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Ingredient

Epsom Salts

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Benefits

Natural

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What are Epsom Salts?

Epsom salt is one of many naturally occurring mineral salts, a compound of magnesium and sulfate in rock-like formations. The name “Epsom salt” is a nod to the town of Epsom, located a stone’s throw away from London in England, where the salt was supposedly discovered about 400 years ago.

While it resembles table salt, it has a very bitter taste and isn’t really meant to be consumed. Most users dissolve it in a warm bath for a soak with the hope of relieving stress or sore muscles.

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What are the benefits of epsom salts?

Despite the lack of available scientific data, tales about the healing power of Epsom salt have been circulating for centuries. Users typically dissolve Epsom salt in bath water to release magnesium and sulfate ions and reap the benefits.

Stress relief

While some experts suggest that stress relief comes from the warm bath itself, others believe Epsom salt helps stabilize mood and relieve stress, anxiety and depression. In fact, some claim that taking magnesium increases serotonin (happiness or relaxation hormone) production in your brain.

Muscle pain

Epsom salt is used to relax muscles and relieve pain in the shoulders, neck, back and skull. For example, by relaxing the muscles surrounding your skull, the magnesium in Epsom salt may help release a headache or migraine. This benefit can also aid sore muscles in the recovery period after a workout.

Inflammation

Some experts also think that magnesium is good for reducing inflammation in internal organs. This may help reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and improve digestion/bowel movement.

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Where do we source our epsom salts?

Goodfellow Emporium & Curiosities purchase our epsom salts from several companies- each one depending on the cost inflation and supply demand. To ensure we remain with our high quality guarantee, we only purchase epsom salts with no added ingredients- only pure Magnesium Sulfate USP for our products, and usually get courser salts that we can grind down to the needed fineness ourselves.