Do Epsom Salt Baths Do Anything?
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- Опубліковано 8 вер 2017
- You come home from an intense workout, muscles aching, and lower yourself into a warm epsom salt bath from some sweet relief. But are all those extra minerals really helping soothe your pain?
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One of the best experiences of my life was floating for 2 hours in a sensory deprivation tank (the water there had a ton of epsom salt in it). So relaxing, it felt like years of stress just fell off me
Where did you find a sensory deprivation tank? I have to know.
I think a low-lit room, gentle music, with a warm water bath (salts or not), a lovely cup of chamomile and someone to give me a foot massage and lotion would unstress me.
@@ziggysmom5646 I just did one this week in NJ. They also have them in South Carolina in Mt Pleasant. Google to see if there's one near you.
@@ziggysmom5646 you could use google or yelp yer own little self?
I found one in the Washington city paper about twenty years ago that was located in friendship heights. But then I found out it was also a massage parlor and a psychic reading place and didn't feel comfortable going in.
Maybe now you can find less sketchy places by searching online for sensory deprivation or float baths plus the name of where you live.
Epsom salts in the bath have really helped my 72 year old husband's skin. His eczema scales have diminished on his legs, forehead and scalp, his toenail fungus is improving (also with podiatrist care) and his seborrheic crusty growths on his back and his skin tags are easier to remove. So every bath includes the epsom salts!
I couldn't do that with my husband; his circulatory issues plus the diuretics had already broken down his skin. Fungus doesn't like salts, or so I'm led to believe, so it's a WIN. Do you use skin cream to seal in moisture?
Does he also have asthma? Those skin conditions seem to go with asthma. I'm glad he's improving. ( I'm a retired nurse, I get so bored, I tend to get nursey with everyone, I apologize)
Definitely I've had tons of success with epsom salt baths on skin problems. Also the hot bath sometimes dries out my skin but with the Epsom salt I don't have that problem. So in terms of feeling good in your own skin Epsom salt helps.
I am not a young person and got rid of my 20-year bout with toenail fungus by treating the nail with a mixture of a little Shea butter and boric acid made into a paste and applied under the end of the nail for a few days. Gone and hasn’t returned so far. I did everything from the nasty drug my doc gave me to activated charcoal (messy and ugly). It always came back. Last summer, I also gave up all sugar and most carbs for two months. It was literally painful as I would daily be doubled over with jabbing stomach pains. The holistic doc told me that was the bad bacteria, which had made it into my small intestines, dying off. I now consume very little sugar and have switched to stevia. It takes some getting used to but I actually prefer it now. Desserts and candy are too sweet.
I got rid of fungus in a week by soaking twice-a-day in apple cider vinegar straight. And epsom salts do something but science will never fully promote anything that you can buy cheap at the grocery store. Hydrogen peroxide is a miracle liquid
Epsom salt baths definitely help with soreness, bruises, pain.. in my case anyway
Same.
Bruh my foot was sore like no tomorrow until I took it, there gotta be some truth to that
compared to normal baths?
Are you dumb, stupid or dumb?
Helps me too
Watching this while I lay in the bath with lavender epsom salt. And a wonderful scented candle. Got Dean Martin playing and I couldn’t be any more relaxed.
Me too
I never heard any of the claims about absorbing magnesium through the bath. I've taken epsom salt baths because they feel nice and because salty water has mild anti-inflammatory properties.
How will they anti inflame without entering the body though?
@@Doom2pro they make the water you are soaking in saltier than the fluids in your body. Since liquids naturally flow toward equilibrium (equal concentration of particles in the water) it draws a small amount of excess fluid out of the inflamed areas in your body. Basic chemistry at work.
@@eustacia03 is the bath that salty to get significant water flow through dead skin?
They use salt to cure meats (flesh and muscle) and in making jerky. It absolutely dries out flesh.
@@PhilLesh69 wet muscle cells not many layers of dry dead skin cells.
I was advised by a doctor to soak my foot in warm water with Epsom salt in it to help cut back the infection, and soaking the foot in warm water with Epsom salt in it did cut back the pain in my foot significantly more than just warm water did. I really don't think this was the placebo effect because I didn't expect it to help, but it did. I wasn't planning to add Epsom salt to the water but my mom did it without my knowledge and I was amazed by how much more the water with Epsom salt cut the pain from the infection.
