Hundreds of years, people of different cultures have used Epsom salt to get many health benefits. Epsom salt has been used in gardens, household cleaning & detoxification.
If you lack magnesium, Epsom salt will help you regulate more than 300 enzymes in your body, it will contribute to high blood pressure, hyperactivity, problems with your heart and other health problems. Since sulphate is very important for many biological processes, it helps when flushing toxins, proteins & joints, as well as brain tissue & mucin proteins.
20 Amazing uses of Epsom salt
1. Regulate Blood Sugar
If you increase the level of magnesium you can promote a healthy heart. You will improve circulation and lower your blood pressure. Many researches indicate that magnesium improves the body’s capacity to insulin. It is necessary to sustain calcium levels in your blood.
Sulphates can stimulate pancreas in order to make digestive enzymes and help in detoxifying the body, because they are not obtained through the food we intake, but absorbed through our skin. Epsom Salt easily flushes toxins and heavy metals from the cells, and it eases muscle pain and helps our body eliminate harmful substances.
2. Detoxification
Epsom Salt helps in the process of detoxification and elimination of toxins in our body. It has magnesium which is essential for detoxifying cells.
In order to enjoy a relaxing detox bath, put 1 to 2 cups of Epson Salt in a bathtub filled with warm water and relax for about 15 minutes. Repeat this 2 to 3 times per week.
3. Fade Bruises
To lessen the appearance of bruises, make a compress. Soak a wash cloth in cold water and put Epsom salt ( 2 tbsp per cup) and then put it to your skin.
4. Treats Sunburn
With its anti-inflammatory properties, Epsom salt treats sunburned skin. It alleviates mild sunburn irritation such as itchiness and pain. It also helps in maintaining an even skin tone.
In order to treat sunburn affected hands and legs, put 2 tbsp of Epsom salt in 1 cup of water and put it in a spray bottle. Then, spray on the area affected. Leave this for about 10 minutes and then take a bath. Repeat this 2-3 times a week.
There is one more option, fill a bathtub with warm water in put 1 cup of Epsom salt, and stir so the salt crystals dissolve. Then add a few drops of essential oil and soak in the water for no more than 20 minutes.
5. Pest control
If you have lawn pests in your garden, and you want to get rid of them naturally, use Epsom salt. You can use a spray solution on the lawn and control insects without even damaging the grass. This is totally nontoxic and natural. You can sprinkle dry salt in order to deter slugs and snails as well.
6. Fertilizer
Some plants need lots of food, like roses. Make them happy by putting some Epsom salt in the soil around them, especially while it is the blooming season, or when you want them to produce nice, long lasting flowers. Palm trees, tomatoes, and peppers adore Epsom salt.
7. Quick bruise treatment
Fade the appearance of bruises, by using a warm compress with Epsom salt. Don’t expect bruises to vanish right away, since this is not magic, but expect them to be small and less painful. Make a solution of 2 tbsp Epsom salt in a cup of water.
8. Body scrub
After having a shower, rub your skin with Epsom salt and make circular movements. This will help you remove dead skin cells and make your skin softer than ever.
9. Soothe Bug Bites
Put 1/4 cup of Epsom salt in 1 cup of warm water. Now, cool the mixture in the refrigerator. Apply it with a cotton ball in order to bug bites and lessen pain and itching.
10. Remove Splinters
Epsom Salt can increase osmotic pressure on your skin, that draws foreign bodies toward the surface. Put 1 cup of Epsom salt in a tub of water and soak the area-affected.
11. Keep Houseplants Healthy
Add 1 to 2 tbsp of Epsom salt in a gallon of water & nourish houseplants completely naturally
12. Relief from muscular pain
Make yourself an Epsom salt bath and relieve your muscular pain and stiffness. This way you will promote detoxification through the skin and relieve your muscles.
13. Remedy for colds and flu
Make yourself a hot bath with Epsom salt when you feel like you’re just about to catch a flu or cold. It will help your body to fight bacteria attacks your immune system, and you will recover much faster.
14. It helps you sleep better
If you take hot baths in the evening, about an hour before going to sleep, Epsom salt will help you sleep better, by increasing the level of magnesium. Lack of magnesium brings fatigue, stress, heart problems etc. Enjoy a hot bath in warm water with 1 cup of Epsom salt & 1 cup of baking soda & relax.
15. Removes feet odor
Soak your feet in warm water with Epsom salt and get rid of annoying odor, pain or swollen legs feeling.
16. For Achy Joints, Bruises and Sprains
Make a warm bath with 2 cups of Epsom salt and relieve all kind of pain, bruises and sprains.
17. Remove Burnt Food on Pots and Pans
You overcooked food again and burnt your pot? Just scrub out every pot and pan that is burnt with 2 tbsp of Epsom salt, a little soap and hot water.
18. Grow Better Flowers, Fruits and Veggies
Whatever plant you have, whether it is roses, or tomatoes, just sprinkle a few tablespoons of Epsom salt at their base and maximize yield, by keeping them healthy.
19. Epsom Salt improves nerve function
Since magnesium is essential for maintaining proper calcium levels in the blood, by regulating electrolytes you can help the nerve functions in your body.
20. Epsom salt delivers sulphates
Sulphates are very difficult to get through food, but they can be absorbed through skin. We need sulphates for formation of brain tissue, joint proteins, stimulation of pancreas and mucin proteins. They also stimulate generation of digestive enzymes and help in detoxification of the body’s residue.
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