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“The King of the Minerals” Magnesium chloride hexahydrate (MgCl2.6H20) is the most soluble and bioavailable natural form of magnesium for cells, requiring no further digestion after dilution. Dissolved magnesium chloride is already in the right form for absorption by tissue cells. It is a TRANSMEMBRANE electrolyte salt which can be absorbed via gut wall in concentration as per spring water, or in larger amounts via bathing and footsoaking. Your gut wall and skin epidermis are both membranes that work as a protective lining. Magnesium bathing offers the opportunity for the body to detox and excrete wastes via skin. You can also remineralise filtered drinking water to increase hydration capacity (tastes great too). Our magnesium chloride (food grade) has much more elemental magnesium (15-16%) than magnesium sulphate (Epsom salts – 9%). Magnesium sulphate can also be irritating to skin and gut, whereas magnesium chloride hexahydrate salt flakes, with the extra 2% sea trace minerals, is much gentler for skin and gut lining. Elektra Magnesium Chloride Flakes are sourced from a pristine lake in the Tibetan Plateau 3,000m above sea level. The salt water is naturally dehydrated in evaporation tanks. It is not extracted via drilling into the mountains as in ‘solution mining’, which introduces contaminants, resulting in industrial grade magnesium chloride. Elektra Magnesium Chloride Flakes are tested in Australia to 10ppb, with no lead nor mercury detected. They are certified FOOD GRADE for use as a food additive.
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“Has no taste, so easy to make my water alkaline & as a therapist offer it to my clients who are pleasantly surprised with the taste.” Jane Raj
“Have been using in my drinking water for years and also in baths after big days at work when I need a relaxing soak. Constantly recommending to customers in the pharmacy also.” Sarah Hinchey
“Very useful and easy to add to reverse osmosis treated water. Thank you as always. A longstanding grateful customer.” Nancy Green
“Best type of magnesium. I use this in my water and it is great. It is the only form of magnesium I can tolerate. Definitely helps with muscle soreness.” Enrica Roset
Ingredients
Magnesium Chloride Salt Flakes (Food Grade)
INGREDIENTS: Elektra Magnesium Chloride Hexahydrate (Food Grade)
How To Use
Use as much as you like.
The skin will take up what it can handle at any one time, according to the capacity of the collagen structure. The body draws from the epidermis what it needs, but does not overdose itself. Your body gives you feedback, so use as much as it takes to feel the difference. Generally speaking, the more stress one is under, the greater the body’s needs for magnesium replenishment.
Magnesium Chloride Flakes (Food Grade)
Recommended Dilution and Uses
BATH: 1 or 2 cups per bath.
FOOTSOAK: 1 dessertspoon or tablespoon full in half bucket hot water.
Mg OIL MASSAGE or COMPRESS: 50g or 60g per 100ml water (adjust lower for sensitive skin). You can also apply additional plant oil to massage. With direct application to skin in massage or compress you may experience temporary tingling sensation. The solution may be diluted further if required. As magnesium cellular stores are replenished the tingling sensation dissipates.
MOUTHWASH: 1 teaspoon per 250-350ml purified water. Store solution away from daylight. This dilution can also be used as an eye make up remover with application to cotton applicator.
MINERAL DRINKING WATER FOR ENHANCED HYDRATION: To restore minerals in drinking water after distillation, reverse osmosis filtering, or in rain water, add a small pinch (approx 0.5 gram) in 1 litre water. Some people may like a bit more if they perspire a lot. It depends how much electrolyte loss you experience. There is no one precise amount for all. Adjust to suit individual requirements.
Soak for How Long?
Whether you soak in a full bath or via a footsoak, over half an hour of soaking, magnesium absorption slows down and then stops as the skin reservoir reaches saturation. In this way the body is self-regulating. It doesn’t matter from where on the body you absorb magnesium ions.
This means that over half an hour the body can take up about the same amount from the footsoak as it can from the bath. However, the bath can deliver faster results all over the body due to the immersion and heat. This is a bonus for those recovering from surgery, injury, inflammation or other painful conditions. For these conditions use 2-3 cups magnesium flakes. The benefits of the footsoak is that it is often more convenient and uses less water and magnesium flakes.
Detox Via Magnesium Flakes Soaking:
During magnesium flakes soaking your skin also has the opportunity to excrete waste products, which lifts the load on the liver and kidneys. This is an added advantage.
