Epsom salt

noun

Often Epsom salts. Chemistry, Pharmacology. hydrated magnesium sulfate, MgSO 4 ⋅7�� 2 O, occurring as small colorless crystals: used in fertilizers, the dyeing of fabrics, leather tanning, etc., and in medicine chiefly as a cathartic.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Epsom salt¹

1760–70; after Epsom; so called from its presence in the local mineral water

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Epsom salt or baking soda soaks have also been helpful for some people.

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I’m a bathing beauty and an ex-Broadway showgirl, so I like to soak in the bath with Epsom salt.

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People associate Epsom salt with our grandmothers or our great-grandmothers.

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Everybody can find Epsom salt at the grocery store.”

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Some swear by float therapy, a unique experience where 1,000 pounds of Epsom salt transforms the density of the water, effortlessly suspending you in a warm bath.

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