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Bath Salts and Flotation Therapy
Magnesium sulfate is commonly used in bath salts, particularly in flotation therapy, where high concentrations raise the bath water's specific gravity, effectively making the body more buoyant. Traditionally, it is also used to prepare foot baths, intended to soothe sore feet.
The reason for including the salt is partly cosmetic: the increase in ionic strength prevents some of the temporary skin wrinkling (partial maceration) caused by prolonged immersion of extremities in pure water. Magnesium and sulfate ions are naturally present in some mineral waters.
Despite many claims about the health benefits of Epsom salt baths, these benefits have not been scientifically proven.
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