness. I get very heavy hayfever and loratadine or cetrizine barely take the edge off my symptoms. In recent years I've used steroid sprays such as beconase or pirinase which do help a bit and this year I've also started taking fexofenadine which seems to work better than loratadine but is not the dramatic improvement I was hoping for. Becodefence is the first solution I've found that actually reduces symptoms significantly within minutes of using it. It has already become the bottle I pick up first when I'm sneezing badly and need quick relief.

A brilliant nasal spray for hay fever, particularly if like me, the anti histamine based stuff doesn't work very well and makes you drowsy. I use it twice a day, once in the morning and once before I go to bed so that's 8 sprays/day. It usually lasts about 7 days before the bottle is empty... so that is 8x7 =56 sprays, not 120 as it states!!!!! Slightly misleading!!!