9 Great Home Remedies Using Epsom Salt
Epsom salt provides a cheap, natural alternative to hundreds of health and beauty products and can add a real boost to your general well-being. Here are our top 10 home remedies:
1. Bath Soak - adding a cup of epsom salt to a warm bath has a whole host of benefits. It boosts magnesium levels in the body, helps relieve stress and headaches and sets you up for a great night's sleep so sit back, relax and enjoy! It even works with kids too!
2. Foot Scrub - mix 4 parts epsom salt with 1 part olive oil and add essential oil for an indulgent exfoliating foot treatment.
3. Foot Soak - relax tired feet by adding a cup of epsom salt to a hot foot soak and soak for around 20 minutes. This treatment can also help to minimize corns.
4. Shower Scrub - for wonderfully smooth skin, scrub in a mix of 2 parts epsom salt to 1 part of warm olive oil.
5. Face Wash - add a tiny amount of epsom salt to your usual facial cleanser.
6. Volumising Hair Treatment - mix equal amounts of conditioner with epsom salt and rub in. Rinse after 20 minutes and leave hair to dry naturally. Or, if you want a quick fix, mix a cup of hot water with 2 tablespoons of epsom salt, half a teaspoon of sea salt, half a teaspoon of conditioner and a teaspoon of aloe vera gel. Spray onto damp hair and scrunch with a towel for a beach-wave effect or, for volume without the waves, spray onto dry hair. You can also add a few drops of essential oil to make it smell really good.
7. Aches & Pains - soak in a warm bath with 2 cups of epsom salt to relieve muscle sprains.
8. Itchy skin - dissolve a tablespoon of epsom salt into half a cup of warm water and leave to cool. Spray onto bites, sunburn and itchy skin for instant relief.
9. Splinters - immerse in concentrated epsom salt water for easy removal. Now you know - no beauty regime is complete without a tub of epsom salt... what are you waiting for?!
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