Most of the magnesium in the body – about 99% – is in the muscle and bone tissue. These are the cells that can easily become dehydrated when magnesium levels get too low. It’s where we feel the effects of dehydration (such as cramping) most because we need magnesium to hold water in cells via its charge. The lower the magnesium status, the more we lose water too.
Transdermal absorption of magnesium works so well because magnesium chloride salt is highly water soluble and becomes completely incorporated in the water and easily taken up by cells without further digestion required. Dissolved in water magnesium chloride becomes ionized and in the right form for cells to use. In this ionized form magnesium can be easily transported around the body not only in the body’s fluid systems, but also trans-cellularly (from tissue cell to tissue cell).
Maintenance magnesium flakes footsoaks are recommended about 2-3 times per week – or more if stress levels are high.
Electrolyte Charged Drinking Water for Better Hydration
Magnesium Flakes can be used to make mineral alkaline drinking water from filtered, distilled or rain water.
It can also be used to make a mouth wash with a stronger concentration (1 teaspoon per 250-300mL), which is alkalising and beneficial for teeth and gum health. Magnesium is anti-inflammatory and supports healing and recovery. Magnesium chloride salt is the most bio-available and easy to absorb way to take up magnesium. It gets into your cells quickly.
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"God sleeps in the minerals, awakens in plants, walks in animals and thinks in man." by Arthur Younga
Magnesium Chloride Hexahydrate (MgCl2.6H20)
Naturally harvested (incl 2% natural sea trace elements)
Certified food grade + independently lab tested in Australia
PRISTINE SALT WATER SOURCE:
FOOD GRADE MAGNESIUM FLAKES FROM TIBETAN PLATEAU
Elektra Magnesium® flakes are naturally harvested from an open pristine mountain lake 3,000m above sea level in the Tibetan plateau. The salt water is naturally dehydrated via dehydration tanks. The sodium chloride rises to the top and is skimmed off to make table salt. When the brine gets down to the last 15% thick slurry it is called 'bischofite', which is then further dehydrated into magnesium chloride hexahydrate flakes (crystals containing about half water and the other half magnesium salts).
Our certified food grade Magnesium Chloride Flakes are lab tested in Australia to 10ppb showing no toxic metals (no lead nor mercury). Note that not all magnesium chloride flakes from the Tibetan Pleateau are food grade certified because some are harvested using solution mining (drilling into the mountain), which makes them the cheaper industrial grade.
Only 15% of the world's magnesium chloride is certified food grade: The rest is industrial grade from solution mining, or extracted from polluted surface waters at ground level (ocean, river dredging, desert lakes or from desalination plant wastes). The food grade magnesium flakes (a.k.a. Nigari salt) is used by Asian food manufacturers to make tofu. Pharmaceutical companies purchase the food grade magnesium flakes for further processing into pharmaceutical grade, which can be used for intravenous treatments. The industrial grade magnesium chloride is mainly used for agricultural fertiliser, pool salts, making magnesium metals, bath salts, and for road de-icing. It is also used by mining operations as a spray solution to clean dust out of air because magnesium chloride hexahydrate salt attracts dust particles.
Elektra Magnesium® Flakes contain the highest concentration of elemental magnesium in the range of magnesium salts. There are 150-160mg of elemental magnesium per one gram of flakes. One pinch of flakes (ie. half a gram) added to a litre of filtered water mimics natural spring waters, providing about 75-80mg of elemental magnesium.
MAGNESIUM IS AN ELECTROLYTE THAT IS ESSENTIAL FOR LIFE, AND THE ONE WITH THE MOST FUNCTIONS IN THE BODY (OVER 350), AND MANY MORE AS A COFACTOR AND SUPPORTER OF OTHER NUTRIENTS AND ENZYMES
- Electrolytes are minerals that have an electric charge when they are dissolved in water or body fluids, including blood. The electric charge can be positive or negative. You have electrolytes in your blood, urine (pee), tissues, and other body fluids. They are used by the body for the following:
- Balance the amount of water in your body
- Balance your body’s acid/base (pH) level
- Move nutrients into your cells
- Move wastes out of your cells
- Support your muscle and nerve function
- Keep your heart rate and rhythm steady
- Keep your blood pressure stable
- Keep your bones and teeth healthy
- (Read more)
MAGNESIUM BATHING HELPS MUSCLE RELAXATION, DETOXIFICATION & SLEEP
Recommended one cup Magnesium Chloride Flakes per standard bath (or tablespoon per footsoak), or twice as much if recovering from an illness or injury. Soak for half an hour.
