Authors: Healthy Living
USE 19:
INDIGESTION RELIEF REMEDY
Indigestion
is an extremely common malady that leads to severe discomfort at times. Epsom
Salt comes as a natural and handy solution in this case. A tbsp. of Epsom Salt
can be dissolved in a cup of warm water to soothe an upset stomach and curb
excessive acid production.
USE 20: EPSOM
SALT FOR INSOMNIA
Suffering
from insomnia? Epsom alt can quickly come to your rescue here. Simply add one
cup of Epsom Salt to a tub full of warm water. Add a few drops of Chamomile
essential oil along with 5 drops of Jasmine essential oil for added
tranquility. Soak yourself in this bath for around thirty to forty minutes.
USE 21:
EPSOM SALT BATH FOR A GOOD NIGHT’S SLEEP
Using Epsom
Salt with essential oils derived from Valerian root can be extremely beneficial
in inducing sleep. To use, just mix 1 cup Epsom Salt and 10 drops oil from the
Valerian Root into a tub full of warm water. Soak for at least 40 minutes.
USE 22: EPSOM
SALT TO STIMULATE BLOOD CIRCULATION
Need a relaxing
blood circulation boost?
Simply, take a
cup of Epsom salt along with 10 drops of Rosemary essential oil, 5 drops of
Eucalyptus essential oil and 4 drops of Lavender essential oil. Dissolve in a
tub full of warm water and soak yourself for around 30 minutes.
Doing
this every
week will lead to substantial
benefits.
USE 23:
EPSOM SALT TO BOOST YOUR MINERAL MAGNESIUM LEVELS
If your
doctor has informed you that you are deficient in magnesium, then the first
thing to do is to naturally increase the quantity of magnesium in your diet.
This can be done through increasing the intake of magnesium rich foods such as
almonds, beans, whole grains, sesame seeds, dark chocolate, etc. Bathing twice
or thrice with any Epsom Salt recipe mentioned in the book can do the trick and
help you elevate your magnesium levels.
USE 24:
EPSOM SALT TO RELIEVE CONSTIPATION
Drinking a
tablespoon of Epsom Salt added in a glass full of filtered water can help in
relieving constipation. Make sure that you are drinking it twice a day for at
least one week. You may also want to add a teaspoon of honey and juice of half
a lemon into your Epsom salt water.
USE 25:
EPSOM SALT FOR BLOATING
Epsom salt
helps in relieving gas and bloating too. Just add a teaspoon to your ginger tea
and consume twice a day. Add lime to enhance the taste.
USE 26:
EPSOM SALT FOR RELIEVING GASTRITIS
Chamomile
herbal tea has stomach healing properties and provides relief from gas,
bloating, upset stomach and cramps. Drinking 1 tsp. of Epsom Salt in a cup of
Chamomile tea twice every day can help in providing sufficient relief from
bloating and gas.
USE 27:
EPSOM SALT FOR GOUT
Epsom salt
can work wonders in gout patients due its natural uric acid flushing
properties. Take a cup of Epsom salt and add in a tub full of warm water. Also
add a few drops of Peppermint essential oil and Eucalyptus essential oil into
this bath. Soak yourself for at least thirty minutes. Repeat every day for at
least fifteen days.
USE 28:
DETOXIFICATION WITH EPSOM SALT
Try and eat
only veggies and fruits on the day of your detox. Quit eating or drinking by
2:00pm and prepare to consume Epsom Salt in filtered water. To make this water
and Epsom Salt mixture, mix 4 tbsp. Epsom Salt in 3 cups of water. Begin
drinking this mixture at around 6:00pm. Drink in regular intervals at around
6:00pm, 8:00pm, 10:00pm and then next day at 7:00am. Eat only fruits the next
day too. You may experience diarrhea. Don’t worry, that is your body flushing
out the toxins!