Grateful Dead the salt helps draw water out of the cells because it is saltier than the fluid in your tissues (hypertonic.) It is also saltier than the fluid in the bacteria, so it pulls water out of their cells and kills them.
Claudia Greene but why not normal salt then?
Yeah, what Claudia Green said. I think you would likely get a similar effect with salt water, it also helps curb infection though I believe it is more painful of open wounds.
Normal salt works too, I think Epsom salt is just less hard on your skin than normal salt, so, it gets rid of the infection and leaves your skin softer.
Brine (very salty water) used to be used as a disinfectant.
The increased pain from normal salt (NaCl) compared to Epsom Salt (MgSO4) is due to both chemical structure and acidity. Both WILL help infection, but NaCL would be more of an irritant and rather than soften skin, will dehydrate and can damage tissue in high concentration. The higher the concentration, the greater that effect. With MsSO4, you can increase concentration considerably with no ill effect. Epsom salt is used in high concentration in sensory deprivation tanks for the effect of increasing water density, so you float more effectively.
I find them to be more relaxing than a regular bath because, if nothing else, the ones I use are always scented and it changes the density of the water a bit and that helps relax my body.
what about regular bath salts?
but others are saying bath salt is a drug to become zombies?
As a person with chronic pain, I’ve had baths with and without epsom salt, and I definitely notice a difference in the pain relief I get in a regular bath vs one with epsom salt. Nothing over the counter has been more effective for my pain than epsom salt baths.
Same here. I’m getting to the age where everything hurts more than it used to and an Epsom salt bath does seem to ease the aches in my old muscles and bones.
Deep down I know it’s probably a placebo effect but I don’t care as long as the pain stops.
That's because it raises the ph of the solution. The ph is synonymous with voltage. It supplies your body with the voltage it needs to create new cells that work. This channel is shilling, they're just intellectual pros+i+utes
I agree. I’m about to take an epsom bath. It does help the pain and I’m going to start taking magnesium again. I live in chronic pain and when I over do I pay for days and have to recuperate. Epsom salt
@Janie Halstead Please reseach Doctor Jerry Tennant, healing is voltage.
Placebo is stronger than we realize
Now I'm sad. This video reminded me of the time I took an Epsom Salt bath with my pet snail. He died :(
Master Therion poor snail
Wait why do you a snail with you during baths
Also where is the pun
What was his/her/pickle name?
I hate to be the anti-joke chicken here, but seeing as this is a science channel: it's only sodium chloride that does that explodey thing to snails, not all salts.
*Basum, tss...*
IceMetalPunk There's a familiar face.
I think it's worth reminding people of what the placebo effect is exactly: it's not confirmation bias where you think you're feeling better but you're not actually. Instead, it's when your body actually and measurably fixes some problem you have (sore muscles, in this case) because of something you're thinking about. If you do a study on someone who has taken a bath with salts (and is told so) vs. someone who has taken a bath without salts (and is told so), there will be an objectively measurable difference. But if you do the same study without telling them if the bath has salts (and they can't tell for themselves by smell or something), then there won't be any such measurable difference. It's worth noting that even if you know it's a placebo, but you think that placebos work (because they do!), they still have an effect.
excellent point. We might add that 'small' effect that may exist when you have no knowledge of epsom salts can be magnified when you have knowledge and feel much stronger improvement due to psycho-therapeutic effects, medication etc.
I hope you get this. Placebo effect gives one's body permission to work on repairs.
Amen to that!
The placebo effect shows how weirdly op humans can be
So logically, by telling people about it, they're just negating the positive placebo effect. Yay, science, woo hoo.
Smashed my big toe once, dislodged my toenail almost completely from it's bed. Doctor suggested soaking it in epsom salts to dry it out to prevent infection. Definitely dried it out, didn't get infected. Useful for something imo.
I've never heard of anyone using Epsom salts for anything internal. I was expecting more of a discussion around how well it helps with skin issues.
I sprinkle a few granules in with the water when I cook oatmeal. But I cook with reverse osmosis water so I'm really just bringing back some lost minerals anyway.
But you can definitely clear your insides out with a few tablespoons full in a glass of water.
