He pulled the towel off, gasping for cool air.
Capsaicin (found in chili peppers, horseradish, and wasabi) is a natural irritant that tricks your nose into running, flushing out congestion instantly.
Mix one tablespoon into warm water; its high potassium content thins out thick mucus.
Minty nodded, looking smug. "Hydrotherapy. The steam thins the mucus, the eucalyptus acts as an expectorant—helps you clear it out. Your pills were just putting a 'Do Not Enter' sign on a full house. We opened the windows and aired the place out."