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Health Benefits Of Bath Salt

Check out for some of the best health benefits of bath salt for your skin.

By Jaiwantika Dutta Dhupkar

Bath salts are rich in minerals, and their benefits are more than just skin deep. People have been using bath salts for generations, and they're even recommended by doctors - and today, you get them in a number of exciting variants and fragrances that are sure to make bath-time a pleasurable, sensory experience you'll enjoy.

Bath salts are rich in minerals like potassium, magnesium, sodium and calcium and soaking in them is a cheap, effective way to detoxify the body. Because the minerals present in bath salts are readily absorbed by the skin, a salt soak not just relaxes the body but heals it as well.

benefits of bath salt

Perceive your body as this giant sponge sitting in a tub of bath-salt-infused water. As it soaks up the healing water, it gets stronger and sharper; and if you take a salt soak every day, the health benefits are plenty.

As you take a salt soak, your body receives the benefits of:

  • Calcium, which increases blood circulation and strengthens bones, teeth and nails
  • Sodium, which balances crucial lymphatic fluid and thus helps keep the entire system in harmony
  • Potassium, which energizes the body as well as makes the skin soft and supple
  • Magnesium, which is a relaxant, that helps with anti-ageing as well as in reducing fluid retention and bloating.

Including bath salts in your skin care regime would contribute towards holistic wellness, but beyond that it would also provide numerous health benefits. What's great about bath salts is that they require absolutely little or no effort, and all you have to do is pop them into your bath water and you're ready to go. In return, they bring you a world of good:

Flushing Out Toxins:

Flushing Out Toxins:

Bath salts, by a process of osmosis, rid the body of negative ions and draw in positive ions into the body. This is because the human body, both on a physical and psychic level, is permeable. Salt is a universal cleanser, and a salt soak attempts to cleanse chakras, and restore the body to its state of harmony. You emerge from your bath detoxified and relaxed.

Protein Formation:

Protein Formation:

It has been scientifically proven that a salt soak repairs damaged neurons in the brain and accelerates brain development. It does this by helping create the grey matter or protein in the brain. This literally makes a person more intelligent and helps them in cognitive tasks. Damaged limbs have also been found to heal with the help of a salt soak.

Relieves Joint And Muscle Pain:

Relieves Joint And Muscle Pain:

Salt soaks are a known remedy for joint and muscle pain, as they help relieve muscular spasms and soothe aching joints. In fact, they're even a traditional remedy for arthritis because of their high calcium content.

Relieves Stress:

Relieves Stress:

Bath salts have also been known to calm frayed nerves for generations and combined with essential oils like jasmine, lavender, sandalwood or chamomile, which further aid the calming process, a salt soak is what you definitely should try if your stress is getting the better of you.

Exfoliation:

Exfoliation:

Bath salts are gentle exfoliants, and the minerals in them both exfoliate and nourish the skin. They're a traditional remedy for ageless, supple, healthy skin.

Make bath salts a part of your skin care regime today and begin a small yet simple start towards detoxification at home.

Story first published: Friday, June 30, 2017, 15:54 [IST]
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