Magnesium Balm with Arnica

The latest addition to our Magnesium Chloride line of products, NEW Magnesium Balm improves skin while delivering fast-acting topical magnesium. Magnesium Balm is made from magnesium chloride in its most natural state, with over 90 other trace minerals not found in lab-produced magnesium chloride. In this emollient balm, we've combined magnesium chloride with natural coconut oil, raw shea butter, beeswax and arnica extract. Magnesium Balm with Arnica:

• Penetrates through the skin to relieve tension better than Epsom salts
• Helps restore healthy magnesium levels
• Soothes, protects and boosts skin’s moisture retention

Use it anywhere for softer skin or rub Magnesium Balm with Arnica into areas of muscle pain and tension. Contains approximately 200 mg of seawater-sourced magnesium chloride per teaspoon. For full-strength topical magnesium, see our Magnesium Liquid in the cap top bottle.

How to Use

Suggested Use: Smooth into areas of tension or to seal in moisture on the body or face. Ingredients: Magnesium chloride (concentrated from seawater), fractionated coconut oil, raw shea butter, beeswax, arnica extract. Cautions and Warnings: For external use only. Keep away from the eyes. This product should not cause skin sensitivity; however, should you experience redness, rash or irritation, discontinue use.

Scientific Evidence

Can you really absorb magnesium through the skin? Consider the evidence from clinical studies:

• A topical magnesium oil with a 31% magnesium concentration applied to the skin and via a foot bath was found to increase cellular magnesium concentration by 59.7% in 89% of study participants, measured through hair analysis¹
• In a two-week pilot study, blood serum and urinary magnesium concentration significantly increased in a subgroup of non-athletes following the low-dose application of 56 mg of topical magnesium cream per day²
• Intracellular magnesium concentration significantly increased following the application of a topical magnesium chloride spray to the skin for 4 months, measured by epithelial cell and blood serum analysis³

Sources

1. Watkins K, Josling PD. A pilot study to determine the impact of transdermal magnesium treatment on serum levels and whole body CaMg ratios. The Nutrition Practioner. 2010;14:1-7.
2. Lindsy Kass, Andrea Rosanoff, Amy Tanner, Keith Sullivan, William McAuley, Michael Plesset. Effect of transdermal magnesium cream on serum and urinary magnesium levels in humans: A pilot study. PLoS One. 2017;12(4):e0174817.
3. Fabio Piccini, Guglielmo Ragazzoni, Laura Valentini, Emanuela Faloia, Pietro Gobbi. Intracellular absorption of transdermal magnesium demonstrated by ESEM-EDS. Italian Journal of Anatomy and Embryology. 2014;119(1):1.