Epsom Salts

Product Description

Epsom salt is a chemical compound most commonly used in baths, gardening, or as a magnesium supplement but it doesnt contain multiple ingredients like a processed product. Instead, it is essentially one pure chemical substance with a specific chemical composition:

What Epsom Salt Contains

Epsom salt = Magnesium sulfate heptahydrate

• Magnesium sulfate (MgSO): The main chemical compound.

• Water of crystallization (7 HO): Epsom salt is a heptahydrate, meaning each molecule of MgSO is bound to 7 water molecules in the crystal structure.

  • Chemical formula: MgSO7HO sujataconsumer.com+1

Breakdown of Its Chemical Components

When you look at Epsom salt on a molecular level, it consists of:

• Magnesium (Mg) an essential mineral.

• Sulfate (SO) a negatively charged ion made of sulfur and oxygen.

• Water molecules (HO) part of its crystal structure.
  So in essence it contains magnesium, sulfur, oxygen, and hydrogen (from the bound water) in a specific crystalline form. sujataconsumer.com+1

Typical Purity

In commercial Epsom salt products, the chemical is usually very pure magnesium sulfate heptahydrate often 98% with minimal contaminants. shreegayatriimpex.com

What It Is Not

• It is not table salt (sodium chloride).

• It is not a mixture of many ingredients its one defined chemical compound. Healthline

In Simple Terms

So an Epsom salt package typically contains:
Mostly magnesium sulfate heptahydrate (MgSO7HO)
Essentially only the magnesium, sulfate, and water molecules structured into crystals
Very little else besides maybe trace moisture or dust (depending on grade)