My muscles have been very achy lately and the internet tells me to do bath soaks with Epsom salts. I understand that warm water helps to relax muscles, but how does salt in the bath help? Do our bodies actually absorb Epsom salt through the skin to a degree that it actually makes a difference, or is it more a relaxing/scent/placebo? What mechanism is happening that the Epsom salts contribute to?
Similar vein: baking soda, magnesium, etc added to baths – do they actually help? What works best?
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I mean… this is the basis behind float spas. They’ve got more “salt” than the Dead Sea in those tubs! I wanted to try it simply for the sensory experience; I had no idea about the supposed benefits of the Epsom salts. I spent an hour laying there bored and a little annoyed. I felt nothing but accidentally got some in my mouth and OH MY GOD I would rather lick a tire!! About 20 minutes later, showered, dried and drinked, I went to pay, still feeling nothing and wishing I had had a book or music. Literally mid-raise of my arm in handing over my card, a weird feeling completely engulfed me- I went fuzzy in a REALLY good way, forgot what I was doing, and sort of stood there, UTTERLY relaxed to the point I was REAL glad I wasn’t driving myself home, and smiling in a hazy way. It was flat out incredible. It lasted an hour or so, maybe more. My whole body just…. went soft. I’m absolutely going to do that again.
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