How To Make Your Own Magnesium Oil

Two of my children take a supplement of magnesium, zinc and B6 which has eliminated their ADHD symptoms and (for one of them) tics.

Love it! We use is for bruises, smashed fingers and toes. It will take the throbbing. Don’t get it in a cut though. It will sting like crazy.

Correction – it will take the throbbing away. I smashed my toe and couldn’t stand for the sheets to touch it so I wrapped my toes in a piece of gauze that I soaked in Magnesium oil. It took the throbbing out. We have done it with smashed fingers too.

I use it as a deoderant, works well for me.

So, how can I know that I am not getting enough magnesium in my diet and need to supplement? For those of us who have good diets, I am afraid to just make the assumption that my body is deprived of it, because if it’s not I would be overloading it with magnesium and that can’t be good either, right?

Is this form safe while pregnant or should I stick to my Epsom salt foot baths?

From all the research I’ve read, it’s almost impossible to get enough from diet, since even high quality organic foods come from depleted soil. Seafood is one good source, so if you eat wild caught seafood more than twice a day, you are probably fine… Blood tests are also a poor way to tell, since only a tiny amount of the body’s magnesium is stored in the blood…

I began taking magnesium about 2 weeks ago, just our local grocery store brand, after my husband found that when supplementing with vitamin D3 magnesium is needed. My D3 levels have been very low. A few months ago, I started feeling my heart flutter. I thought it was menopause. I hadn’t been sleeping well either. But since beginning the magnesium supplement about 2 weeks ago, my fluttery heart is gone and I’m sleeping better than I’ve slept in months. The results for me were almost immediate.

Do you use a liquid form of magnesium, zinc and B6 or whatever? Where do you get yours? I have a son who has ADHD symptoms and I am going to get him tested soon.

I’ve never really heard of someone being allergic… I would say it’s probably not normal…

I have tried Natural Calm and the Bluebonnet brand of Liquid Calcium Magnesium Citrate with Vitamin D3. What do you use and what have you found works best?

I took an OTC sleeping pill that contained magnesium and I slept well, so I’m thinking that I might be deficient in Mg. I take melatonin so I know what that does to me but I’ve never tried mg.

The pre-made versions are called that as well. It has an oily type consistency when you first apply it…

I do have fluoride in my water. Will the magnesium oil still work best?

If it is mentioned here, I missed it…I use mg flakes from Swanson…best price

My doctor put me on Magnesium because I could not get up in the mornings and my immune system was so low! After a few days I started to feel so much better! I have shared this with friends and they have been amazed at how much better they have felt!

I have used the Ancient Minerals Mag Oil that you recommended. I assume you take a shower and towel off and then spray the Oil on. After 5 minutes, it would still be quite oiley or wet. How do you moisturize and get dressed in that case?

Mine absorbs in pretty fast… I would guess it might take longer on some people though… If you make your own mag oil, you could make it stronger and use less so it absorbs faster…

So, I decided to make my own b/c it would be much cheaper than trying to buy enough for 5 people, and I have been using it for 3 days now. I’m happy to report that I woke up this morning feeling energized and had NO stiff neck, neck pain, or lingering headache (which I usually wake up with everyday, due to herniated discs). I don’t know if it’s the magnesium or the uptick in coconut oil….I don’t care….I’m not stopping! THANK YOU for this wonderful site! I love it!

Would love to know the product you are giving your children. I have a child with epilepsy and tourettes syndrome that could benefit.

I eat Raw Cacao it has no bad side effects and has many other beneficial effects on the body as well. Check it out.

Thanks!

I ordered them from mountain rose herbs… They have glass ones in various sizes

I take Natural Calm or Ionic Magnesium (not magnesium oil!) internally. I usually drink one glass of Natural Calm or 1 serving of the ionic magnesium daily (the serving size varies…)

I use this daily during pregnancy. It is actually even more necessary during pregnancy and it helped me avoid morning sickness last time, as well as leg cramps. It made labor easier too!

Yep

Me too… it’s just pretty difficult with our modern food supply unless you are eating a LOT of seafood.

I have had whiplash twice as a child and have suffered from debilitating tension headaches. In the last few years I started to get them every month or so and it would take me down for days. I was using Magnesium to help the inflammation so I switched to supplementing a low level every day and not only do I rarely get those headaches anymore but a eye twitch I had developed stopped too. My one warning is that Magnesium is a stool softener, low levels are great, and if you have been recommended to take a high amount break it up over the day. It is easier on the system to take 100/200 mg 3 times a day than all at once. Magnesium is an essential mineral, I agree with wellness mama, it is good for pregnant women, just remember everything in moderation, OK? I work in a health food store selling vitamins and I have spoken to one or two people who have had problems with magnesium but the majority of people I have spoken to have found it to be very, very helpful. Especially the ones who are constipated ; )

Zoe….not all people can absorb magnesium through food…meaning the gut….so transdermal or via through the skin may work…Some people may not know they have a problem with absorption via the intestines…..

