The most well-known epsom salt uses generally fall under the health category. The thing that makes epsom salt particularly helpful for health is its magnesium content.
Magnesium is an essential mineral, particularly for women. You can up your magnesium intake by utilizing one of the most popular of epsom salt uses—making a bath soak.
The warm water of a bath will open your pores and allow your body to absorb magnesium and sulfate ions through your skin. This provides you with vital minerals that your body typically does not get enough of. The extra magnesium will provide you with multiple health benefits . Epsom salt:
- Provides support for bone health and calcium absorption
- Helps arthritis pain
- Reduces swelling from ingrown toenails
- Reduces pain from fibromyalgia
- Helps with insomnia
- Reduces the itchiness and redness from Psoriasis
- Reduces pain from sunburns
- Helps muscles recover after a workout by reducing soreness
- Helps bruises and sprains heal faster
- Lowers anxiety levels
- Helps manage premenstrual symptoms
Another often overlooked epsom salt uses is for constipation. There are certain risks and side effects associated with ingesting epsom salts, so we won’t go into detail here, but ask your doctor for tips if you struggle with constipation.
9 Beauty Benefits of Epsom Salts
There are dozens of epsom salt uses in the beauty category, too! Here are 9 of our favorites.
- Add epsom salt to your conditioner for extra volume in your hair
- A few epsom salt flakes in a facial wash can help slough away dry skin
- Mix the salt with a few drops of oil to create a paste, and use it to scrub, heal and moisturize dry lips
- Grab a facial brush and wet the end. Dip it into a small handful of epsom salt and make circular motions on your face with the brush to use it as a facial exfoliator
- Use it as a foot scrub to not only sooth but also smooth your feet—this is one of my favorite epsom salt uses!
- Small amounts of epsom salt can be used to lessen the appearance of small skin irritations, such as acne or mosquito bites. Remember to be gentle with extra sensitive skin.
- Use epsom salt in your shampoo or conditioner to add an extra layer of heat protection to your hair if you use a straightener or blow dryer
- If you have some serious waterproof makeup that will not come off your skin, try using a bit of epsom salt to help gently remove it
- Mixed with baby oil, epsom salt creates an excellent hand scrub
8 Household Epsom Salt Uses
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