Epsom Salts

Epsom salts have amazing health benefits. Here are 12 ways to use Epsom salts, including a relaxing bath, a face scrub and a hair volumizer. It can also help to remove splinters and reduce swelling of sprains and bruises. One ingredient really does fit all! 

Relaxing bath

Add 2 cups of Epsom Salt to your bath water to enjoy a relaxing and sedative soak.

Foot soak:

Add  half a cup of epsom salt to a large bowl of warm water. Soak your feet to soothe aches and pains, remove odours and soften hard skin. 

Rinse and dry. 

Soak sprains and bruises:

Epsom salt  is very good to use to reduce the swelling of sprains and bruises. Add 2 cups epsom salt to a warm bath, and soak. 

Splinter remover:

Splinters can be painful and if left in the skin can cause an infection. Soak the area where the splinter is in epsom salt, it will draw out the splinter.

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 non-fat 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.


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. 

Remove 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.


Caution:

You should consult your doctor prior to taking an Epsom Salt Bath if you have high blood pressure, heart problems, are diabetic, or are taking digoxin, a fluoroquinolone antibiotic, a tetracycline antibiotic, nitrofurantoin or penicillamine. 

NB using Epsom Salts in a bath can make it very slippery. Take care when entering and exiting the bath. Putting a towel in the bottom of the bath may help. 

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