limit the depth to which said legs may be inserted into the nostrils those portions 26 and 28 of the respective legs 12 and 14 adjacent the bight portions 16 are preferably spaced apart from each other by a greater distance than are the end portions 30 and 32 the end portions 30 and 32 being connected to the portions 26 and 28 respectively by laterally recurved shoulders 34 and 36 the end portions 30 and 32 are preferably separated from each other by a smaller distance than are the portions 26 and 28 so that the clip 10 in a normal unstressed position will have the absorbent pads 18 and 20 lying in juxtaposition to each other while the portions 26 and 28 form a sufficiently large structure to facilitate handling of the clip 10 the body of the clip 10 is typically formed of either metal plastic or a combination thereof and the particular material chosen is selected for a desired stiffness and elasticity such that deformation of the legs 12 and 14 outwardly results in tension being exerted by the body of the clip 10 to close the end portions 30 and 32 back together on release of the deforming force the material from which the body of clip 10 is formed is further chosen and constructed so as not to irritate or have any otherwise adverse effect upon the skin or nasal mucosa the inward deformation of end portions 30 and 32 allow clip to function without hitting or binding on the nasal columella the clip 10 is preferably packaged in air tight foil packet such as is standardly used to package articles which are pre soaked or otherwise contacted with a given chemical substance such a pre.