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DIY Magnesium Balm




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August 12, 2016 by Andrea Fabry 26 Comments

DIY Magnesium Balm is Β a simple and effective way to add magnesium to your daily health regimen. Transdermal magnesium bypasses the digestive tract, making the nutrient more bioavailable without the danger of overdoing it. (See The Health Benefits of Transdermal Magnesium.)

DIY Magnesium Balm requires magnesium oil, which is simply a combination of magnesium flakes and filtered water.

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Make your magnesium oil ahead of time by pouring 3.5 ounces hot water over 4 ounces magnesium chloride flakes. (Find magnesium flakes here.)

You will have extra magnesium oil to dilute and put into a spray bottle or add to bath water.

DIY Magnesium Balm

You can adapt this recipe to suit your preferences. I love avocado oil, but coconut oil, moringa oil, and/or jojoba oil would work well. Castor oil would be great, too. Mango butter or cacao butter can be used in place of shea butter.

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup magnesium oil
  • 1/4 cup avocado oil
  • 1/4 cup shea butter
  • 1 tablespoon beeswax
  • 3-5 drops leucidal liquid radish root (A natural preservative found here.)
  • 5-10 drops essential oil of choice (lavender and/or Roman chamomile work well)

Instructions

  1. Set aside magnesium oil.
  2. Melt avocado oil, shea butter, and beeswax in double boiler.
  3. Transfer to food processor.
  4. Blend oils and slowly stream in the magnesium oil.
  5. Add essential oils and leucidal liquid radish root and blend again.
  6. Pour into glass containers. Makes enough for approximately three 2-ounce jars.

Not ready to make your own? Just So Natural Products sells Magnesium Balm in unique VioLiv glass jars. Find itΒ here.

DIY Magnesium Balm

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Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup magnesium oil
  • 1/4 cup avocado oil
  • 1/4 cup shea butter
  • 1 tablespoon beeswax
  • 3-5 drops leucidal liquid radish root
  • 5-10 drops essential oil of choice (lavender and/or Roman chamomile work well)

Instructions

  1. Set aside magnesium oil.
  2. Melt avocado oil, shea butter, and beeswax in double boiler.
  3. Transfer to food processor.
  4. Blend oils and slowly stream in the magnesium oil.
  5. Add essential oils and leucidal liquid radish root.
  6. Blend again.
  7. Pour into glass containers. Makes enough for approximately three 2-ounce jars.
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Comments

  1. Monica says

    September 20, 2016 at 4:27 am

    Do you have to use a food processor? I have made other balms a used a hand mixer.

    Reply
    • Andrea Fabry says

      September 20, 2016 at 11:16 am

      Hi Monica. It’s possible, but the speed of the food processor helps distribute the magnesium oil evenly. I’m not sure what a hand mixer would do.

      Reply
  2. Justyn says

    September 20, 2016 at 2:20 pm

    Do be careful with recipes like this. Anytime you mix oil and water without a preservative you have the perfect environment for dangerous mold and bacteria to flourish. To keep this recipe preservative-free, you need to keep it refrigerated. You could reduce the wax to keep it from getting too hard. πŸ™‚

    Reply
    • MArio says

      January 30, 2018 at 11:33 am

      Leucidal liquid is a preservative.

      Reply
  3. Akiko says

    September 25, 2016 at 9:37 pm

    I just put Magnesium flakes in my bath when I soak. I tend to have a routine, while strange to Westerners (maybe), it’s very common to Japanese. I take my normal shower, to get clean and free of dead skin cells and “the daily dirt of the daily grind” (lol), then my tub is cleaned and then filled with water for a relaxing soak, and that’s when the magnesium flakes come in. No need to go through all this to get magnesium outside of eating it in food if you’re a person that lacks a food processor or blender. It’s also Vegan, for those that are Vegan and can’t use beeswax. πŸ™‚

    You can also add a bit of “shelf-life” to this by adding Vitamin E Oil, Rosemary Oil Extract, or Grapefruit seed Extract. They act similar to a preservative, not as strong as a chemical one of course, but definitely better than nothing, and definitely better than chemicals when it comes to our well-being. πŸ™‚

    Thanks for sharing this recipe, I’ll have to make a small batch for some of my friends (aka, over-stressed, under-appreciated moms…lol We know how it is sometimes.. πŸ˜€ ) as part of their “Girl, It’s YOUR Day!” baskets that I’m making for Christmas.

