This process is extremely efficient; that's why many athletes love to
put magnesium flakes in their baths.
I take magnesium orally, about 300 mg daily, plus I use the Ancient
Minerals magnesium flakes in my bath, PLUS I made my own magnesium oil out of those flakes and I spray it on after a bath or shower (and I do not rinse it off) and I spray it on my underarms every day instead of deodorant.
Using a magnesium lotion, magnesium oil, or
adding magnesium flakes to bath water are all great ways to use magnesium transdermally.
I like the idea of using magnesium chloride flakes instead of epsom salts for the improved availability of those minerals, especially if you use the dead
sea magnesium flakes.
Run the water hot and add in a serving of ancient
mineral magnesium flakes, or Epsom salts, and some relaxing essential oils.
I take magnesium foot baths (Better You Foot and Body
Soak Magnesium Flakes, # 9.99 for 1 kg) and soak in Epsom salts to soothe tired legs.
Or create your own «hot mineral springs» in your bathtub, by adding some Dr. Singha's Hot Mustard Bath; Epsom salts; Dead Sea salts; or
pure magnesium flakes to your bath water.
Fortunately there are many ways to supplement magnesium: oral supplements, magnesium oil (which is really just magnesium chloride diluted in water; this may irritate some so be sure to spot - test first), and
magnesium flakes which can be diluted in water to make your own magnesium oil or sprinkled in baths.
Magnesium flakes help to soften your skin, and lavender and chamomile oils transport you with their relaxing aroma.
Bathing
with magnesium flakes are great method to increase magnesium absorbtion for those with sensitive skin or for children, as it is a milder approach than the magnesium oil or gel.
For heart health, I'd also get him to use magnesium oil or
magnesium flakes.
What to do: Find (and print) the full recipe here, but you basically mix up 1 cup of epsom salt or
magnesium flakes with some carrier oil and a little castile soap to make a luxurious foot scrub.
Pour 3 tablespoons of boiling water in to
the magnesium flakes in a small container and stir until it dissolves.
Add 1 cup of epsom salt or
magnesium flakes to a warm bath.
Pour 2 tablespoons of boiling water into
the magnesium flakes in a small container and stir until dissolved.
I regularly add a cup of epsom salts or
magnesium flakes and a few tablespoons of Himalayan salt to my kids baths.
I mix the salt and
magnesium flakes and then sprinkle with the vanilla and essential oil.
* probiotics * omega 3 * bathed her in sea salt and 5 drops of Purification Oil (young living)- for 30 days as a detox and continued with sea salt and
magnesium Flakes baths after.
I'm wondering if
the Magnesium Flakes also smell or if the smell is very strong.
One poster talked about soaking in Epsom Salts and also
Magnesium Flakes.
Magnesium flakes, on the other hand, contain magnesium and chloride.
Magnesium flakes, when exposed to the air, eventually start to melt and stay in a liquid form.
Foot soaks - simply dissolve 1 - 3 cups of
the magnesium flakes into warm water (about 101 °F — 103 °F) and soak for 30 minutes or more.
Body soaks - dissolve one full pouch (1 - 3 cups) of
the magnesium flakes into warm water (about 101 °F — 103 °F) and soak for 30 minutes or more.
(I recommend Ancient Minerals
magnesium flakes.)
I've also for the last month been doing the spray on my feet, mixed with lavender oil, and have now added
a magnesium flake / epsom salt bath once a week to my routine.
I take my normal shower, to get clean and free of dead skin cells and «the daily dirt of the daily grind» (lol), then my tub is cleaned and then filled with water for a relaxing soak, and that's when
the magnesium flakes come in.
Can
magnesium flakes be added directly to the other oils used, like avocado, instead of adding magnesium oil, which is just the magnesium flakes diluted in water?