Boogers — the dried, crusty pieces of mucus in the nose — are actually very beneficial. They protect your airways from dirt, viruses, and other unwanted things that float in when you breathe.

There is no scientific term for boogers, even though these crusty bits of dried mucus are part of one of the body’s most efficient cleansing systems. And, despite the fact that many people are ...

Saline drops and humidifiers: These two booger-softening devices are your friends. The fewer crusty boogers lodged in their nasal passages, the less likely they are to go digging for gold.

As the mucus catches dirt or germs, it will either turn hard or get really goopy as your nose tries to flush the bad stuff out of your body. Sometimes your boogers are weird colors, like white ...

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At the same time, the winter air is the culprit behind a crusty nose, too. When those super-dry boogers come out, they can cause tears in your already delicate nostrils.

Mucous is 95 percent water, in fact, while crusty boogers are simply snot sans moisture. A healthy individual makes a half a cup of snot per day, and swallows almost all of it.