| Throughout centuries natural salts have been used for | | | | water. This is also a benefit for any skin inflammation |
| bathing as it has been believed that they have | | | | as the use of epsom salts can help to reduce this. |
| medicinal and beautifying properties. Many people use | | | | Epsom salts also have the ability to assist the skin in |
| salt for these reasons and the most common type of | | | | exfoliation. This can be done through gentle rubbing of |
| salt used are Epsom salts. | | | | a water mixed with the salts solution direct onto the |
| Throughout the world over the centuries Epsom salts | | | | skin. Avoid applying the salts direct tot he skin as this |
| have been used as they possess a number of | | | | will cause irritation and soreness. |
| beneficial properties. These include having the ability to | | | | Believe it or not, but epsom salts are useful for fish! |
| absorb water - even direct from the air. These salts | | | | Fish sometime suffer from a condition that can make |
| are a chemical compound consisting of magnesium | | | | their scales stick out and give them the appearance of |
| and sulphate and mixed with other substances. These | | | | pine cones. this is caused by swelling in the fish's |
| salts are added to water for use in floatation therapy | | | | abdomen. By adding some salts to the fish's water, the |
| and also added to foot baths so as to avoid the prune | | | | fish is helped in the expelling of excess fluid from their |
| effect rippling of feet and toes after being immersed in | | | | internal organs. |