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Hi Vegas,
I'm getting great results using the Original Magnesium Oil spray by BetterYou. It is 31 percent magnesium chloride (within a concentrates solution of seabed mineral salts). I spray it directly onto my skin and rub in. Especially helpful for aches, pains and muscle spasms. I also add Epsom salts to my bath water to get trans-dermal benefits that way too.
I can't recall where I read it now but I think taking magnesium orally will generally result in poorer absorbtion.
I take 1/4 tsp of Epson salts daily, mixed into juice. That provides 100mg of magnesium. Cheap and easy to take. It really helps with my IBS-like symptoms.
There's no sodium in "epsom salt." It's a form of magnesium (magnesium sulfate). The term salt is used in chemistry for various compounds (don't remember the exact definition). Table salt is sodium chloride but there are a lot of other compounds that are considered to be in the category of salt.Is the salt content really high?