FAQS
Do you have any questions about Magnesium & Minerals magnesium oil?
Under the FAQs found below, a summary of questions and answers can be found on our magnesium.
"Magnesium Oil" is a saturated magnesium chloride water solution. The magnesium chloride concentration is 31%. Even though the solution is a pure water solution, it is commonly known as an ‘oil’ due to its seemingly oily texture.
The following advantages are offered compared to oral ingestion by means of tablets, granulate or liquid form:
- - No reabsorption problems in the gastro-intestinal tract.
- - Dosage according to individual requirements possible.
- - No dosage-dependent side effects such as diarrhea.
- - Faster effectiveness.
- - Direct application to problem areas possible (e.g. in the case of cramps).
- - Does not need to be ingested.
Magnesium & Minerals Oil and Flake products are globally available under different brand names.
Please contact us for availabilty and prices.
It is advised not to do that as the original quality of magnesium oil is lost. Magnesium flakes are derived by heating magnesium oil. If the process is reversed to then producing magnesium oil from magnesium flakes, complex compounds are developed through the drying process, which is incapable of being dissolved.
Considering this, one should be aware of consumer deception, especially where suspicious offers are made on the internet. For example, magnesium oil for self-manufacture is offered in a 1-Liter bottle. Apart from the fact, that the bottle does not contain 1,000 ml of magnesium oil, as stated on the label, rather 300 g of magnesium powder, the consumer should fill the bottle with 700 ml of water, which according to the label should then produce a 30 % magnesium chloride solution.
Since in its solid form, magnesium chloride exists as magnesium chloride hexahydrate (1 molecule of magnesium chloride binds 6 molecules of water), and consists of only 47 % magnesium chloride, the rest, in other words 53 % is bonded water, after the addition of 700 ml of water this results in an approximate 10 % and not a 30 % magnesium chloride solution. This is a deliberate consumer deception.
The study quoted most often in terms of the effectiveness of transdermal (external) magnesium application is one by Dr. Norman Shealy. "Transdermal Magnesium Therapy" 2005, Southern Medical Association, p. 18. Using measurements of the intracellular magnesium levels, Shealy demonstrated that for transdermal application the magnesium level normalises within 4 to 6 weeks when compared to oral ingestion, where the same result requires 6 to 12 months.
An additional study has been performed by Watkins K. and Josling.
"A pilot study to determine the impact of transdermal magnesium treatment on serum levels and whole body CaMg ratios", The Nutrition Practitioner, Spring 2010. Based on hair analyses, a mean increase in magnesium content of 59.7% was found in 89% of subjects after a 12-week application of magnesium oil. In addition, all subjects displayed an improved calcium-magnesium ratio.
It depends on the spray system that is used. Please see the recommendations on the label of the product concerned in this regard.
2 ml (ca. 7 sprays) magnesium chloride contains ca. 210 mg pure magnesium. Therefore, to administer 400 mg magnesium, around 4 ml magnesium chloride is required.
Then a total of ca. 14 spray actions are required to receive 400 mg pure magnesium. The dose should be split across multiple applications per day.
No, because excess magnesium is not absorbed and stored by the body in the first place.
People suffering from severe kidney function disorders, cardiac conduction disorders (AV block), rare muscle diseases, myasthenia gravis, etc., should exercise precaution when taking magnesium and should always consult a doctor or medical professional before use.
Those with sensitive skin may detect a slight itchiness or tingling sensation on their skin after applying magnesium. This slight sensation is completely harmless, although it may be momentarily unpleasant. Therefore, to allow the skin to become accustomed to magnesium, the concentrated magnesium oil can be diluted with water.
Finished products with lower concentrations of magnesium chloride are also available for sensitive skin. In this case, the amount of the spray action must be adjusted to receive the same quantity of magnesium.
The concentration can then be gradually increased, depending on tolerance. Magnesium oil can also be washed off again after being left on the skin for at least 10 minutes. Another alternative option for magnesium substitution would be the use of a magnesium filled bath or a magnesium foot bath.
It is not necessary, but is entirely up to you. If you do prefer to wash off the magnesium oil, an active application time of at least 10 minutes should elapse in order to achieve magnesium’s full benefits.
This is a personal decision and depends on how well your body tolerates the oral form and whether it can resorb sufficient magnesium via this route. The daily magnesium requirement can easily be reached from magnesium oil alone. However, it is possible to combine this with other oral forms.
It can be ingested, however the advantages present in the oil when compared to oral forms, such as tablets, are no longer present. Also, the oil, which is magnesium chloride, is extremely bitter to the taste.
Magnesium oil can also be reabsorbed through the oral mucosa. If magnesium oil is wished to be used in the treatment of oral mucosa, the concentrated magnesium solution of the oil should then be diluted. An advantage of this pathway is that the digestive tract is bypassed, allowing for a greater absorption of magnesium.
Magnesium benefits
Magnesium is a 'power mineral', also known for the 'inner peace' that it brings. There is no other substance than magnesium that makes humans resistant to stress, calming the nervous system, while at the same time providing and maintaining a constant boost of energy.
Magnesium and metabolism
Every activity in the human body, such as temperature regulation to cell formation, depends on the chemical reaction of enzymes, which consequently, in turn is highly depended on the availibity of magnesium in the body.
Magnesium and energy generation
The more magnesium is available in cells of the human body, the better the functioning of the cells inner power structure known as the mitochondria, which produces energy in the form of ATP, found in human body cells.
Magnesium in our bones and teeth
The need for magnesium is just as important as the need is for calcium, phosphorus and vitamin D3 for heathy teeth and bones. Because of magnesium, bones become truly flexible and stable.
Magnesium and
realxation
While being co-dependent minerals for strong bones and teeth, magnesium and calcalium are also opposing players in terms of their effects on muscles. While calcium causes a contraction in muscle fibres, magnesium has the effect of relaxing the musculature.
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