Hi Andrea, If I’ve read the instructions correctly, you are steeping the salt. Just like tea should be made. You are not adding the salt to the boiling water. You are adding the boiling water to the salt. It’s just like “temporing” when cooking. I don’t think that you are loosing that many nutrients in doing this (if any at all). Any nutrients using this formula should be enough and if you feel you need more then just give yourself an extra spray. I would start with the minimun amount of sprays suggested and increase the dose if warrented. I hope this helps.

I have tried the Natural Calm as well and it was a waste of money. I am praying that topically I notice something.

Oops, sorry, I meant to write Katie, (not Andrea!)

Would this be ok to spray on my 18month old. He has always had a hard time napping. I wonder if this would help..

I was wondering if you think it would work to add magnesium to homemade lotion?

i will… thinking of trying it in a whipped lotion to mix it in well

From what I understand it is not quite as easy to absorb and can be more drying to the skin…

I just bought some
Magnesium Chloride Flakes. I look forward to trying the Magnesium oil.

I don’t think boiling water gets hot enough to damage the minerals. It’s minerals, not vitamins–minerals are basically rock. Think about how much heat and pressure you need to change rock from one form to another. You’ll be fine.

You need to mix it with the hot water to dissolve it, anyway its nearly impossible to damage a mineral !!

I could only find “magnésium sulfate sodium chloride” it ok for the DIY magnésium oil?
Thank you!

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. I have grain sensitivities so I figured I was magnesium deficient. Oral supplementation helps, but this seemed like a better delivery system for my damaged gut. It stung like razor burn on my legs, but didn’t bother me on stomach. I felt fine and seemed to have better bowel motility. Otherwise didn’t notice much difference until my period. I didn’t even know it had started because I wasn’t crampy or having backaches. My period was 1 day shorter and lighter than it has been since baby #2. Also I seem to be shedding less hair. I did buy a bottle of magnesium oil at Sprouts so I could try it out right away and spray it on my sleep-deprived, Charlie-horse suffering husband. I’m ordering some flakes today to continue on the homemade version. I’ve been using your homemade toothpaste recipe (minus diatamaceous earth) and having great results. Again, thank you so much.

I use this on my kids, just dilute at first and start out slow or the skin tingling will annoy them.. any make sure it isn’t in any place that they can wipe it into their eyes…

It will probably still be fine, especially if you are using it so it isn’t sitting for months and months.

A WAP leader recommended I use epsom salt (magnesium sulfate) and baking soda in a hot bath to increase my mag intake. Thoughts??

Do you think the magnesium could be added to the coconut oil somehow? That would streamline my showers.

I think another reader tried that and it worked great. let me know how it goes if you try it too!

HOW DO YOU TAKE THIS INTERNALLY? Is it the same recipe?

Thank you so much!! I asked you on fb as well because I’m using my phone and couldn’t see your reply. I really appreciate all you do. Thanks so much!! I can’t wait to try this.

a WAP leader suggested to me that I take hot baths in magnesium sulfate (epsom salts) and baking soda. Have you heard of this? Is it an effective method for transdermal magnesium?

I need help…would you recommend using magnesium oil to someone who has eczema? I’m about 8 weeks pregnant, and my eczema gets worse during the first trimester (and then magically disappeared for the last 2 trimesters, at least with my first baby). I made my own magnesium oil and was really pumped to use it daily, but it burns and itches like hell! I was starting to get red eczema patches in new places, as well. I’ve read that magnesium oil is supposed to be good for eczema, so I sucked it up and continued to use it twice a day for a week or so, hoping it would get better, but I just can’t do it anymore. It makes me dread my after-shower routine, because it’s followed by a very painful and itchy 10 minutes. Any advice? Should I abandon it altogether until my eczema clears up?

I always put olive oil (mixed with a couple of drops of lavender oil) on after washing in the shower. Is it possible to combine this mixture with the olive oil one that I already use?

I have been making my own magnesium oil for months now. I do not boil my water. I just buy distilled water & when I combine the two it liquifies. As a type 1 diabetic it has helped me in so many ways & on so many levels. I also put about a teaspoonful in my drinking water throughout the day. Love my magnesium. It is a blessing & I am so thankful that it came into my life. I no longer feel like I am existing in a lethargic funk.

Great website! neen reading it for awhile. I don’t see anything saying I can’t mix the Natural Calm in the water to make the mag oil per your instructions, instead of the flakes. Could I do that of definitely has to be the flakes? Thanks.

