Transdermal Magnesium: Best Kept Secret You Need to Try
Transdermal magnesium is absorbed directly into the skin via the pure form of magnesium chloride. Epsom salt baths are a great way to get magnesium into the magnesium-absorbing skin. Magnesium oil can be rubbed directly onto the skin or sprayed where it is absorbed as it bypasses the GI tract, which is a good choice for people with GI sensitivity or poor absorption. [Sources: 4, 16]
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The Best Way to Take Magnesium
I have previously written about supplementing with magnesium – the most effective way to do this is to use magnesium oil spray on my skin. I dry with a brush in the morning and use magnesium spray at night to keep my skin smooth and breakout-free. [Sources: 13]
Magnesium oil is ideal because it is absorbed directly into the bloodstream via the skin and increases the already low and exhausted magnesium levels in the body without tablets or supplements. [Sources: 6]
Magnesium supplements are great, but some people take so much that it is not fully absorbed into the body.
Transdermal magnesium therapy is often prescribed by holistic health practitioners as a treatment. It can also be applied at home by spraying on the skin, applying lotion or gel, or Epsom salt or magnesium flakes. Magnesium Flakes have more magnesium than Epsom salt but are used the same way by adding them to your bath.
Absorption Comparison
Magnesium is absorbed quickly through the skin, giving it many of the same benefits as today’s available transdermal patches. [Sources: 7, 11]
Most of its absorption takes place via sweat glands and hair follicles. Therefore oils, lotions, and sprays do not stay long enough on the skin to absorb most of the magnesium. Common formulations include magnesium oils and transdermal creams in which the magnesium is absorbed into the systemic circulation via the skin.
Transdermal Magnesium Benefits
Magnesium supplements can be taken orally including magnesium drinks and mixed. They can also be taken in a tablet or capsule. The fast-acting are taken topically, and many people who have difficulty absorption of magnesium find topical magnesium the most effective method. [Sources: 8, 12, 13]
The ocean is a wonderful source of magnesium and trace elements and for those of us who do not have daily access to the beach, transdermal magnesium oil is the easiest and most effective way to raise magnesium levels.
Transdermal and topical magnesium are both helpful for those who are looking for a safe method of increasing magnesium intake. Both are forms of topical magnesium preparations, and there are currently studies on how topical magnesium chloride can be used to increase magnesium levels internally. [Sources: 11, 13, 15]
The magnesium you get from food can help you maintain a healthy level without side effects caused by large doses of magnesium supplements. Taking magnesium into account in your diet and considering magnesium supplements to support healthy levels is one way to ensure that you get all the protective and therapeutic benefits that magnesium has to offer. [Sources: 3, 8]
Research has shown that additional magnesium can improve insulin sensitivity in people with diabetes who are magnesium deficient. One study showed that pre-diabetics with magnesium deficiency and additional magnesium lowered blood sugar levels. Research has also shown that it can reduce the stress response to exertion and increase the hemoglobin of red blood cells in athletes. [Sources: 3]
Additional magnesium can help reduce the intensity of pain and improve the mobility of people with chronic back pain. One study found that 450 mg of magnesium, together with antidepressant drugs, improve mental health symptoms. [Sources: 0, 3]
Magnesium Deficiency
The National Institute of Health has published extensive studies on the effects of magnesium deficiency and the importance of dietary supplements lacking in magnesium.
An estimated 30 percent of adults are deficient in this essential mineral, and 50 percent of Americans consume less than the estimated average need for ear magnesium (parsley health: we test your micronutrient content and have developed our own medical magnesium supplement ).
Statistics show that 80% of people have magnesium deficiency and, as Ian Clark noted, they are covered by the symptoms of this deficiency. [Sources: 0, 1, 8]
People at significant risk for magnesium deficiency should talk to their doctor about the dose of the supplement and when to take it. However, doctors are not trained in nutrition and therefore they may not be of as much help as you would like. My experience working with customers is that I was required as a health advisor to tell them to discuss a supplement with their doctor. However, they would come back to me and tell me that their doctor did not know a thing about it.
Side Effects of Transdermal Magnesium Application
Side effects and risks It is unclear whether topical magnesium oil has the same benefits as taking an oral magnesium supplement or a magnesium-rich diet.
There are a few reasons why your skin can sting when you apply magnesium oil but it is important to understand that the sting is not an allergic reaction to the magnesium present in the body and is crucial for maintaining healthy functions. Combining Magnesium Oil with a lotion can help with any of the tingling feeling. Like the one I recommend, that is a magnesium lotion from Ancient Minerals. [Sources: 3, 4, 14]
Vitamin D cannot be metabolized without sufficient amounts of magnesium. Vitamin D deficiency is not recognized as sufficient in the supplementation world due to low magnesium levels, which causes vitamin D to be stored inactively. [Sources: 16]
Magnesium sulfate baths such as the Epsom salt baths offer little absorption and studies have shown that a small increase in blood magnesium can be detected after long soaking in a magnesium sulfate bath but does not achieve therapeutic values. Soaking for at least 20 minutes in hot to warm water can help you relax and absorb the magnesium.
Studies have also investigated the topical application of lower quality magnesium lotions, and no significant changes in blood magnesium have been observed [12, 13]. Magnesium is absorbed via other possible absorption pathways, without topical magnesium, therapeutic amounts can not reach our cells. [Sources: 10]
Little research has been done on how magnesium oil is released into the skin.
We absorb over 60% of what we put on our skin, it is important that we are mindful of the lotions and products we use.
It is possible to bring toxic amounts of magnesium into healthy kidneys, and we have seen stories of magnesium toxicity through transdermal supplementation. However, the majority of people are deficient in magnesium so it is rather rare. [Sources: 14, 17]
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Originally posted 2021-08-19 04:18:45.
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