If you rub epsom salt into your hair, this is the effect

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Small dish of epsom salt and olive oil paste with socks nearby
Small dish of epsom salt and olive oil paste with socks nearby
6. Muscle soreness bath

After yard work, a workout, or one of those weekends when I overestimate my enthusiasm for deep cleaning, an Epsom salt bath can be wonderfully comforting. Evidence for magnesium absorption through skin is mixed, but warm water itself relaxes muscles, and 2 cups of Epsom salt dissolved in the tub can make the bath feel especially restorative.

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