Today I’m showing how to make magnesium lotion. Magnesium is a life changer and helps to overcome so many different health issues.
How to make magnesium lotion
Magnesium is one thing I never want to be without. I apply it to my skin every night, without exception. I can definitely tell a difference in my sleep if I happen to skip using it!
If a headache happens, I immediately think about whether or not I’ve been consistent with magnesium. Magnesium deficiency is a common reason for headaches to occur, and taking it regularly can completely eliminate them. Sounds good to me!
Those are just the top two things that come to my mind when thinking about how transdermal magnesium has helped me personally. Let’s find out what else magnesium can help with.
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What does magnesium do?
It turns out that magnesium is very important for a myriad of functions in our bodies. And sadly, most of us are deficient in it. Magnesium:
- Is critical to heart health
- Is essential for bone health
- Helps maintain normal blood pressure
- Helps maintain healthy hormones
- Promotes restful sleep
- Assists in muscle strength
- Relieves muscle cramps
- Necessary for vitamin D assimilation
- Very helpful during pregnancy
- Important for healthy skin
- Helps improve energy and mood
- Helps alleviate anxiety and depression
- Relieves restless leg syndrome (RLS)
That’s a pretty wide and varied list, isn’t it? I thought it was pretty amazing. It makes sense that if we are deficient, many things can go wrong.
What makes us deficient in magnesium?
For one thing, our modern diet doesn’t contain the amount of magnesium it should. Much of the soil that is farmed has become depleted of many important minerals, including magnesium. Taking prescription drugs also deletes the body of magnesium.
Also, anytime the body’s electrolyte balance is thrown off for whatever reason, magnesium is usually lost and needs to be replaced.
I also learned a little bit about magnesium deficiency when I did the GAPS diet. Although a grain-free diet can be very helpful as a temporary way of life to heal the body, if it is followed long-term, magnesium deficiency can sometimes happen.
What can we do about magnesium deficiency?
If you thought that supplementing with magnesium would be the solution, you’re right! But there are different ways to supplement, and some work better than others.
There are a variety of magnesium supplements that can be taken internally, and this is important. But when it comes to the best way for the body to use and absorb magnesium, transdermal magnesium therapy, or putting magnesium on the skin, is definitely the best and most effective way to go.
The word transdermal just means “through the skin.” As I’ve talked about before, our skin quickly absorbs whatever we put onto it. When it comes to transdermal magnesium therapy, we can use this to our advantage.
Why is putting magnesium on our skin the best way to supplement?
When magnesium is taken internally, it’s harder for the body to assimilate and use the magnesium. Also, it’s easy to take too little or too much. We certainly want to be taking enough magnesium, since it’s so important for so many different things.
On the other hand, an excess of magnesium in the digestive system leads to the need to visit the bathroom – a lot. And in a hurry. We definitely want to avoid that!
The great thing about using magnesium on the skin is that the body absorbs only what it needs. There is no risk of absorbing too much, and the digestive system isn’t affected at all.
Also, when magnesium is absorbed through the skin, the body is able to assimilate and use it much more effectively. It can enter the bloodstream very quickly and begin its important work.
How am I supposed to put magnesium on my skin?
There are a couple of different ways to do this. You can spray magnesium oil (also called magnesium chloride or magnesium brine) right on your skin. This works very well, but it can tingle and itch a bit at first, and can also be somewhat drying to the skin.
My favorite way is to use a magnesium lotion. With a moisture-rich lotion, the tingling and itching are eliminated, and the skin is moisturized at the same time. I created this magnesium lotion to be pure and extremely effective. It has been one of the top sellers in my shop for a long time now.
Today I’m going to show you how to make magnesium lotion for yourself! I think you’re going to love it, and the health benefits it gives.
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The ingredients
For the magnesium itself, I use Ancient Minerals brand magnesium brine. It is some of the purest available and comes from the ancient Zechstein Sea in The Netherlands.
I like to use olive oil for the moisturizing component. For an emulsifying agent, I like going with beeswax. That’s it! Pure and simple.
You can leave the magnesium lotion with these three ingredients, or you can add essential oils to help even more with sleep and relaxation. I like using lavender, or various blends of calming essential oils.
The method
To make the magnesium lotion, we’ll be creating an emulsion. That just means that the magnesium brine and olive oil wouldn’t normally mix together well, but we’re going to persuade them to come together into a beautiful, smooth lotion. If you’ve ever made homemade mayonnaise, it’s just like that.
You can use a blender or a food processor for this step. The key is to go very slowly with pouring the magnesium brine into the hot oil. It might sound a little complicated, but it’s pretty simple once you try it. I’ll show you exactly how to do it in the video.
How to make magnesium lotion directions
Ingredients:
- 1 cup magnesium brine
- 1 cup olive oil
- 2 tbsp beeswax
- 96 drops of essential oils of choice, optional (lavender or a calming blend are great)
Instructions:
- Put olive oil and beeswax in a heat-safe container.
- Create a double boiler by putting the container with olive oil and beeswax in a pan of water.
- Heat the water in the makeshift double boiler to a low boil.
- Keep heating the olive oil until the beeswax is completely melted and blended in.
- Have the magnesium brine measured out and nearby in a pitcher that can pour slowly
- Carefully pour the hot olive oil and beeswax mixture into the blender or food processor.
- Turn the food processor on, and very slowly pour magnesium brine into the food processor in a very thin stream.
- Once all of the magnesium brine has been added, let the food processor run for another minute or so.
- Add essential oils (if using) while the food processor is running.
- Turn off the food processor, and pour into glass jars to store.
How to make magnesium lotion video
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How do you take it? What has it helped you with?
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Magnesium Lotion
Today I'm showing how to make magnesium lotion. Magnesium is a life changer and helps to overcome so many different health issues.
Ingredients
- 1 cup magnesium brine
- 1 cup olive oil
- 2 tbsp beeswax
- 96 drops essential oils, optional
Instructions
- Put olive oil and beeswax in a heat safe container.
- Create a double boiler by putting the container with the olive oil and beeswax in a pan of water.
- Heat the water in the makeshift double boiler to a low boil.
- Keep heating the olive oil until the beeswax is completely melted and blended in.
- Have the magnesium brine measured out and nearby in a pitcher that can pour slowly.
- Carefully pour the hot olive oil and beeswax mixture into the blender or food processor.
- Turn food processor on, and very slowly pour magnesium brine into food processor in a very thin stream.
- Once all of the magnesium brine has been added, let the food processor run for another minute or so.
- Add essential oils (if using) while food processor is running.
- Turn off food processor, and pour into glass jars to store.
