All I know is table salt is made of Sodium and Chlorine, while Epsom salt is made of the mineral Epsomite.
Are they interchangeable at all? Can I put table salt in my bath to help with sore muscles or sprinkle Epsom salt on my food? Why or why not?
(I may or may not be asking this bc I just realized I’m out of Epsom salt and was really looking forward to a bubble bath tonight.)
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So we tend to think of things as salt because they contain sodium (and chlorine, the other half of table salt that you should never consume without that sodium bond) and are often used to season food. Or to melt ice. As has already been pointed out, Epsom salt doesn’t contain sodium. It’s not used to season food because it tastes horrid, nor does it provide sodium that our body needs. In the same way, the elements that make up Epsom salt aren’t present in table salt. Table salt won’t do the same thing that Epsom salt does in a bath for your skin.
While the two substances share the same name, they might as well be the chemical difference between a banana and a baseball bat.
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