Can Epsom Salts be used any other way besides soaking?

Question

Epsom Salts alleviate the pain in my back but, I seem to be spending all of my time in the bathtub . . .

Answer 1

Yes. A half a teaspoon mixed with water will help to stimulate bowel movement.

Everybody should be having 3 bowel movements per day.

Bathing in Epsom Salts will dry up the skin. It is more harmful than it is good for you.

Dead Sea Salts have wonderful healing properties if you are looking for something to bathe in. The link below gives a great discription of many (not all) of the healing properties of the Dead Sea salts.

Answer 2

on the 2nd i'm blanking on the top answer yet epsom salts (Magnesium sulfate) help draw the an infection out of a hoof. this is going to draw an abcess out and can supply some alleviation from the discomfort for a short quantity of time (a minimum of with my horse). i'm no longer able to remeber the reliable answer I frequently have besides the incontrovertible fact that it works incredibly nicely for foott soaks and has sence stumbled on a house in my tack trunk. EDIT: i might probable use it to work out if it would help a stone bruise. it does no longer do any injury and can help relieve some discomfort.

Answer 3

Unfortunately, there are not many other uses for Epsom Salt except for helping to draw toxins from the body by soaking. The only other use I have heard of is people putting the solution in the flower beds (roses, herbs).

Answer 4

Note: Check with a doctor before using if you have any health concerns.

* Relaxing and Sedative Bath: Soak in warm water and 2 cups of Epsom Salt.

* Face Cleaner: To clean your face at night, mix a half-teaspoon of Epsom Salt with your regular cleansing cream. Just massage into skin and rinse with cold water.

* Homemade Skin Mask: Apply the mask to damp skin. For normal to oily skin, mix 1 tablespoon of cognac, 1 egg, 1/4 cup of nonfat dry milk, the juice of 1 lemon, and a half-teaspoon of Epsom Salt. For normal to dry skin mix 1/4 cup of grated carrot, 1 1/2 teaspoons of mayonnaise and a half-teaspoon of Epsom Salt.

* Foot Soak: Soothe aches, remove odors, and soften rough skin with a foot soak. Add 1/2 cup of Epsom Salt to a large pan of warm water. Soak feet for as long as it feels right. Rinse and dry.

* Skin Exfoliator: Massage handfuls of Epsom Salt over your wet skin, starting with your feet and continuing up towards the face. Have a bath to rinse.

* Remove Excess Oil from Hair: Epsom Salt soaks up excess oil from hair. Add 9 tablespoons of Epsom Salt to 1/2 cup of oily hair shampoo. Apply one tablespoon of the liquid to your hair when it is dry; rinse with cold water. Pour lemon juice or organic apple cider vinegar through the hair, leave on for 5-10 minutes, and then rinse.

* Hairspray: Combine 1 gallon of water, 1 cup of lemon juice, and 1 cup Epsom Salt. Combine, cover, and let set for 24 hours. The next day, pour the mixture into your dry hair and let it sit for 20 minutes. Then shampoo as normal.

* Hair Volumizer: Combine equal parts of deep conditioner and Epsom Salt. Warm in a pan. Work the warm mixture through your hair and leave on for 20 minutes. Rinse.

* Soak Sprains and Bruises: Epsom Salt will reduce the swelling of sprains and bruises. Add 2 cups Epsom Salt to a warm bath, and soak.

* Splinter Remover: Soak in Epsom Salt, it will draw out the splinter.

* also used to release of stools, although it taste bad.

hope you feel better