I have Coeliac's, late diagnosed, getting "glutened" my body got to the point of not trying to flush it out. So I figured out if I caught it early and was in a safe place using epsom salt would greatly reduce the reaction. 2 Tbsp in a glass of water, choke it down, and follow with another glass. Keep drinking water, don't trust a fart, and wear your seatbelt to avoid head injuries. The way Epsom works, it's supposed to be one of the safest it that if there is a bad blockage it should have a low chance of doing more damage.
Its the same as those people who drink silver.
@@SMDoktorPepper No, it's not. Read the label on the package. It's a very basic anti-constipation remedy that is perfectly harmless. It won't turn your skin blue and it will not harm you. It will simply loosen your stool. The label says to add two teaspoons in water for constipation.
Also, epsom salt is magnesium sulfate, and if you ever take a multivitamin you may have taken it internally, yourself. It's a mineral your body needs. Colloidal Silver is toxic but can be used sparingly as a topical antiseptic like iodine (btw, you can technically ingest iodine, too, though it's better to absorb through the skin.) Big difference.
That was the main part of the video, there is no reason to believe it would do anything if used externally
Could you guys do a video on autoimmune diseases?
lol buzzfeed inspo?
Ans Umm... no... I have Crohn's Disease... I'd like to learn more about my ailment...
Eric Kennedy ...I'm sure they are. Doesn't mean it can't be an interesting and informative topic that scishow can do a short video on.
they just posted a vid on an autoimmune disease (i wasn't teasing you)
Samantha Wilcox thanks
“This may only work with someone with a magnesium deficiency”
I think this guy just answered his own question but idk..
And how do you know when your levels are low? All I know is it works
Great point
Science changes its mind all the time. One day coffee is bad for you then a year later they find it is good for you. It goes this way all the time with all kinds of things. I'm sticking with Epsom salts in my bath because it works. It's great in the garden too!
Silent laugh
Thats why science is better than religion. They evolve
Will it improves digestion problem
Science isnt a living thing on its own humans made the term science
Soaking in a hot bath can definitely help ease pain. A bath tub full of over saturated salt water stays hot longer than fresh water. Not magic but allows you to sit in hot water longer before the water starts to cool. Also I have no clue the science why but if you have calluses on your feet it really helps heal them quick.
I put epsom salts in my bath to relieve my dry skin and eczema. Its also recommended if you have cuts or open wounds because the salt kills bacteria, helping you keep the wound clean and heal faster.
Same with hemorrhoids it works really well specially when warm.
Would you know if epsom salts are safe for psoriasis? My mom has them all over her body and they're flaring up right now...
Never covers how epsom salt acts against infections, such as in your 'ingrown toenail' example.
Well, even table salt, sodium chloride, will do this. In fact brine, highly salty water, used to be used as a disinfectant.
I used to walk on the beach and walk in the ocean water for an hour or so any time my feet had problems, sores, or whatever. Always cured them.
V. Z. That won’t cure a infected ingrown toe nail . The more it heals uncured it gets even worse . I know from experience.
Jazz . Gotta do the big pain and rip a chunk out and afterwards, MAKE SURE YOU CLIP YOUR TOENAILS STRAIGHT, NOT CURVED... if it gets bad enough, it may require surgery.
@Jazz . I'm pretty certain that requires Surgery
If skin were a complete barrier, how do nicotine patches work? Just curious ;)
Christopher Castillo it’s not a complete barrier that’s why it works
You're right.. And gels/creams for local pain. And why is it recommended to use gloves, when using water with cleaner.
He seems not to know that much about how the skin works. For exemple: There are people receiving hormonal treatment using only cream containing certains hormons. There are also people who need iodine and the safest way for some is by applying it on the skin. 😕
@@mitsuomits9077 Yet, 13K likes.......all you have to do is act scientific and everyone's critical thinking skills shut down
Just touching leaves of cigar plant (english not my first language) can increase your nicotine levels in your blood
Dude, this guy should do audio books. I love his cadence and tone.
*Do a vid on how powerful the Placebo Effect can be.*
Stone Bull 0728 nocebo is cooler
as strong as morphine.
open up a book
I've been hearing the placebo is a complete fallacy that got out of control. How does thinking make you feel truly better? By what mechanism?
Jack Cooper Where have you been hearing that? It's a well studied and documented effect that isn't completely understood. The simple fact that it's mechanism isn't understood completely doesn't mean that there isn't some good science behind it all.
