10 unexpected benefits of English salt

You must have heard before about English salt and its many beautiful and healthy benefits, especially as it has many wonderful unexpected properties that we will introduce you to in the coming lines.

Cleaning the body of toxins

Epsom salt helps very effectively to get rid of the accumulated toxins in the body because it is rich in magnesium, which is effective in removing toxins from the body and fighting diseases. The method is as follows:

Fill a bathtub with warm water and add two cups of Epsom salt to the water. Sit in the water for a quarter of an hour twice a week. [1]

Pain reliever 

Epsom salt is an effective treatment for pain and inflammation, helps soothe joint pain and gout, and maintains a healthy bone and nervous system. [1]

How to use Epsom salt for pain relief is as follows

Fill a large bowl with warm water and add two tablespoons of Epsom salt to it, then soak the affected part in it for 20 to 30 minutes 3 times a day and the pain will disappear.

Increases hair density

English salt contains useful substances for hair, especially as it maintains the health of the scalp, reduces hair loss, increases its density, and treats damaged hair.

How to use English salt in hair treatment

Mix equal amounts of English salt with a hair conditioner and apply it to your hair for 20 minutes, then wash the hair with cold water. Repeat the process once a week.

Skin scrub

Epsom salt helps in getting perfect skin, especially as it is very effective in exfoliating the skin and ridding it of dead skin cells and excess oil in the pores, to get wonderful, super-smooth skin. [2]

How to use English salt to exfoliate the skin

Rub the skin with English salt with a spoon of olive oil to get rid of dead skin cells, then rinse with water. Repeat the process once a week to get radiant skin.

Relieves muscle spasms

Epsom salt helps relieve muscle cramps after exercise, by doing the following:

Put an amount of English salt in a little warm water and rinse the affected area for 20 minutes and you will get rid of the pain permanently.

Helps to relax

Epsom salt helps to feel comfortable and relaxed, relieves stress and fatigue, and treats insomnia.

Add a cup of Epsom salt to your warm bath water and sit in it for 20 minutes until you feel comfortable and relaxed. [2]

Maintains heart health

The presence of magnesium in Epsom salt is great for maintaining a healthy heart and stimulating blood circulation, thus reducing the risk of heart disease.

Make a water bath with Epsom salt 3 times a week to maintain a healthy heart.

Aids digestion

Epsom salt helps improve digestion due to its superior ability to remove toxins and waste from the digestive system, so it treats constipation.

Add two tablespoons of Epsom salt to a glass of warm water and eat it on an empty stomach once a week and you will get rid of toxins and waste accumulated in the intestines.

Sunburn treatment

Epsom salt also treats sunburn by mixing two tablespoons of it with a glass of water and putting the mixture in a spray bottle to spray the affected areas every 10 minutes. Then take a water bath. Repeat this process several times a week until you feel better.

Feet problems

If you suffer from problems in the feet such as bad smell or dryness and fungi, you can use Epsom salt to treat this as follows:

Soak your feet in a bowl of water with half a cup of English salt added for 10 minutes daily and you will get rid of the unpleasant smell of the feet. To get rid of nail fungus, repeat this process 3 times a day and you will eliminate the fungus permanently.