Is hot or cold water better for magnesium absorption? Some people think that the body absorbs more magnesium from cold water. This appears to be a rumour. Of course when you swim in the ocean your skin would be taking up some magnesium ions. However, for therapeutic purposes where the goal is both to detoxify and to absorb magnesium, comfortably hot-warm water is best. The reason is that cold conditions cause the muscles and capillaries to contract, and the natural oils in the skin maintain barrier insulation. 
However, when the water is warm to hot the skin oils become softened with some of them liquefying and dropping out into the hot water - along with trapped dirt and grime. This helps the skin channels to open up more to letting out lymph waste products, as well as taking up magnesium ions. It's a two-way street. In addition, the hot water makes the capillaries of the cardiovascular system expand and move closer to the surface of the skin, which means better access of the magnesium ions direct to the blood supply.
Magnesium sulphate baths??? They are better than nothing, but over time the sulphate strips out too much oil from the skin, leaving it feeling dry and itchy (like a detergent does). Magnesium sulphate also only has 9% elemental magnesium, but our magnesium chloride flakes have 15-16%. Magnesium chloride is also kinder to skin. Overall, magnesium chloride is more effective and offers better value.
A note of caution about hot baths to those with high blood pressure or dehydration: If the bath is too hot for those with hypertension and dehydration, the body can release excessive adrenalin which pushes the heart to work harder. Adrenalin is also dehydrating, which can exacerbate the hypertension. Stress pushes blood pressure upwards. But extra hydration (ie. drink lots of magnesium mineral water) alleviates this issue. Don't have the heat turned up higher than tolerance level. Listen to your body and do what feels comfortable and relaxing. With regular practice your body becomes more accustomed to this process, making it a great pleasure with super relaxation and better sleep rewards.
After towelling dry, finish with Magnesium Cream moisturiser to replenish lost oils and skin barrier protection. It's a great way to help your skin maintain hydration and elasticity so you can stay looking younger longer!
ELECTROLYTE CHARGED DRINKING WATER
YOU CAN MAKE YOUR OWN MAGNESIUM MINERAL WATER TO DRINK
FOR BETTER HYDRATION
TO MAKE ELECTROLYTE DRINKING WATER (like natural spring water - tastes great!) PER LITRE FILTERED WATER: One pinch flakes (half a gram in weight) = 80mg elemental magnesium. Natural spring waters from around the world tend to have between 30mg and 130mg elemental magnesium concentration, so this mix only mimics what would be in spring water.
It's best not to rely on getting all your magnesium from the drinking water, because it's only a very small amount. You will be able to absorb much more via skin. However, the magnesium drinking water charge has a very important and different benefit: It makes the water more hydrating for cells and allows for a better electrical conductivity, as well as cleansing and flushing of wastes.
People love this thirst-quenching, alkaline and delicious magnesium mineral water. The taste is soft and velvety and it's easy to drink more water to prevent dehydration. It also takes longer to pass through the system, as it is more hydrating and gets better access to cells. You can of course adjust the concentration of the flakes up or down to suit taste.
Average recommended for adults is to drink 3 litres per 24 hours (more if hot weather or perspiring a lot), and for children - whatever they need to quench their thirst.
The water tastes and works better due to 7 pH electrical charge of magnesium water, compared to demineralised reverse-osmosis filterd water or rain water, which typically has an acidic pH (positive charge) of 6.5pH. The acidic water runs through the digestive system too quickly without necessarily hydrating the tissue cells adequately. The other problem with acidic water is that it can leach minerals out of the bones as it passes through the body.
Adding one pinch (1/2 gram) magnesium flakes to a one litre demineralised water of 6 or 6.5pH lifts the pH to neutral. If you would like to lift the pH to 8 then simply add a tiny amount (about 1/8th teaspoon) of sodium bicarbonate to the litre of magnesium water. For optimal benefit the best range for mineral water is 7-8 pH.