Noah Diller-Schatz www.scientificamerican.com/article/study-finds-placebo-effec/
This is a short article on some evidence I just found but I'll have to find the other one where it talks about it being made up to justify the use of controlled trials in medicine (a good thing).
On a related note, many epsom salts can have essential oils added for both fragrance and softening effects. So while the salts themselves may not contribute to a healthy body, a nice smelling atmosphere and supple skin can help you feel better emotionally.
You know, just now... reading your comment... I can't help but wonder about the vid'... Epsom salts doesn't apparently penetrate the skin... "The skin is a really good barrier...blah blah blah..."
SO... if it doesn't get in, then how does your skin get any softer? It just seems to me that common sense would dictate some degree of penetration (probably really slow and pretty minor)... but it pretty much has to happen. :o)
gnarth d'arkanen It's probably more of an exfoliating thing that makes your skin softer.
gnarth d'arkanen a certain amount of water gets in just fine. Most other things, not so much.
@@KougajiCalling exfoliating? The salt desolves in water you can't feel it.
Some oils are incredibly helpful, but I wonder if there would be a negating effect?
I think of epsom salt soaks as a drawing/drying solution for skin infections only. It definitely helps horses with hoof abscesses, also people with cysts sometimes.
The guy is speaking as though it is a disclaimer. Epson Salt works and I Bn take it at the beginning and end of the week and it has allowed me to recover to complete HIIT Exercises effectively each week. So if someone says it's a placebo, they either don't do it or are in such excellent shape they don't need to recover.
Or you just think it works and that is the placebo working...
I literally just took a epsom salt bath
Persy Paris my skin is definitely softer but that's about it 😂🤦♂️
High salt content in water literally makes you float. So likely the effect a small amount of salt does is lift you just a bit. Very small effect but certainly real.
who'd you take it from?
Steven Bynum so did I hooray you sad plonker why share that
same :D
I once had a tick in the side of my stomach and I took a bath in Epsom salt. When I was done I got out and noticed blood. The damn tick rejected out and blew up! I would definitely recommend it safe for pets with ticks. Be safe all
It 100% works on infected ingrown toenails. I’ve had them since I was a kid. Soaking them in a very salty foot bath draws the infection right out of them and they start to heal within 6 hours. A “plain old tub of water” doesn’t do that alone.
6 hours? Wow!
Does it work for Achilles tendon?
@@SEIMYUNGVACTRONCOLTD good question I’ve never had problems with my Achilles.
@@SEIMYUNGVACTRONCOLTD it seems to have soothing qualities so I definitely would recommend to give it a shot, worse comes to worse. You have a nice bath with silky skin
All I know is that when I took one, I woke up the next morning with the most relaxed back ever. Wasn't placebo either. Just felt awesome!
Same here. I use it for back pain and it relieves the spasms!!
Do bath salts do anything?
Hell yeah! It gives you the high of your lifetime
10/10 Would Snort Again
make you into a cannibal lol
Daniel Alexandre it actually gave me deep low but hey, boys are different from fish
Pretty sure 0/0 is undef
Cuz they all dead
Daniel Hodge dont miss it, you can still buy it if you have onion tor
I'm never touching bath salts. I once saw a guy tripping out on them in the middle of a street right in front of me. He was blocking the street and had his hands in the shape of a pistol, like he was shooting things. He was also clearly very disoriented, as evidenced by the fact that he ran into a parked car and acted as if he didn't know what he ran into.
I’ve been taking epsom salt baths for years and it always relaxes me, my muscles and joints (I know anecdotal). Could it be that it increases buoyancy allowing you to reduce tension and maximize the effects of the hot water? I swear it’s very effective and pretty reliable. The only variable is how much tension I have bf the soak.
Maybe. Not even the experts really know. The point is, you enjoy it. And since your skin is the biggest organ on your body, you are probably getting hydrated at the same time. Oh, and destressing is always good for you.
That is a good question.
The thing is, you’d have to add a colossal amount of salt to each bath to actually change the density of the water enough to be noticeable.
The place I knew of that had a float tank had about ten or twelve 60 pound sacks of Epsom salt stacked in their lobby. They only had two flotation tanks.
