The most common is the heptahydrate mgso 4 7h 2o known as epsom salt which is a household chemical with many traditional uses including bath salts.
Magnesium sulfate mineral water.
Popular bottled water brand dasani for example lists magnesium sulfate potassium chloride and salt alongside purified water on its nutrition facts label.
Magnesium sulfate is a chemical compound a salt with the formula mgso 4 consisting of magnesium cations mg2 and sulfate anions so2 4.
Magnesium sulfate is used as a laxative to relieve occasional constipation.
It is a white crystalline solid soluble in water but not in ethanol.
The daily consumption of a natural mineral water rich in magnesium sulphate and sodium sulphate improved bowel movement frequency and stool consistency in subjects with functional constipation.
Smartwater contains calcium chloride.
It is available in a 4 and 8 concentrations.
The laxative effect of magnesium and sulfate has since been widely demonstrated.
The ph is 4 5 3 5 to 6 5.
May contain sulfuric acid and or sodium hydroxide for ph adjustment.
Magnesium is a naturally occurring mineral that is important for many systems in the body especially the muscles and nerves.
Moreover the subjects health related quality of life improved.
Not all external uses for magnesium sulfate have been approved by the fda.
Magnesium sulfate in water for injection is a sterile nonpyrogenic solution of magnesium sulfate heptahydrate in water for injection.