25 EPSOM SALT USES
1. Lawn and garden —Epso
m salt may help your plants grow greener and have more blooms!
2. Pedicure — Combine 1/2 cup Epsom salt and warm soapy water, then
soak your feet for 5 minutes to soften skin. Remove nail polish, push
back cuticles, then cut and file your nails. Soak an additional 5
minutes in a warm Epsom bath for super soft feet.
3. Hair
volumizer — Combine equal parts conditioner and Epsom salt. Work the
mixture through your hair and leave for 20 minutes. The result? Volume!
4. Facial scrub — Mix 1/2 tsp of Epsom salt with your
favorite cleanser; massage into skin using small circles to give your
pores a deep-cleaning. Rinse your face with cool water, pat dry.
5. Relax — Add two
cups of Epsom salt to your very-warm bath water and soak for 15 minutes.
You can purchase Epsom salt with lavender or eucalyptus for an
extra-soothing bath experience.
6. Sea
salt texturizing hair spray — Combine 1 cup of hot water, 2 tablespoons
Epsom salt, 1 teaspoon aloe vera gel and 1/2 tsp conditioner in a spray
bottle. Spray salt mixture into hair and scrunch hair with your hand for
pretty beachy-waves.
7. Fabric softener crystals — Mix 4 cups of
Epsom salt and 20 drops of essential oil to make DIY fabric softener
crystals. Use 1/4 cup per load and add at beginning of wash.
8. Splinter removal — Soak area in an Epsom salt bath for easy splinter extraction.
9. Body scrub — After showering, massage handfuls of Epsom salt over
wet skin to exfoliate the body.
10. Exfoliation — mix
2 cups of Epsom salt with 1/4 cup of petroleum jelly and a few drops of
lavender essential oil. Gently massage into dry patches for smoother
skin.
11. Mosquito bites — Epsom salt can ease the symptoms of
mosquito bites. Make a compress by soaking a washcloth in cold water
that has been mixed with Epsom salt (2 tablespoons per cup of water),
then gently apply to the bite area.
12. Sore muscles and arthritis — Add 2 cups of Epsom salt to your very-warm bath water, agitate
the water with your hands to dissolve it then soak for 15 minutes.
13. Tile cleaner — Mix equal parts of dish soap and Epsom salt for a
super easy and effective tile cleaner. Rinse with clean water.
14. Bedtime bath for kids — Add one cup of Epsom salt to your kids’ evening bath to help them sleep more peacefully.
15. Headache relief — Evidence shows that that soaking in an Epsom salt bath can relieve headache symptoms.
16. Acne — Epsom salt has antibacterial, antifungal and antiviral properties making it a fantastic natural treatment for acne.
17. Remove odor on hands and feet — Add 3 Tablespoons of Epsom salt to 1
quart of warm water and soak your hands or feet for 15 minutes. This
will makes your skin soft, your nails shine, and also help remove foul
odors.
18. Relieve constipation — Pour 8 oz. of drinking water
into a glass, mix with 1 to 2 tsp. of Epsom salt and drink the mixture
for immediate relief of constipation. Mixing directions are also found
on most Epsom salt packages, consult your physician before trying this.
19. Sunburn relief — Dissolve two tablespoons of Epsom salt in 1 cups of water and spray on minor sunburns.
20. Draw out infection — For simple infections on hands or feet, soak
in a hot Epsom salt bath for 10 minutes to help clear the area. Note,
some staph infections are worsened by soaking in hot water, consult your
physician.
21. Cure for common cold — Did you know that Epsom
salt baths can speed healing by detoxifying your body and increasing
your white blood cell count? Try an Epsom salt bath the next time you
feel those first symptoms of a cold.
22. Reduce swelling — Epsom salt baths can help the appearance of bruises and reduce swelling.
23. Deter slugs — Sprinkle a trail of Epsom salt around the area you want to be free of slugs.
24. Blackhead removal — Mix a teaspoon of Epsom salt, 3 drops iodine
and half a cup of boiling water. Dab this solution to your blackheads
with a cotton ball to help naturally extract them.
25. Insecticide — Mix Epson salt with water, add to a spray bottle and spray on plants to naturally deter insects.
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