Government name
Magnesium Sulfate
Goes by
Epsom salt
The verdict
Superhero
Superpower
Clear crystals of magnesium sulfate that dissolve easily in bath water.
Epsom salt's government name is Magnesium Sulfate. Its nickname comes from Epsom, a town in England, where it was found in a bitter-tasting spring back in the 1600s.
Superhero or supervillain?
Superhero. Its superpower is that it dissolves quickly and completely, which is exactly what you want from a bath salt.
What it does in my bath soaks
Epsom salt is one of the classic salts in my bath soaks. It isn't table salt at all; it's a different mineral, magnesium sulfate. It gives the soak its sparkly crystals and dissolves right into the water.
The supervillain rumor
Epsom salt baths are often called "detox" soaks. A bath doesn't pull toxins out of your body. What Epsom salt does is make a nice, classic bath soak, and that's a fine job for a salt.
Where you’ll find it
In 2 things I make.
Usually seen with himalayan salt, sea salt, magnesium oil and dried grapefruit.
Don’t judge an ingredient by its government name. Judge it by the science.
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