Decoding the various hues and what they can mean for your health. Select a color below to learn more.
While clear mucus can mean allergies, you’re in the normal range.
Your mucus has less moisture and is thick and cloudy. This can be a sign of a nasal infection or cold.
This can mean a cold or infection that’s progressing.
Your immune system is really fighting back. If you’re still sick after about 10-12 days, it could be sinusitis.
Your nasal tissue has become broken, perhaps because it’s dry, irritated or experienced an impact.
This shade could be old blood, but likely it’s something inhaled, like dirt, snuff or paprika.
If you don’t smoke or use illegal drugs, black mucus may mean a serious (if rare) fungal infection.
