The Many Ways in Which You Can Use Epson Salt

The soothing properties of Epson Salt as a bath salt have been known for years. But it is so much more than just something to soak in for tired ache muscles. Epson Salt is a multi-purposed all natural affordable compound that can be used in everything from health and beauty, gardening and lawn care.

Epson Salt is magnesium sulfate. The magnesium sulfate is the healing properties to promote better health.

Magnesium helps to improve heart rate, prevent hardening of the arteries, reduce blood clots and lower blood pressure. Magnesium reduces stress, improves nerve function, eliminates toxins and metals from cells and helps the body to use insulin

Sulfates are important for forming brain tissue, joint proteins, stimulates the pancreas, and mucin proteins.

Taken internally Epson Salt acts as a detoxifying agent for colon cleansing.

Taking an Epson Salt bath not only soothes the nerves but draws toxins out of the body through the skin. The salt bath also allows the sulfates to absorb through the skin.

Add Epson Salt to petroleum jelly or face cream and you have a great facial cleanser. Massage into the skin and rinse with cold water.

Scrub Epson Salt on wet skin to exfoliate. You can use this scrub from head to toe.

Use Epson Salt mixed with a deep conditioner to add volume to your hair.

Head lice can be taken care of inexpensively. Make a paste with warm water and Epson Salt. Rub the mixture through the scalp and rub the hair shaft. Keep working the strands of hair by rubbing the hair between your fingers. Rinse this out of the hair with the hottest water that your child can handle. Next take a cheap hair conditioner and apply it all through the hair and scalp. Take a very fine tooth comb and start combing through the hair strands rinsing out the comb often. Rinse hair. You may need to repeat this over again. Since there are no chemicals involved with this procedure you can do it as often as necessary.

Use Epson Salts on your lawn and in your garden. You will notice bushier plants and brighter color blooms and your lawn will be thicker and greener.

You can sprinkle the Epson Salt in your garden around rose bushes, tomato plants, pepper plants, evergreens, azaleas, and rhododendrons, always water thoroughly after applying to get the salt into the soil at the roots.

Sprinkle with Epson salt on soil and work in before seeding lawn. The magnesium and sulfates help to germinate the seeds and make them stronger and healthier. You can also do this when you are starting plants for the garden from seeds.

These are a few of the ways I use Epson salt. I am sure there are probably many more. The reason I like using Epson Salt is because it is safe for the environment and very inexpensive, two great combinations for an environmentally conscious tightwad.