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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Hiya, having studied this at university, it contains a small amount of magnesium so once dissolved in the water the salt x magnesium helps draws the toxins out of the muscles/body in order to have this “soothing effect” but honestly wouldn’t read in to it much. For this to be most effective I believe a lot more then the recommended dose would be needed in order to have a noticeable difference. Hope this helps
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