Epsom Salt Baths Calms the Mind and Detoxifies the Body

What it does: Softens skin, reduces inflammation, swelling, and dries out oily skin. You can find it in most supermarkets and pharmacies, and best of all its super cheap. You can also find it at gardening supplies stores or pet fish stores.

How to do it:

1) Fill your bath tub with hot water. Add 3-4 cups of Epsom salt. Stir around until the salts are dissolved. Soak for about 20-30 minutes. Do this everyday for a few weeks to see effect.
2) If you don’t have a tub/just don’t have the time to soak, you can simply do it on a smaller scale. Add a spoonful of epsom salt to a little warm water in a cup. Stir until the salts are dissolves. Pat this mixture onto your face or other areas of your body. Wait until dry and wash off with warm water.

Why it helps: Epsom salt (magnesium sulfate) helps to expel toxins and heavy metals out of your body. Magnesium sulfate is easily absorbed through skin and is a natural sedative. This is why Epsom salt baths are known to be very soothing and calming to the nerves.

Relax in a Sea Salt Bath

Remember how well you slept that night after taking a dip in the sea? Well, there’s a reason for that.

Seawater soothes the nerves and helps to calm the mind and spirit.

Unlike refined salt, sea salt contains the minerals and trace elements that are beneficial to our health. This includes iron, magnesium, calcium, potassium, manganese, zinc, and iodine.

You can easily duplicate that deeply relaxing ocean soak in your own home with a sea salt bath.

How to do it: Add one cup of sea salt to your empty tub. Turn on the hot water to fill, then soak. You can also add the sea salt after the tub is filled, but if you do it my way, the running water will help mix the sea salt for you.

[While dead sea salt has been heavily marketed for its added benefits, this is somewhat debatable, and regular sea salt works just as well. ]

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