When diluted in water, ELEKTRA™ Magnesium Flakes can be absorbed by cells without any further digestion required.
Did you know that natural mineral water concentrations of magnesium (as in foods) are easily absorbed via the gut wall to the interior of the body, whereas with high concentrations, most of the excess is wasted by the digestive system into the toilet? This is one of the reasons why only a minority of magnesium from tablets and powders can get through the gut wall, with the majoriy being passed out. If you need high concentrations, transdermal magnesium (via skin) works better.
Magnesium makes water work better to hydrate cells. Make sure to drink more and replace electrolytes after excessive perspiration
BEWARE OF CHEMICALS IN TAP WATER THAT STEAL MAGNESIUM
Australian cities use Chlorine and Fluoride to dose the main potable water supply. Both these chemicals destroy beneficial gut bacteria and can cause or aggravate leaky gut syndrome symptom and refux. Fluoride will bind up magnesium and therefore make it unavailable for cells. This exacerbates magnesium deficiency symptoms. Symptoms of fluoride toxicity are very similar to magnesium deficiency symptoms.
In most European countries they have moved away from this old practice. They have also discovered via their own scientific studies that adding fluoride to drinking water contributes to thyroid disease and kidney disease. In Australia it is recommended to get a good fluoride filter if you want to drink or cook with the tap water. Otherwise you can use filtered rain water or buy supermarket bottled water and recharge it with electrolyte minerals - ie. magnesium flakes.
Need an undersink water filter to get the fluoride out? Try this Australian made filter…
HOW DO I KNOW HOW MUCH TO USE?
There has to be a certain balance of electrolytes in drinking water. Depending on your lifestyle, you could need more or less magnesium compared to others. For instance, an athlete that is constantly sweating out electrolytes and pushing their body hard will need a higher level of electrolyte top up (perhaps as much as 1,000mg of magnesium or more). They may also need more sodium replacement due to perspiration.
Someone with a more laid back lifestyle and personality, with not much stress, may only need 300-400mg magnesium per day extra to replace what is lost and what is not being provided by food and digestion. And the rest of us fall somewhere in between. In fact, your magnesium needs fluctuate per day, depending on stress levels. The more stress, the more magnesium is needed to replenish. People with kidney problems also tend to lose more minerals via the urine. Excessive loss of magnesium via urine is called hypermagnesuria.
If you drink 3 litres of magnesium water per day at 80mg (one pinch flakes) per litre filtered water, that would be 240mg magnesium. This by itself is not enough for high end needs, however it makes the water more hydrating for cells due to the electrolyte charge. Transdermal absorption offers more magnesium with faster access to cells, as there is no waiting for digestion. Studies have shown that the bowel wall has a limit of magnesium uptake to lower concentrations, such as what would commonly be in spring water or foods. High concentrations are mostly excreted via the digestive system.
You can combine different transdermal magnesium applications with drinking magnesium water and eating magnesium-rich foods to ensure optimal magnesium supply. You get to know what is the right amount for your needs with a bit of practice, because your body gives you feedback.
Magnesium Mineral Drops
"Best type of magnesium. I use this in my water and it is great. It is the only form of magnesium I can tolerate. Definitely helps with muscle soreness."
Enrica Roset
Designer
MAKE MAGNESIUM MOUTHWASH FOR DENTAL HYGIENE USING MAGNESIUM FLAKES:
If you don't want to have to buy expensive mouthwash containing chemicals and alcohol anymore, then try magnesium mouthwash that you can make at home. It's all natural and has no added chemicals, alcohol or artificial colours and flavors. Just add one teaspoon of Elektra Magnesium food grade magnesium chloride flakes to 250-300mL water (adjust according to taste) and shake or stir until all dissolved.
This makes about a month worth of mouthwash for just a few cents. It tastes a bit bitter at this concentration, (and works as a laxative if swallowed). It is alkalizing and mineralizing, leaving the mouth feeling refreshed. Swish one mouthful around the teeth and gums after brushing and rinsing your teeth.
DETOX BATHING & FOOTSOAKING
WHEN YOU FEEL LIKE YOU WANT TO FLOAT AWAY...
When you have had a really grueling day, you are super exhausted and there is nothing left in the tank, relax and let all your cares go away in a magnesium chloride bath soak. Soaking with ELEKTRA™ Magnesium Flakes can deliver conservatively 300-400mg of elemental magnesium to the epidermis over half an hour via a natural and passive trans-membrane electrolyte exchange.
