epson salts

leaf206
leaf206 Posts: 8 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Epson salts is great for sore muscle s . soak in nice hot bath with Epson salts

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  • delicious_cocktail
    delicious_cocktail Posts: 5,797 Member
    log as sodium?
  • k8blujay2
    k8blujay2 Posts: 4,941 Member
    You mean epsom salts? and yes, they are pretty nice.
  • uconnwinsnc
    uconnwinsnc Posts: 1,054 Member
    The human skin is very good at stopping things from absorbing through it. You can pretty much bath in gasoline and none of it will get inside you. Does the salt absorb through....uhh...orifices? Is it all a placebo?
  • delicious_cocktail
    delicious_cocktail Posts: 5,797 Member
    The human skin is very good at stopping things from absorbing through it. You can pretty much bath in gasoline and none of it will get inside you. Does the salt absorb through....uhh...orifices? Is it all a placebo?

    . . . so do not log?
  • mike_ny
    mike_ny Posts: 351 Member
    log as sodium?

    Epsom salt is magnesium sulfate. There is no sodium in it, but you wouldn't log it anyway. Do you log sodium when you go in the water at the beach?
  • uconnwinsnc
    uconnwinsnc Posts: 1,054 Member
    The human skin is very good at stopping things from absorbing through it. You can pretty much bath in gasoline and none of it will get inside you. Does the salt absorb through....uhh...orifices? Is it all a placebo?

    . . . so do not log?

    I wonder if I can get drunk bathing in a giant mojito...:indifferent:
  • SnuggleSmacks
    SnuggleSmacks Posts: 3,731 Member
    There's some belief that our diets leave us deficient in magnesium, and epsom salt baths can help alleviate this. I haven't researched the idea, but I can say that I always sleep better after a good epsom salt soak, and that's supposedly one of the benefits of magnesium supplementation.
  • delicious_cocktail
    delicious_cocktail Posts: 5,797 Member
    log as sodium?

    Epsom salt is magnesium sulfate. There is no sodium in it, but you wouldn't log it anyway. Do you log sodium when you go in the water at the beach?

    ah. log the micronutrient. thank you.

    how much I log at the ocean? is it a rate of absorption based on the surface area of my skin? like two hours would be a certain amount because my size? how to compensate for osmotic balance if had salty breakfast?
    I wonder if I can get drunk bathing in a giant mojito...indifferent
    careful; sugar is toxic
  • SunofaBeach14
    SunofaBeach14 Posts: 4,899 Member
    log as sodium?

    Epsom salt is magnesium sulfate. There is no sodium in it, but you wouldn't log it anyway. Do you log sodium when you go in the water at the beach?

    Of course. I log it along with the sun. I don't want to get fat.
  • delicious_cocktail
    delicious_cocktail Posts: 5,797 Member
    log as sodium?

    Epsom salt is magnesium sulfate. There is no sodium in it, but you wouldn't log it anyway. Do you log sodium when you go in the water at the beach?

    Of course. I log it along with the sun. I don't want to get fat.

    vitamin d is a micronutrient, has no calories. duh. no wait gains.
    log your photons to avoid skin cancers.
  • k8blujay2
    k8blujay2 Posts: 4,941 Member
    log as sodium?

    Epsom salt is magnesium sulfate. There is no sodium in it, but you wouldn't log it anyway. Do you log sodium when you go in the water at the beach?

    Of course. I log it along with the sun. I don't want to get fat.

    Dang!!! I guess I need to log both today... as I got a bit of both....
  • AllonsYtotheTardis
    AllonsYtotheTardis Posts: 16,947 Member
    Epson salts is great for sore muscle s . soak in nice hot bath with Epson salts

    I thought they only made printers?
  • QueenBishOTUniverse
    QueenBishOTUniverse Posts: 14,121 Member
    There's some belief that our diets leave us deficient in magnesium, and epsom salt baths can help alleviate this. I haven't researched the idea, but I can say that I always sleep better after a good epsom salt soak, and that's supposedly one of the benefits of magnesium supplementation.

    I've also read on the internetz that it's one of the few things that does absorb through skin. I don't know, I just like using bath salt.
    images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQYAPqUw0DCBC8ejyEGKTYY3IhY5Qc8O3JNKxXE8n_jH5toGX9akFwgfsyr
  • SunofaBeach14
    SunofaBeach14 Posts: 4,899 Member
    log as sodium?

    Epsom salt is magnesium sulfate. There is no sodium in it, but you wouldn't log it anyway. Do you log sodium when you go in the water at the beach?

    Of course. I log it along with the sun. I don't want to get fat.

    vitamin d is a micronutrient, has no calories. duh. no wait gains.
    log your photons to avoid skin cancers.

    Wait, photon torpedoes cause cancer? Does Spock know about this?
  • SnuggleSmacks
    SnuggleSmacks Posts: 3,731 Member
    There's some belief that our diets leave us deficient in magnesium, and epsom salt baths can help alleviate this. I haven't researched the idea, but I can say that I always sleep better after a good epsom salt soak, and that's supposedly one of the benefits of magnesium supplementation.

    I've also read on the internetz that it's one of the few things that does absorb through skin. I don't know, I just like using bath salt.
    images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQYAPqUw0DCBC8ejyEGKTYY3IhY5Qc8O3JNKxXE8n_jH5toGX9akFwgfsyr

    As long as you're not trying to eat people's faces like that one homeless guy...
  • mike_ny
    mike_ny Posts: 351 Member
    The human skin is very good at stopping things from absorbing through it. You can pretty much bath in gasoline and none of it will get inside you. Does the salt absorb through....uhh...orifices? Is it all a placebo?