    Reply
    • Andrea Fabry says

      September 27, 2016 at 3:33 pm

      Thanks for sharing your Japanese tradition! πŸ™‚

      Reply
    • Lisa says

      September 28, 2016 at 11:02 pm

      Thank you for sharing the tips! I have an aloe preservative and vitamin e, Im wondering if the and rosemary essential oil would be ok? I only use nontoxic things in my items also. I love this recipe she added and thanks for your tips also.

      Reply
      • Andrea Fabry says

        September 29, 2016 at 9:53 am

        Yes, that sounds like a good combination for a preservative in my opinion, Lisa.

        Reply
  4. sera says

    May 30, 2017 at 2:08 pm

    HI there just wondering if you can use unrefined 100% Pure shea butter (looks like more solid chunks in the picture where im looking to buy) rather then the creamy type?

    Reply
    • Andrea Fabry says

      May 30, 2017 at 2:43 pm

      Yes, you can! Just melt it the same way and it should be fine.

      Reply
  5. Sera says

    June 5, 2017 at 3:19 am

    Sorry another question I wanted mine to end up looking like a harder balm not a creamy lotion, when you emulsify the ingredients does it set like the picture (a solid balm) or more of a cream? Alot of video tutorials I’m watching use the same ingredients (maybe something’s slightly different) and theirs turn out to be body butters.

    Reply
    • Andrea Fabry says

      June 5, 2017 at 7:41 am

      Mine turns out solid. Not sure of the various terms, but this one does not turn out creamy.

      Reply
  6. Adriana says

    July 28, 2017 at 3:18 am

    What’s the shelf life of this recipe?

    Reply
    • Andrea Fabry says

      July 28, 2017 at 1:22 pm

      With the preservative, it should last indefinitely, Adriana.

      Reply
      • Rhiannon says

        August 25, 2017 at 6:34 pm

        What is the preservative?

        Reply
        • Andrea Fabry says

          August 25, 2017 at 7:42 pm

          The preservative is leucidal liquid radish root.

          Reply
  7. Michelle D says

    December 12, 2017 at 10:42 am

    Mine has separated and is in layers which look different in color and firmness. Can I fix this somehow?

    Reply
    • Andrea Fabry says

      December 12, 2017 at 10:56 am

      Did you use a food processor to blend it? I might melt this and process again.

      Reply
  8. Jane says

    January 9, 2018 at 3:28 am

    Hi! I made this recipe. And the magnesium oil seperate into salt crystals spread throughout the balm. The balm consistency was ok but the hard crystals are not..

    How do I avoid this? When I made the mag oil it was well mixed. Thank you

    Reply
    • Andrea Fabry says

      January 10, 2018 at 9:04 am

      Did you use a food processor? I’m surprised and not sure what happened.

      Reply
  9. Jessica says

    January 16, 2018 at 1:46 pm

    Hi Andrea,

    Can magnesium flakes be added directly to the other oils used, like avocado, instead of adding magnesium oil, which is just the magnesium flakes diluted in water? Is there some reason for the extra step of putting them in water? This seems like it would eliminate the need to emulsify in a blender, unless you wanted a creamer consistency. Thank you πŸ™‚

    Reply
    • Andrea Fabry says

      January 16, 2018 at 7:16 pm

      They would be too abrasive. Definitely needs to be diluted from my experience, Jessica.

      Reply
      • Jessica says

        January 17, 2018 at 8:54 am

        Wouldn’t they melt and dilute into the oil if added during the heating phase, just like they would in the water? I will try it with a small batch, and see what happens. Thanks for this lovely info shared here Andrea!

        Reply
        • Andrea Fabry says

          January 17, 2018 at 9:13 am

          I’d love to hear what you find!

          Reply
          • Julie says

            April 3, 2018 at 9:34 am

            Can I use Epson salts instead of the magnesium flakes?

          • Andrea Fabry says

            April 3, 2018 at 9:56 am

            Epsom salts have a different molecular structure. Magnesium chloride is more easily absorbed as I understand it.

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