And it does feel quite different then a normal hot bath . Especially if you add alot it makes the water feel like an air Cushion
Not having scientific data doesn't mean it doesn't work. I put a cup in hot bath nearly every night for Fibromyalgia pain. Nights I forget, the bath still feels nice and helps a little but it feels better for longer when I use the epsom salts. Try it for yourself, it's still one of the few things that is relatively cheap. If you do, use a significant amount, like half cup for a foot soak, cup or more for the bath, stir it around so it dissolves and soak for 20 minutes.
www.painscience.com/articles/epsom-salts.php
It’s not absorbed through the skin.
Great video! I like how you just give us the flat out truth, without holding back.
I mean, when my ingrown toenail is screaming in pain, and I soak my foot in a small tub of warm Epsom salt water, I feel immediately better
TheArmistic salt baths decrease local inflammation by drawing water out of the cells and tissues. This works because it is hypertonic (saltier than) your cells.
A placebo's one hell of a drug
@@Robstar100 it's not just a placebo in this case. It can ease acute topical pain. Next time you have a sore throat, mix some table salt with warm water and gargle it. It works. I don't think it can help deeper issues or really absorb much but the idea that salts can help acute topical issues is definitely true.
I have hidradenitis suppurativa skin condition stage 3 for about 10+ yrs. I just started daily for 1 hr soaking in epsom salt baths for a month now and its been a huge help to prevent new flare ups and helping me heal.
Hold on... was the question on if epsom salt baths do anything only in relation to soothing aches, pains and sore muscles? Since my childhood and from time to time to this day I take epsom salt baths in order to alleviate any flared up eczema rashes I get, but especially when my prescribed steroid creams couldn't suppress my insane need to scratch the itchiness that comes with eczema.
Bathing in water containing chlorine bleach is said to be a palliative for eczema.
Science is trying to understand and quantify reality, this video illustrates how far we are into the new "science" which believes it defines what reality is allowed to be.
Idk... the first time I used epsom salt, I didn't think it would work at all, but the relief was significant. I had never heard of epsom salt being used for anything other than a laxative, and when it was suggested to me, I was VERY skeptical. But it helped a lot. I'd love to find out more about it for sure!
How has this not been studied yet? Seems simple enough. Weird.
I know, right? Seems like all they would need to do is to repeat that study on whether or not there is any increase in the magnesium levels after people soaked for a few minutes, only with a control group this time.
Scott Cox I think it hasn't been studied because it isn't a pressing issue.
Why hasn't there been a study on whether or not holding a plastic rock when I sleep will align my chakras?
Yes but who would pay for the study? You?
Experiments aren't free. They need to meet certain requirements for public funding (the results must help the general public, eg medicine) or private funding (usually to help push a new product for a corporation). Basically, someone has to deem it worth paying thousands of dollars for.
Funding is often reserved for more pressing matters, such as curing cancer or depression, not sore muscles.
Scott Cox because it would cut the profit margins of big pharma, who fund all of these studies.
This really seems like a "we don't know, the science needs done" issue rather then saying "it's false because the science needs done." The first few times I used Epsom salt I was not expecting it to help, so the placebo effect should have made it seem no better then a regular soak or bath but instead I was surprised by how much it helped & what Epsom salts could do against, e.g. an infected chigger bite, so I absolutely dismiss & dispute placebo effect as an explanation; what science has been done to show epsom salt benefits are placebo? Doses of 500mg or more of 'magnesium' (I really dispise when chemicals are ignorantly conflated with the element alone) is known to have a muscle relaxing effect. There are differences between salt water & unsalted water that could make for different effects on the body especially in different states, conditions & deficiencies. We know by doing science, we can't claim to know something is false simple because the science hasn't been done. This is another example of people wanting to know something but $cience having no incentive it seems to me.
It is the same when they did a video about flossing teeth. A study has never been done to prove its effectiveness, so therefore it must be untrue. How many people then stop flossing and their teeth start to loosen and gum disease sets in. This kind of "science" video is irresponsible, at the very least, and criminal in its effects on people's lives. They need to be more careful of their stubborn stances.
@@hannahmore9118 you realize that no study has been done to prove it's effectiveness, but the floss manufacturers have been publishing studies for decades trying to prove it's effectiveness. It's like the exact opposite thing. Big money has tried really hard for a really long time to legitimize flossing, but the science just isn't there.
@@hannahmore9118 you are so right,they expect us to wait on science to verify everything we use, as though science is God and knows everything, lots of remedies were being used and were effective before any were testing in labs
@@hannahmore9118 also we don't need studies to prove everything that is naturally good for so long
If the skin is a barrier preventing absorption into the blood how do transdermal patches work?
