See now I used a small amount just now lol no skin irritation. I have terribly oily skin and very bad acne. I currently live in Wisconsin but I visit Florida where my parents live at least once a year for about 2-3 weeks. I always go swimming in the ocean daily while I'm down there within a week my skin breaks out it crazy white heads. Then a few days later my skin is almost crystal clear and my acne rapidly fades. I also stayed for 3 months one year and with the same daily routine my skin was just amazing. After I came back to Wisconsin within 2 weeks my skin began to break out again. So my main question should be is there anything harmful in reef salt. When I clean my tank my hands become very soft. I looked all over google for an answer and found nothing lol. So maybe someone looking for similar information will find this.
If fish can live in it I'd think it would be ok to use. It would be expensive though.
It is hard to google for lol. But I worded it many ways. The way I figure it it's mostly NaCl and minerals calcium magnesium and alkalinity to mimic the ocean. But I thought I'd get some other opinions.
Bath salts ?
I think bath salts are just scented Epsom salt
Ive been bathing in coral pro salt for about 6 months on and off. I havent grown gills yet so I think its okay.
I usually use epsom salts but when Im out; ill use dry reef salt. Screwit. Muscles are always sore, I could do with the elevated magnesium anyways.
There’s no bacteria in dry sea salt . To me it should be beneficial as it actually contains all major and minor elements found in the sea and also your body. Plus if you work it out you can get a much better price buying 25kg bucket of marine salt than Epsom salts most Epsom salt is cheap magnesium chloride. And the Dead Sea stuff is better but only contains 3 elements not 44 like the ocean. I’m pretty sure it’s obvious these days with all the patches of various kinds we apply to skin for medicinal purposes like nicotine , sleep , energy etc that the elements in water we bath in is absorbed through the skin. Chlorine in water is absorbed through the skin too. So for me I’d be trying to stick to how nature intended it. You can either try the dehydrated ocean water or synthetic which may have less contamination. Can’t possibly do harm if it’s safe for fish to breathe in plus we’re talking having the salinity 10 times lower. If you consider Epsom salts are 2-4cups per bath and work as intended.