This amount of magnesium in an oral tablet or powder could result in diarrhea, being expelled too quickly by the digestive system as magnesium attracts a lot of water which can liquefy the stool.
In addition to absorbing magnesium quickly via skin, magnesium soaks can also release metabolic wastes and toxins, so you get an extra bonus detox benefit. For those carrying a heavy toxic load it is best to do frequent magnesium soaking - especially in the first month. Excreting wastes via skin lifts the load on what the liver has to process.
Full body bathing offers extra therapeutic benefits from the hot water, as circulation is stimulated and helps to transport magnesium further around the body. The heat in combination with magnesium is wonderfully soothing for tired stiff muscles and joints.
OUR BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN ALSO NEED MAGNESIUM FOR GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
BATH, 1-2 cups. Soak 20-30 minutes.
PROMOTES RELAXATION AND BETTER SLEEP
OTHER USES:
HOW TO MAKE PURE MAGNESIUM OIL
To make a compress for injury or inflammation, or magnesium oil for massage, simply mix 50% or 60% of magnesium flakes with water and put in a sprayer bottle. This turns into a slippery oily liquid, but is actually a water solution. It feels slippery like oil because the magnesium ions pull the water molecules closer together to form networked hexagonal planes that slide over one another - hence that slippery feeling.
MIX 50% or 60% of magnesium flakes with water.
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RETENTION ENEMAS
Use half of one percent of Elektra Magnesium Flakes (ie. one teaspoon) per one litre of filtered luke warm (tepid) water. Optional: Can also add 8 drops of lemon juice OR add 50mL of espresso coffee (organic) for extra detox effect. Not only is magnesium essential for the body to make glutathione, but coffee enemas boost glutathione s-transferase production by up to 700% ... (Hold the enema for 15 minutes for the coffee to be absorbed through the hemorrhoidal vein to reach the liver).
FOOTSOAKS - EASY PEASY!
If you are trying to save water then don't despair because half an hour of magnesium footsoaking can equate to the same magnesium uptake with a half an hour of body bathing. The reason for this is that you can absorb magnesium ions from anywhere on the body, and after half an hour the body has had its fill and stops absorbing more.
The feet are particularly good at both taking up magnesium and also releasing toxins from the body. This is why the Japanese have traditionally focused a lot on mineral water bathing (also traditionally called balneotherapy), footsoaking and detoxification via feet.
You can soak more conveniently and more often with simple footsoaks, using much less water. Why not share with your partner 20-30 minutes each while watching your favourite show or movie? Just let that stress go and feel the recharge to your cells.
When finished with your soaking you can also sprinkle the dirty water onto your garden, as plants also need magnesium. Nothing to waste!
Magnesium footsoaking is also very beneficial for pregnant women - or anyone for that matter - to relieve tired swollen feet and ankles.
Pregnancy demands a lot of magnesium so the more opportunities for the body to take what it needs, the better. You don't really know how much your body needs, but it does. The body is self-regulating with transdermal magnesium. When it has had enough, it stops absorbing, and picks up again later when it needs more. Magnesium, like water, is always being used by the body and is essential for life.
FAST ABSORPTION VIA SKIN
Most of the magnesium in the body - about 99% - is in the muscle and bone tissue. These are the cells that can easily become dehydrated when magnesium levels get too low. It's where we feel the effects of dehydration (such as cramping) most because we need magnesium to hold water in cells via its charge. The lower the magnesium status, the more we lose water too.
Transdermal absorption of magnesium works so well because magnesium chloride salt is highly water soluble and becomes completely incorporated in the water and easily taken up by cells without further digestion required. Dissolved in water magnesium chloride becomes ionized and in the right form for cells to use. In this ionized form magnesium can be easily transported around the body not only in the body's fluid systems, but also trans-cellularly (from tissue cell to tissue cell).
Maintenance magnesium footsoaks are recommended about 2-3 times per week - or more if stress levels are high.
FOOTSOAK, 1 or 2 dessertspoon in half bucket hot water and soak 20-30 minutes.
TRY A MAGNESIUM BATH FOR YOUR PETS TOO!