When I broke my finger, my doctor told me to soak my hand in some water with epsom salt to get some relief from the pain but I honestly didn't feel any difference.
I would really like a study done more in depth on this. I soak my sore muscles in Epson salt baths & it really seems to sooth achy muscles. I've tried other soaks (athletics) , both before & after trying Epson salt. They didn't measure up. I'd really like to know why.
can you please make a video about earthquake lights?
They make me feel really good for some reason
It makes the water feel softer to me. Also they take on oils and scents well. I honestly feel like that made Epsom salt baths awesome. Didn't know people actually sought out anything medical from them....
The antifungal properties of epsom salt due to the sulpher content is widely accepted. The magnesium may or may not contribute to the effectiveness due to a synergistic effect.
The placebo effect has been shown to work even when the subject is aware that the placebo has been administered and are aware that it should not have an effect.
In any case more research should be done. That epsom salts have been used sucessfully for relief is in and of itself a good indicater that something is going on. It would be irresponsible to dismiss the effectiveness because of research that indicates the mechanism suspected to cause the effect is not what was thought. Trying to find out the real reason why it does appear to work could lead to discoveries that might be otherwise beneficial. Science isn't always correct. Current research may just be concentrating on the wrong thing.
Yes, but can it be patented and sold? Wait....no....no funding..no study...no proof...less competition. Sadly, the way it usually works.
epsom salt, when dried in an oven is a useful drying agent in chemistry
They definitely work! You can tell the difference between both baths
I've never heard of anyone trying to get more magnesium from taking an Epsom salt bath, but I find the saltwater exfoliates my skin better than a bubble bath
Apparently Epsom salt can be used to soak out a splinter.
@@PhilLesh69 yeah I can confirm. I had to go to the doc once because I kicked a watermelon and dug in a massive skin peel far into my big toe nail. Painful and couldn’t get it out…the doc laughed at me being a dumb kid and told me to soak it in epsom salt. I did and it came out the same day, amazing
Why did y'all not mention anything to do with sunburns, epsom salt baths are one of the only things that have ever helped me during my worst sunburns
Joe Rogan say's they give you magneisuim,and he announces cage fights......Nuff said
I've asked five different people this question over the past month or two and no one could answer it. That's why I come to SciShow. Now I'm all learned up!
Love this channel. Keep up the great info.
Is there any benefit for relieving swelling? I always thought the relief came from the fact that being in a hypertonic solution meant that your cells should loose some water, which would then help reduce swelling. Am I wrong?
All I know is that when I swim in the ocean my chronically swollen right knee feels so much better. The wrinkly skin we get from being in the water too long is an indication that the body is exchanging fluids. I do wish there were some definite science behind this. The fact that there isn’t doesn’t mean there is no truth to it.
Do essential oils really do anything? Does lavender actually make you sleepy and calm or are we just telling ourselves that it does?
I've heard a whole list of things that Epsom salt does for your body but when I used to use it I never felt any difference. I do still use it but only for my dogs as an exfoliant. My oldest dog just loves it. Does it have and non subcutaneous effects?
I think they gave me this intravenously when I was in hospital with a bad asthma attack, so although it doesn't do anything when bathing in it, I'm thankful for it's existence.
Magnesium is optimally absorbed into the body via the skin. Learned that at uni, biomed. And as someone who went on to develop fibromyalgia, Epsom salt baths are a lifeline, easing pain and helping with sleep. I also have HS and it helps speed up hearing along with antibiotics. I buy it by the sack and use 500g to a kilo per bath and soak for at least 20mins. That's what it takes to get optimal benefits.
Before you rate the efficacy of the Epsom salt bath toward the increase of magnesium levels with a blood test, wouldn't it be prudent to consider weather or not magnesium is stored in the blood?
It is
It easily measured with a metabolic blood test that checks levels of vitamins and minerals in your blood. Ive had the test repeatedly and it shows your levels of magnesium.
Magnesium is one of the main electrolytes in your blood.
@@alicecuriosityoftenleadsto6288 Yes, there is magnesium present in blood, but it is not stored in the blood. So while it is easy to measure the amount of magnesium in your blood, you would not be accurately measuring your magnesium levels.