USE 29:
EPSOM SALT DRINK FOR RELIEVING FEVER AND HEADACHE
Soak a
washcloth in a mixture of apple cider vinegar, Epsom Salt and water and place
these on the forehead and tummy of the patient. You can also wrap it around the
patient’s feet.
USE 30:
FEVER RELIEVING EPSOM SALT BATH
An Epsom
Salt warm water bath sometimes brings instantaneous fever relief. Dissolve two
cups of Epsom Salt in a tub of warm water. Mix one cup of Apple Cider vinegar
to this water and add five drops of Cinnamon essential oil to say goodbye to
fever.
Epsom Salt
can help you relieve some of the most common first aid fiascos. From rashes to
bites to stings, this little treasure can do it all.
USE 31: HEAL
YOUR SUNBURNS WITH EPSOM SALT
Spraying
Epsom Salt solution over your sunburns can help in fast healing. All you need
is a spray bottle filled with some clean, filtered water. Dissolve one
tablespoon of Epsom salt in this water along with 10 drops of Lavender
essential oil and 5 drops of Rose essential oil.
USE 32:
EPSOM SALT SUNBURN HEALER
Well, this
is another miraculous sunburn healing recipe involving Epsom Salt and essential
oils. Just add 5 drops of Lemon essential oil along with 2 heaped tablespoons
of Epsom Salt into a cup of water. Dip a clean washcloth in this and apply on
impacted area once every two hours.
USE 33. RELIEVE
BEE STINGS WITH EPSOM SALT
Washing the
impacted area with Epsom Salt solution can help in soothing bee stings.
USE 34:
EPSOM SALT BATH TO HELP IN SWELLING FROM BEE STINGS
This one is
simple too. Soak yourself in any of the above mentioned Epsom Salt bath for
around 30 minutes and marvel at the manner in which irritation and swelling
goes away.
USE 35:
EPSOM SALT AND ALOE VERA STING SOOTHER
Mix a
tablespoon of Epsom Salt in a cup of warm water and boil until the water
reduces to half a cup. Let the mixture cool down and add two teaspoons of pure
aloe
vera
gel. Store in the refrigerator and apply as
often as required.
USE 36:
EPSOM SALT BUG BITE REMEDY
This Epsom
Salt solution is superbly effective and easy to whip too. Boil a cup full of
water and mix 2 teaspoons of Epsom Salt into it. Continue to stir till the
solution reduces to half a cup. Let it cool down and place in the refrigerator.
Apply the pasty substance directly on the impacted area.
USE 37:
EPSOM SALT AND LAVENDER BUG BITE RELIEVER
Dissolve 2
tablespoons of Epsom Salt along with 10 drops of Lavender essential oil in a
cup of warm water. Let it cool down and apply directly on the impacted area
using a clean washcloth. Do not forget to clean and dry the area first.
USE 38:
EPSOM SALT BUG BITE SOOTHER
Take 2
tablespoons of Epsom Salt and dissolve in a cup of warm water. Add 10 drops of
Tea tree essential oil and 5 drops of Chamomile essential oil into the mixture
and apply on impacted area using a clean washcloth.
USE 39: USING
EPSOM SALT FOR TROUBLESOME SPLINTERS
Spray some
Epsom Salt on that troublesome splinter and tie a clean washcloth over it.
Leave it overnight. Doing this for several days can help you say bye-bye to
that nasty splinter.
USE 40: USING
EPSOM SALT FOR WOUNDS
Mix 5 tbsp.
cold water, 2 tbsp. Epsom Salt, and 10 drops Lavender essential oil. Apply this
paste over the wounds and experiencing immediate healing.
USE 41:
EPSOM SALT BATH FOR INFLAMED WOUNDS
This bath
soak not only helps in healing the wounds but also helps in soothing the
inflammation. Just mix 2 heaped tablespoons of Epsom Salt in a tubful of warm
water. Add 10 drops of Geranium essential oil to this and soak yourself for
around 25 minutes. Repeat it a few times in a week to experience complete
healing.
