13 Amazing Home Uses of Epsom Salt ... Including For Your Hair!

Some products are simply essential at home.

If you read comment-economiser.fr regularly, you surely know some of them!

White vinegar, baking soda, lemons, hydrogen peroxide, black soap, and apple cider vinegar are some of them.

But there's one awesome multitasking product missing from this list!

It's about Epsom salt also called magnesium sulfate.

To convince you, we have selected for you 13 Amazing Ways To Use Epsom Salt Around The Home.

how to use epsom salt at home and for well-being

You will see, it is super useful for maintaining the house and taking care of yourself. You will not be able to do without it! Look :

1. Store makeup brushes

makeup brushes stored in a glass with Epsom salt

One of the best ways to store your makeup brushes is to put them in a small container filled with sand, gravel, or coffee beans. It is simple and efficient. Rice is also often used.

But I much prefer to use Epsom salt. Why ? Because cleaning is much easier and does not represent any danger for the health of pets.

2. Remove splinters

epsom salt helps bring up a splinter

Do you have a splinter deep under your skin? No need to pluck those painful wooden thorns with tweezers! It is enough to apply on the skin, all around the wound, Epsom salt. You can easily maintain it with a bandage.

The splinter will rise to the surface more quickly and you can remove it more easily with the tweezers. It is a good method to use with children. Check out the trick here.

3. Make a homemade air freshener

make a homemade air freshener with epsom salt and essential oils

Want your home to smell good? But you don't want to spend your money on deodorants full of chemicals, sold in the shops? So do it yourself! Epsom salt is an essential ingredient in the recipe for this homemade air freshener.

To do this, mix it with water and a few drops of your favorite citrus essential oil, such as lemon for example. You will just have to pour it into a spray and diffuse it at home. And your favorite scent will perfume your whole home. It smells so good!

4. As a home beauty treatment

epsom salt for a relaxing bath

But that's not all. Epsom salt has many other uses for your homemade beauty care recipes.

For example, you can pour 250 g of Epsom salt into a hot bath before immersing yourself in it for 20 minutes. Relaxing effect guaranteed!

You can also make your own homemade phthalate-free body wash. To do this, simply mix 125 g of Epsom salt with 60 ml of olive oil. Then use this gentle scrub to exfoliate your skin when you shower.

And why not also make sparkling pebbles to relax in your bath? See the tutorial here.

5. Make a homemade fabric softener

a homemade fabric softener with epsom salt and essential oils

To make an effective homemade fabric softener, mix around 200g of Epsom salt with 10 drops of essential oil of your choice (lavender or lemon will do just fine). Then just put 50 g of your homemade fabric softener per machine to have a very soft cloth.

6. Clean the washing machine

Clean the washing machine by running a cycle with Epsom salt

How do you want your laundry to be clean if your washing machine is not nickel chrome? Make sure there isn't any disgusting residue in your machine by adding Epsom salt every now and then. Then start a normal hot cycle.

7. Make dishwasher tablets

Homemade lozenge with Epsom salt for the dishwasher

By mixing Epsom salt with simple products like baking soda, citric acid, white vinegar, and essential oils, you get homemade dishwasher lozenges.

For a much more reasonable price, they clean just as well as any other store-bought dishwasher tablets. Check out the recipe here.

8. Exfoliate the skin of the face

Epsom salt mixed with cream is a gentle natural exfoliant

Whatever care you use for your skin, Epsom salt can improve its effectiveness.

To do this, just add a pinch of it to your favorite cleanser or face cream, then simply scrub your skin with it. It only remains to rinse with clear water.

Not only do you hydrate your skin, but you also exfoliate it. 2 treatments in 1!

9. Get rid of blackheads

Epsom salt applied to the skin is a natural treatment for acne and blackheads

Do you have skin problems? Epsom salt can also help with blackheads and acne.

To do this, nothing could be simpler, mix 5 g of Epsom salt with a drop of iodine in about 100 ml of boiling water.

Dip a cotton ball in it and apply it to blackheads and pimples to clean them.

10. Make the blues disappear

epsom salt makes bruises go away faster

Do you have a bruise? Ouch ... it's painful! But the thing that's even worse than the pain is carrying around that bruise for days, if not weeks.

Get rid of those black, blue and purple spots quickly by mixing 2 tablespoons of Epsom salt with a small amount of water. Then moisten a compress with this mixture and apply it to the bruised area.

11. Relieve stomach aches and pains

drinking a glass of water mixed with Epsom salt relieves aches and pains

Whether it's a regular headache, hangover, or stomachache issues, Epsom salt can ease your pain.

To do this, mix 5 g of Epsom salt with water. Drink this remedy to cleanse your system and replenish your magnesium to speed healing. Remember that this remedy also has a laxative effect!

12. Relieve muscle stiffness

Epsom salt poured into a hot bath to relax

If you've ever heard of one way to use Epsom salt, it's probably this one.

If your body aches are beyond mild muscle pain, take a foot bath or completely immerse yourself in a bath with Epsom salt.

This will relieve your muscle pain. In addition, you will get rid of your dry skin and you will sleep better.

To do this, pour 500 g of Epsom salt into a hot bath and stay there for about 20 minutes. Magnesium sulfate absorbed through the skin relieves muscle tension.

And for a foot bath, pour 250 g of magnesium sulfate into a basin filled with water and slip your feet in for 20 minutes.

13. For more beautiful and healthier hair

epsom salt in shampoo for better hair

Oily or frizzy hair? Epsom salt is your best ally. If your hair is oily, add a little Epsom salt to your shampoo. Wash them off as usual and the excess sebum will be removed.

If you can't stand your frizz anymore, add Epsom salt to your conditioner.

Mix equal parts conditioner and salt. Heat the mixture in a saucepan. Then massage the scalp and hair with this treatment, starting from the roots to the ends.

Leave on for 20 minutes and rinse. Your frizz is gone, but your hair still has so much volume. Discover the trick here in point n ° 9.

Where can I find Epsom salt?

Buy cheap epsom salt

At home, I often use Epsom salt. Therefore, I always keep a package on hand.

It is easily found in organic stores but also on the Internet here at a good price.

Your turn...

What about you, have you ever tried using Epsom salt? Let us know in the comments if it worked for you. We can't wait to hear from you!

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Also to discover:

19 Secret Uses of Magnesium Sulfate.

Here's Why I Use Epsom Salt In My Garden and Vegetable Garden.


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