They love it. Yes, animals can also absorb magnesium transdermally, and boy, does it make a difference! Chills them right out... Happy days.
Trace Mineral Analysis (Link)
What happens if the flakes go hard? Magnesium chloride hexahydrate salt flakes are hygroscopic, and so will absorb moisture from the air when left exposed to the atmosphere. To keep flakes loose, make sure to close the container so it's air tight after use. If you forget and the flakes start to 'sweat' and absorb moisture which makes them stick together in a hard mass, you can still use them by dissolving in water. The magnesium is still there in its original form, but the flakes just take on more or less water.
STUDIES on Magnesium Bioavailability in Drinking Water
Magnesium bioavailability from mineral waters with different mineralization levels in comparison to bread and a supplement (2017)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29056894/
“The results of serum and urine analysis indicated that Mg bioavailability was comparable for mineral waters with different mineralization levels, bread, and a dietary supplement. Specifically, Mg bioavailability was not influenced by the presence of SO4, HCO3,− or calcium. Thus, mineral water with higher concentrations of Mg constitutes a calorie-free Mg source that contributes to optimal Mg supply. [AND]…Multiple portions consumed throughout the day may increase Mg bioavailability.”
Magnesium bioavailability from mineral water. A study in adult men (2002)
https://www.nature.com/articles/1601333
“The fractional absorption rate is high at low Mg load and decreases exponentially with increasing carrier amounts. Several authors have outlined that higher bioavailability is observed when a given amount of Mg is distributed over a day rather than being consumed in a single bolus (Schuette et al, 1990; Fine et al, 1991; Lo¨nnerdal, 1995); consequently a regular water intake distributed throughout the day would be expected to lead to a higher absorption.”
Influence of the consumption pattern of magnesium from magnesium-rich mineral water on magnesium bioavailability (2011)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21473800/
“Higher Mg absorption (50·7 (SD 12·7) v. 32·4 (SD 8·1) %; P = 0·0007) and retention (47·5 (SD 12·9) v. 29·0 (SD 7·5) %; P = 0·0008) from Mg-rich mineral water were observed when it was consumed in seven servings compared with larger servings. Thus, regular water consumption throughout the day is an effective way to increase Mg bioavailability from Mg-rich mineral water.”
“Thus, one simple means of increasing Mg absorption and retention of a given daily intake of Mg is to divide the daily dose into smaller increments taken at equally spaced intervals throughout the day. In terms of supplementation, this may result either in a more rapid repletion of body pools when deficiency or sub-deficiency occurs, or in a better prevention of the appearance of a sub-deficiency. Using this consumption pattern, Mg-rich mineral water delivers Mg more efficiently to the body. Further studies are required to confirm these results with Mg-rich foods or food supplements.”
Intestinal Absorption and Factors Influencing Bioavailability of Magnesium – An Update (2017)
https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/629d/f6f7208a1fed69630f0b06cd8eac1654d1ee.pdf
“Mg2+ is absorbed via a paracellular passive and a transcellular active pathway that involves TRPM6/7 channel proteins. The bioavailability of Mg2+ varies within a broad range, depending on the dose, the food matrix, and enhancing and inhibiting factors. Dietary factors impairing Mg2+ uptake include high doses of other minerals, partly fermentable fibres (e.g., hemicellulose), non-fermentable fibres (e.g., cellulose, lignin), phytate and oxalate, whereas proteins, medium-chain-triglycerides, and low- or indigestible carbohydrates (e.g., resistant starch, oligosaccharides, inulin, mannitol and lactulose) enhance Mg2+ uptake. The Mg2+ dose is a major factor controlling the amount of Mg2+ absorbed. In principle, the relative Mg2+ uptake is higher when the mineral is ingested in multiple low doses throughout the day compared to a single, large intake of Mg2+”
Comparative study of magnesium salts bioavailability in rats fed a magnesium-deficient diet (2010)
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/279541364_Comparative_study_of_magnesium_salts_bioavailability_in_rats_fed_a_magnesium-deficient_diet
“Mg chloride showed the highest efficiency among inorganic magnesium salts. “
Bioavailability of US Commercial Magnesium Preparations (2001)
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mark_Graber/publication/11563416_Bioavailability_of_US_commercial_magnesium_preparations/links/54996da00cf22a8313961916.pdf
“The low fractional absorption we observed for magnesium oxide (4 percent) is identical to that observed in prior studies of magnesium sulphate bioavailability… Results indicated significantly higher… bioavailability of magnesium chloride.”