I'm watching this while soaking in some epsom salts and drinking a cold beer
thanks I have been wondering about this for 20 years
I like the eucalyptus mint scented epsom salts when I have bad congestion. Sure, the menthol in both is what is helping me feel a little more comfy, but it's nice.
Are you a doctor? Several podiatrists dispute your findings. Very interesting. I will take this message with “ a grain of salt.” TY
I used Epsom Salt for foot bath.
Surprisingly it works wonders. I became full faster, having eaten only half my usual meal, drink less as well. Some skin condition shows recovery too.
I had autoimmune Langerhans Cells Histiocytosis, which I suspected to be from mercury toxicity. I got extreme thirst and became a bit moody. Read up and the three nutrients mercury depleted are Selenium, Zinc & Magnesium. The symptoms are spot on.
Probably getting magnesium through the skin. Whatever it is, it works for me.
Excellent question Elizabeth.
I am a vet and have stiff joints, nerve damage and muscle spasms. I recently took a trip where i didnt have my Epsom salt and noticed a huge diffrence in the foresaid areas. May be placebo but if its not broke dont fix it
Epsom salts work for me. So, one video isn't about to change my routine!
Can you do a video about aloe Vera, since people claim it does a ton of stuff, how much of it is true?
Yeah I would like a video on Aloe too. To me it seems like just water stored in special kind of cells hence the gel form. I froze an Aloe leaf and then voila it was no longer gel after thawing, it turned into liquid.
I'm a woman who loves aloe vera. It's MUCH less irritating to my urethra than KY jelly, so I use that to masturbate with instead (no, I don't get it up my pee hole intentionally, but when you're rubbing all around, stuff happens). It also works well as a hand lotion. This means I don't have to buy separate products for those two things. As an added bonus, it does reduce itching when I rub it on a bug bite.
I use Aloe Vera juice (not gel) in a solution for wipes (cloth diapering my son), and my son is more prone to diaper rash when the aloe gets left out. I have also personally drank aloe vera juice for mild constipation. It works. Aloe juice doesn't taste great though.
I have read that a lot of aloe vera is grown specifically for use on burn victims.
Ok but at what concentration do epson salts effect the ph of the bath water? Also do they effect the buyuoncy of the bath taker the same way salt water does? Both of those could possibly cause a physical affect perceivable to the bath taker?
Where I come from you can't get magnesium from leafy greens (or any other plant) because there's not enough in the soil for the plants to absorb it.
I don't take epsom salt baths to raise magnesium levels in my blood, I do it because it's more relaxing and my skin feels fantastic afterward.
Who was using epsom salt baths as a magnesium supplement?
Popular internet myth.
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Oh what a timely video! I've been wondering how much Epsom salts really work for the sort of overuse injuries I get from dance class. I used them last year, figuring that if nothing else, it wouldn't hurt anything. Turns out what really helped my feet heal was a month off! First class of the new season is tonight. Maybe I'll stick to just warm water soaks and foot rubs this year.
one of the few placebos i dont mind doing. the feeling of relaxing in a warm bath after a heavy workout cant be beat
Feels good for my favourite science show to be talking about my town :)
0:05 No I’m limping after football practice and can barely stand..
I'd recommend only making videos of this nature with some factual information.
lavender epsom salt is magic i don’t care what anybody tells me. As a gym goer it really does help muscle recovery.
When i played high school football i would often soak in epsom salt baths and there was a noticeable reduction of muscle soreness compared to a regular bath. Also it makes ur hair and skin feel nice and soft.
I'm actually surprised this hasn't come up in studies yet. My brother had ingrown toenails constantly and our doctor always recommended Epsom salt soaks. Now I'm left wondering why.
You aren't going to absorb the nutrients in a bath, but salt water can help help reduce inflammation. That's why gargling salt water is a home remedy for sore throat.
So then why do Vets and Doctors say to soak a wound in Epsom Salt water? you never touched on that.
Wondered the same, but I'm guessing it's the same idea as pickling vegetables. Throw some salt into the water to lower the pH and the acidity kills bacteria. Since the wound is soaked, the saltwater would get into all the nooks in the uneven skin. Same idea as gargling with Salt-water to kill bacteria that inflame mouth sores
Clyde-outdoor-products close-the salts do not lower the ph, which is influenced by the ratio of free hydrogen ions to free hydroxyl ions in a solution. Instead they make the solution hypertonic, which means it is saltier than the fluid in your cells. This draws water out of cells, reducing inflammation locally. It also draws water out of bacterial cells and makes it difficult for them to grow.
