Which of these is commonly called Epsom salt?

Birdiemom, Yup. Make it into a paste, slap it on the splinter and cover with a plaster. Leave it for a few hours, remove plaster and splinter will come with it.☺ You can also buy it ready made from a pharmacy - it saves any hassle.

not for human consumption

removal of splinters? excuse me while I google that...

A couple of tablespoons watered into a potted gardenia every couple of months promotes lots of blooms.

Bajan, No way, that’s the answer to my question!! Someone told me it was a good detox. You drank a weak amount, but had to stay by the toilet. But as Bajan said ‘ yes very good for constipation” 🤛🏻🤛🏻 xx

when added to a lead acid battery in diluted distilled water it will boost the sulfuric acid in the battery. the chemistry of it recognizes that magnesium oxide is a solid salt which precipitates out and leaves the sulfate radical, which is sulfuric acid.

Claire ripley, I'm old enough to remember when a dose of "salts" might be suggested as a laxative. By then, though, "patent medicines" like ExLax were taking over, you could still find Epsom Salts, saltpeter, sulphur, etc. in the grocery store medicine section.

Epsom salt is amazing! Don't think I would have been able to walk without it, LOL. I have had two spinal surgeries. It really eases the pain when you soak in the tub!!

My feet love to soak in this stuff when it’s mixed with warm water. Helps a great deal when your feet hurt.

I once ended up with a rather large piece of glass completely embedded in my foot. The doctor prescribed Magnesium Sulphate paste and with in a few days, the glass was sticking out of my skin to be able to remove it. (I'm diabetic and suffer from complete loss of feeling in my feet)

Unreal Neil., My great gran swore by that. 👍🏼

me, Wrong - Dad used to take a teaspoon of it in warm water as a purgative. I hated it.

Sheriffe, I wonder if that would work for orchids too?

me, That's what it says on the packet, but my specialist told me to ignore that. It's definitely effective for making u go to the toilet

me, that’s what I read 🧐

yes very good for constipation