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Mini FAQ
Magnesium Chloride flakes in the bath or a foot soak are the most gentle ways to get magnesium through the skin while hydrating, repairing and helping our bodies detox.
We formulate all our skincare products with beautiful natural fatty ingredients that help to prime the skin so that it can absorb the magnesium without feeling stingy, itchy or uncomfortable.
If you have hypersensitivity, we recommend starting with the flakes for foot soaks and baths, plus the mineral drops for your drinking water. Then once you have started to rebuild your magnesium stores, trial out our most gentle cream, the Baby Calm Balm.
The simple answer is no you can't!
The skin is the largest organ in the body and will not overdose itself on magnesium, it will sit in the epidermis of the skin like a dinnerplate and allow the body to take what magnesium it needs throughout the day without causing diarrhea like what happens with tablets and powders.
YES!
Magnesium is essential for all life on earth.
0-3 Years - Baby calm balm, Flakes and Mineral drops for drinking water.
3-14 Years - Baby Calm Balm, Flakes, Mineral drops for drinking water, Cleanser and Magnesium creams.
14-16 Years - Baby Calm Balm, Flakes, Mineral drops for drinking water, Cleanser, Magnesium creams and Lotion
16+ Years - Baby Calm Balm, Flakes, Mineral drops for drinking water, Cleanser, Magnesium creams, Lotion and Spray
Normal skin types can use everything
Combination/Oily skin types should stick to the Flakes, Mineral Drops, Cleanser, Lotion and Magnesium Creams (Island Spice, Zest-Citrus, Baby Calm)
Dry/sensitive skin types, stick to the Flakes, Mineral Drops, Cleanser and Magnesium Creams (Herbal, Sensory Gold, Baby Calm) (The magnesium lotion may be too strong for dry skin types however try it because it usually is ok)
Hypersensitivity - Should stick with the flakes for foot soaks and baths, mineral drops for drinking water, then trial the baby calm balm. Hypersensitivity can be caused by magnesium deficiency, by restoring magnesium back into the body, over time this can help lessen the severity of the hypersensitivity.
If you're magnesium deficiency symptoms result around muscle cramps, restless legs, sleep etc, you can start feeling a difference from the first day!
For those with more severe symptoms can take a bit longer as the body will be slowly refilling your reserve tank of magnesium. Day by day, week by week, month by month, things will improve.
We need magnesium every day to function properly, with over 300 jobs to do in the body and over 1000 sub jobs, magnesium is as essential as oxygen and water to the body. If you have been burning through your reserves and not replacing it, the symptoms are your body's cry for help.
If after a week you're not feeling the symptoms ease, increase your daily dose, you can't go wrong except not using enough!
1. You need sufficient stomach acid to be able to digest lab-made tablet compounds and extract the magnesium ions. Tablets contain various fillers, binders, colourings and preservatives which can inhibit digestion.
2. High concentrations of magnesium do not easily cross the gut wall. Optimal gut absorption is at lower concentrations such as what would be in natural mineral water and foods.
3. Magnesium at higher concentrations in the gut attracts water, leading to loose stool and fast excretion of magnesium. When magnesium is combined with amino acids (chelated), it may be easier on the bowel due to slower transit, but it doesn't necessarily mean that all the magnesium fully transits across the gut wall to the interior so it can be taken up by tissue cells. Even the best digestive systems can't get more than 50% uptake of the magnesium in the best forms of chelated magnesium compound. At the lowest end of the spectrum is magnesium oxide, with only 4% bioavailability because it is so insoluble in water and unable to transit into cells.
5. The best use of oral magnesium tablets and powders is to treat constipation (not cramps, muscle or inflammation issues). However, that means only a very small amount makes it through to the muscles and bones of the body.
6. Magnesium chloride salt, once dissolved, is already in the right form for cellular uptake without further digestion. That’s why you can soak it up in a magnesium bath or rub it into skin via Magnesium Cream,Lotion or Oil Spritz. The skin acts as a massive reservoir able to store magnesium ions for later use by the body. This way nothing is wasted by the digestive system. It’s also an anti-ageing mineral for the skin.