It's also strange how acupuncture works. A lot of the beginner and skeptical science community says it's placebo, but every doctor/scientist I know who has done it says they were surprised that it actually worked (e.g. Heal sprained arm in 2 days instead of hospital predicted 2 weeks). And studies have shown that placebo acupunctures don't work.
It'll be interesting once someone finds the actual science behind it
acupuncture is the forced relaxation of muscle and nerves with needles nothing more nothing less.Its not exactly a secret its just gussied up for the spiritual crowds.
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Why does cellular dehydration reduce inflammation?
I like the way they make the water feel soft and more floaty
what are the effects of dry saunas/steam rooms on the body ? are they good for you? how?
Idea for a new episode: talk about the skin barrier and how it works. Why would nicotine in patches get through the skin, but not magnesium?
The nicotine patch had enormous concentrations of pure nicotine and is attached firmly with an adhesive and exposure time is measured in hours and days. 20 minutes in a very dilute solution of mgso4 won’t transdermally digest much if any. Otherwise you’d gain weight every time you swim for 20 minutes.
Their baseline magnesium levels should serve as the control. A separate control group per se is not appropriate for this type of study. What we’re looking for is how much did the Mg level increase from baseline and is it statistically significant.
Thanks for answering my question.
Hey I ws wondering if using smart phones reduce your eye soght?.
Not sure whether to thumbs up or thumbs down the cheesy "grain of salt" joke.....
It was cheesy but come on... They had to use it given the subject matter.
Once I found out from this vid that Epson salt don’t do much topically, that joke made me angry lmaoo
Taylor Hicken what are you gonna gain from this?
Taylor Hicken also I did laugh at this so I begrudgingly accept it lol
Epsom salts really helped with my body acne when I was younger I would break out like crazy and it seemed to reduce if I took salt baths 2-3x a week
Absolutely. I had the same experience.
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Is drinking protein powder after a work out bad?
Answer of the short variety: no some evidence shows it is in fact the most beneficial time to ingest protein.
david bouy protein synthesis is increased for up to 2 days after you work out. If you train regularly (4 times a week or more) your body will always make use of the protein regardless of when you have it, the "anabolic window" as it is called isn't 1 or 2 hours long, it's 48.
+John Steel Right, but why does OP ask whether it's "bad"?
This video's argument is basically, "the magnesium from Epsom salt does not enter the body, therefore, Epsom salt doesn't do any good."
A podiatrist just recommended that my dad soak his feet in water with Epsom salt. Even if magnesium doesn't enter the body through the skin, could there be another beneficial reason for using Epsom salt?
When horses develop abscesses in the hoof, it's often brought to a head by using an epsom salt soak. Is this just dehydration?
How well does it work for cuts and surface infections?
I’ll have to watch this again, I was to busy looking at his immaculately kept hair!!
So then based off of this logic, a mineral spring is completely ineffective. Yeah ok :)
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...you didn't address whether it is antiseptic or not? D:
what about infections? when I had a bad infection in my toe nail my doctor told me to soak it. Does the magnesium sulfate help bring out the infection?
It just kills germs, just like normal salt.
Just less painful than the table salt.
1:15 BOO THIS MAN. BOOOO
I've taken all kinds of baths.. and epsom salts seems to do the best when I inevitably pull muscles..
That's just the heat from the hot water. My doctor told me to put a hot press on a pulled muscle to calm it.
When you have EDS... then you need hot water all over... and I"m not talking about the normal EDS.. but ehlers-danlos..
Hey SciShow! Can you do a video on smelling salts (ammonia inhalants)? How safe are they?
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After a fun and adventurous camping trip; you know the kind where you arrive home with cuts and scrapes from briar, unexpected tree branches, you name it, this stuff is fabulous. Yes, a warm bath does relieve the sore muscles but the interesting thing is that the Epsom salt will help clean all those little scrapes and scratches. I remember it stinging quite a bit for about 2 seconds (yes, really) then it was the most soothing feeling ever. In fact, when I got out of the tub every small wound looked less red and felt less tender. Never underestimate a good old briar vine to the face or thighs.