"When it comes to at-home spa treatments, Epsom salt is as close to a wonder product as I can think of. The first thing I had to do once I got my sample of Epsom salt was to better understand how it’s different from regular salt. Epsom salt is actually an entirely different mineral than regular salt – it’s magnesium sulfate. Where as regular salt (sodium chloride) is use for cooking, Epsom salt has many other uses in agriculture, health, and beauty care.
To learn more about Epsom salt, I visited the Epsom Salt Council’s website – www.epsomsaltcouncil.org. On the site, they have tons of information about Epsom salt and its many uses. One thing that I thought was particularly interesting was from their FAQ’s page:
Question:
Why is Epsom Salt called Epsom Salt?
Answer:
One of the earliest discoveries of magnesium sulfate, the scientific name of Epsom Salt, occurred back in Shakespeare’s day in Epsom, England, which explains the first half of the name. The term “salt” probably refers to the specific chemical structure of the compound, although many people mistakenly assume it refers to the crystalline structure of Epsom Salt, which has an appearance similar to that of table salt. (Table salt, of course, consists of sodium chloride, so it’s an entirely different substance than magnesium sulfate.)"
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