Epsom salts and magnesium chloride are both naturally occuring forms of magnesium. Magnesium is vital for your overall health and plays an important role in hormone balance.
Soaking in a magnesium bath can also have benefits like relieving stress, hydrating your skin, and reducing inflammation. However, different forms of magnesium may provide different benefits.
Magnesium and hormone balance
Magnesium is an essential mineral involved in over 300 chemical reactions in your body. You can get a lot of the magnesium you need from foods like leafy green vegetables, legumes, nuts, and seeds.
But women are often deficient in magnesium, which can lead to symptoms of hormone imbalance. This is especially true during menopause, because among other things, magnesium helps regulate estrogen and blood sugar levels.
Making sure you get enough magnesium can help improve your sleep and brain function as well as regulating your moods and stress levels.
Types of magnesium
In addition to food sources, you can also get magnesium from dietary supplements. These come in a variety of forms, each with different benefits and potential side effects. Some of the most common are:
• magnesium citrate
• magnesium glycinate
• magnesium chloride
• magnesium sulfate (also known as Epsom salts)
What are the benefits of magnesium baths?
Epsom salts are the most common form of magnesium we associate with soaking in the tub. An Epsom salt bath is thought to help relieve stress and relax your muscles by absorbing through your skin.
But other forms of magnesium, like magnesium chloride, may be easier to absorb than Epsom salts, providing more benefits. Also, magnesium chloride may be less irritating for people with sensitive skin.
Besides giving you an extra excuse to relax and destress, adding magnesium chloride to your soak can help improve your skin hydration and reduce inflammation.
Robin’s favorite
Ancient Minerals Magnesium Bath Flakes
These bath flakes are made from naturally sourced magnesium chloride, which is easier to absorb, helps relieve stress, and gently hydrates your skin.
Try adding 2 cups of Ancient Minerals Magnesium flakes to your bath with 10 drops of essential lavender oil. Dim the overhead light and light a candle — bliss awaits!
Ancient Minerals Magnesium Bath Flakes, 8 lb. bag:
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