USE 42: HEALING
BRUISES WITH EPSOM SALT
Mix 5 tbsp.
cold water, 2 tbsp. Epsom Salt, and 10 drops Lavender essential oil. Apply this
paste over the wounds and experiencing immediate healing.
USE 43:
EPSOM SALT BATH FOR BRUISED SKIN
The
combination of Chamomile, Lavender and magnesium sulfate make this bath soak
amazingly effective for bruised and inflamed skin.
List of ingredients
:
1 cup Epsom
Salt
10 drops
Chamomile essential oil
10 drops
Lavender essential oil
1 tsp. Basil
powder
A tub full
of Warm water
Directions
:
Add all the
ingredients in the tub and soak body in bath for at least 30 minutes.
USE 44:
EPSOM SALT SOAK FOR THOSE NASTY HANGOVERS
Experiencing
a hangover? Soaking in an Epsom salt bath can help you feel better
instantaneously.
USE 45:
EPSOM SALT FOR ALCOHOL TOXICITY
Alcohol
toxicity is a result of and also leads to hangovers. Your best bet to detoxify
your body and enable the magnesium ions restore their balance is by creating
and soaking yourself into a luxurious Epsom Salt bath. To create this recipe,
mix 2 cups of Epsom Salt in a tub full of warm water. Add 10 drops each of
Lemon, Tea tree and Peppermint essential oils. Soak yourself for at least 45 minutes
in order to stimulate your senses and clear your foggy mind.
USE 46:
EPSOM SALT SOAK FOR THE HORRIBLE JET LAG
Jet is
definitely not pretty! And that wear and tear of the mind and body is just so
much bad – tiredness and fogginess are the last things you want to experience
after landing at your destination. Soak yourself in an Epsom Salt bath for
around thirty minutes to experience the best sleep you have ever had.
USE 47:
EPSOM SALT FOR NAUSEA
Nausea is
sometimes associated with jet lag and Epsom Salt comes in handy at this time
too. Just use any one of the amazing bath recipes mentioned in the book and
soak yourself for 20 minutes to get rid of the nausea and vomiting.
USE 48:
POISON IVY EPSOM SALT COMPRESS
Mix 1 tbsp.
Epsom Salt in 5 tbsp. of cold water. Add a few drops of Lavender essential oil
into this paste and apply over the impacted area to get rid of the allergy.
USE 49:
EPSOM SALT FOR THE ITCHING SKIN
It is often
said that this miraculous salt can cure anything that itches or burns. Just
create a cold compress using 2 tablespoons of Epsom Salt, 1 cup of cold water
and 5 drops of Lavender oil. Apply on the impacted area several times a day to
experience amazing relief.
USE 50:
EPSOM SALT FOR DEEP CUTS
Do not apply
Epsom Salt directly over the deep cuts. Instead soak yourself up in a bath
created by diluting two cups of Epsom Salt in a tub full of warm water. Add
some Lavender or Chamomile essential oil (not more than 5 drops) to experience
added relief.
Epsom Salt
baths have a natural way of easing and relaxing the body, which helps in
soothing the mind after a long tiring day. This chapter contains 25 amazing
bath recipes that have been created using the miraculous Epsom Salt. Feel free
to tweak these depending on the ingredients that you have handy.
USE 51: EPSOM
SALT COCONUT BATH
This recipe
can soothe your skin and help you unwind and relax after a long day. Dissolve 1
cup Epsom salt, 1 can of coconut milk, 10 drops of Lavender essential oil and
10 drops of Chamomile essential oil in a tub full of warm water. Soak yourself
for around 30 minutes and experience ultimate miniaturization.
USE 52:
MOISTURIZING EPSOM SALT BATH
List of Ingredients
:
½ cup Epsom
Salt
4 tbsp.
olive oil
Warm water
(enough to fill your tub)
10 drops
Jasmine essential oil