    Yes, your body does absorb some of the magnesium and sulfur, which is how people get the benefits from soaking in it. Do you really think that people have been doing this for hundreds of years when soaking in anything would have the same placebo effect?

    And, skin is quite porous (at least the top skin layers are). If nothing was absorbed into the skin, nobody would have reactions to poison ivy or allergic reactions resulting in rashes.
  • QueenBishOTUniverse
    QueenBishOTUniverse Posts: 14,121 Member
    There's some belief that our diets leave us deficient in magnesium, and epsom salt baths can help alleviate this. I haven't researched the idea, but I can say that I always sleep better after a good epsom salt soak, and that's supposedly one of the benefits of magnesium supplementation.

    I've also read on the internetz that it's one of the few things that does absorb through skin. I don't know, I just like using bath salt.
    images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQYAPqUw0DCBC8ejyEGKTYY3IhY5Qc8O3JNKxXE8n_jH5toGX9akFwgfsyr

    As long as you're not trying to eat people's faces like that one homeless guy...

    Well I make no promises.
  • kelly_e_montana
    kelly_e_montana Posts: 1,999 Member
    They also work great for greening up a garden this time of year, on a side note. Especially good on hostas.
  • whitebalance
    whitebalance Posts: 1,654 Member
    I switched to HP when they started making affordable laser printers for home use...
  • Ilikelamps
    Ilikelamps Posts: 482 Member
    I like it on my fries sometimes
  • JaneLane33
    JaneLane33 Posts: 80 Member
    They also work great for greening up a garden this time of year, on a side note. Especially good on hostas.
    Roses like it as well. You can either mix the epsom salt into the soil around the roses or mix it with water and then water the roses at their base
  • delicious_cocktail
    delicious_cocktail Posts: 5,797 Member
    They also work great for greening up a garden this time of year, on a side note. Especially good on hostas.
    Roses like it as well. You can either mix the epsom salt into the soil around the roses or mix it with water and then water the roses at their base

    back in my day when we salted the earth it stayed salted.
  • SunofaBeach14
    SunofaBeach14 Posts: 4,899 Member
    The human skin is very good at stopping things from absorbing through it. You can pretty much bath in gasoline and none of it will get inside you. Does the salt absorb through....uhh...orifices? Is it all a placebo?

    Yes, your body does absorb some of the magnesium and sulfur, which is how people get the benefits from soaking in it. Do you really think that people have been doing this for hundreds of years when soaking in anything would have the same placebo effect?

    And, skin is quite porous (at least the top skin layers are). If nothing was absorbed into the skin, nobody would have reactions to poison ivy or allergic reactions resulting in rashes.

    Honestly? Yes. Yes, I do think it's mostly the placebo effect with some relaxation from simply taking a hot bath. Ever heard of a sulphur bath? The Japanese are convinced that sulphur onsens will restore health. They've been using them for centuries. Do I believe that they actually work? No. These are folk remedies with little to no science to back them up. I do enjoy a good hot bath though. They're fantastic for post work out relaxation, and I particularly enjoy them after a long day's hike. But, they're not magical cure alls.

    http://saveyourself.ca/articles/epsom-salts.php
  • SoLongAndThanksForAllTheFish
    SoLongAndThanksForAllTheFish Posts: 831 Member
    The human skin is very good at stopping things from absorbing through it. You can pretty much bath in gasoline and none of it will get inside you. Does the salt absorb through....uhh...orifices? Is it all a placebo?

    . . . so do not log?

    I wonder if I can get drunk bathing in a giant mojito...:indifferent:

    I know you are joking, but you would absorb some from both breathing it in, and some through your skin, depending on how long you soaked and how strong a concentration of alcohol you used and the ventilation in the room...but your body probably would be able to handle the smaller amounts absorbed this way faster than you absorb it to prevent accumulation...again depending on concentration and time and ventilation...

    Yes you can absorb some magnesium from a magnesium sulfate bath through your skin too.
  • _Terrapin_
    _Terrapin_ Posts: 4,301 Member
    Folks, Texas Tea?

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    The only Ebsen you really know.
  • mike_ny
    mike_ny Posts: 351 Member
    I think the big technical issue here is absorption into the skin versus through the skin. Things don't get absorbed through the skin unless there are micro-cuts or the substance in question is burning its way through.

    Plenty of things get absorbed into the skin, mostly just the outer layer which is full of pores, hair follicle shafts, loose dead and dying skin cells, and hosting colonies with millions of bacteria, along with fungus, mites, etc... There are also lots of capillaries close to the surface, which mosquitoes make great use of poking holes into that could be a pathway for absorption, so don't slather mercury or nerve toxins or even gasoline all over, even though breathing fumes or vapors is still the main way they can gain entry.

    Besides the obvious transmission of warmth, bathing in epson salt may help sooth muscles by making the skin soften and be less constricting, or just due to the general relaxing effect, or perhaps in surface pest control allowing your body to divert more resources to those aching muscles and joints. The truth is nobody knows why or how it works, but it does seem to work well for most people, regardless. It's a low cost, low risk (other than falls in the tub), safe (no toxicity limit), easy thing to do. At best case, it cures your ills. At worst case, you still get a bath.

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