It will be sticky because of the added ingredients…

Has anyone suffered from headaches since using magnesium oil? I’ve been using it about a week and I get headaches daily. My husband and friend got migraines the first time they used it and are afraid to try it again.

can you use magnesium oil on your face..?? would you use it on the face along with coconut oil moisturizer following magnesium spray?

Is this okay to use on the little one’s too??

I don’t think you have anything to fear with Magnesium. It’s one of the most important minerals there are. Migraines, never heard of it with magnesium. It would probably lessen headaches, if anything, because of the way it relaxes the body. You are rubbing this on the skin, right? There are other, internal, forms, like Magnesium Citrate.

OK i think this has been covered but I am still confused just a bit. Is Epsom salt the same as the flakes you linked to? And will Epsom salts work for the recipe? Or should I buy the flakes? Thanks in advance.

I have been on Magnesium for over 20 years for cramping in my legs & feet. I have always taken tablets but about a year ago I found out about taking it topically it is so easy & my husband is even using it now. I can’t wait to try this recipe. Thank you.

I’d dilute and start gently, maybe with the bottoms of your feet or other tougher areas while you work up…

I mix natural calm oil with water 50/50 and spray at least 25 x day, or soak in tub/soak feet as often as I can..works great for me.

You can. It isn’t quite as effective, but it will work…

I order them from Amazon since nowhere local has them where we live…

It has a somewhat oily texture once made, but you are right… it isn’t technically an oil (the store bough versions are called that as well, so I used the name for clarity)

Why not just take a Cal-Mag-Zinc supplement?

As far as diluting, would you mean start with more distilled water or add regular water to the already prepared mix/ My flakes just arrived in yesterday and I plan on making the oil this weekend, but I have exzema pretty bad on my legs and I fear anything that will make the burning worse…

Where do you buy your glass spray bottles?

instead of dissolving this in water could you dissolve it in heated coconut oil and use as a rub? it might help some of the skin sensitivities or would it not absorb as well?

Just bought the magnesium flakes! I’m going to try to use them with coconut oil as Heather suggested. Praying it helps me with my anxiety and depression! I will be trying it on my 22 month old “spirited” toddler as well, it would be a plus if it helps with sleeping issues!

You might need to heat it more?

Is it safe to use on a toddler. I have a one year old and wondering if I should apply on her but not sure how much?

Do you know if this will this affect eczema?

After 20 min even an hour, no oily feel , also feel nothing, no salt anywhere either, i also think the water desentigrated the salt, so Im stumped

Can you tell me more about using this on my 17 month-old? Her sleep is TERRIBLE. She is up every 1.5-3 hours at night. We no longer nurse at night, but she still wakes up. Sometimes, after she has woken up, if she isn’t settled enough, she will wake again in 20-30 minutes. I’ve tried remedying all the obvious possible issues (teeth, hunger, wet diaper, cold, hot, blankets on/off, etc.) with no improvement. I’ve tried Calms Forte for Kids (at a reduced dose) with one night of success, but no more than that in a week long period. I’m interested in trying the magnesium oil, but I want to be sure its something that is safe for her. I’d appreciate any info you can give me. Thank you, thank you. I’m really hoping this is it, because if its not, I’m at a total and complete loss.

I’ve been pretty strict with her food. I’m not sure how damaged her gut is. She was EBF until 6 months. At that point we started with avocado and sweet potato, but she really didn’t get interested in solids until she was 9 months. Even then she only had tastes of things (whole, organic fruits, veggies or organic, grass-fed meats). She didn’t really start wanting 3 meals a day until she was 13 months. We mostly followed “food under one is just for fun”. She was completely grain and gluten free until 13 months. At that point I introduced a grains here and there, but only as small tastes and she is still GF 90% of the time. She is not vaccinated, she has never had any OTC meds or any antibiotics. She occasionally gets homeopathic remedies or tissue/cell salts. Does it sounds like her gut health could be an issue given the info I’ve provided?
I just got the Magnesium Chloride flakes tonight so I’m going to go make the magnesium oil and we’ll start it tomorrow. Is there risk of using too much on her? Should I just use a few sprays on her feet once a day?
Thanks!

I’ve seen a magnesium chloride product by Life Flo Health that comes from the ancient Zechstein seabed, yet they claim that it is not for internal use? Is that only for precaution?
Also, I’ve seen that a few weeks of daily spray raises levels to normal/optimal, so how frequently would the spray need to be used after that for maintenance?
Thanks

excited to try this! just made my magnesium oil.

Is it the same as Epsom Salts for the flakes?

Hi so i just read thats its almost impossible to OD on the oil which is great news,, i am healing candida overload and leaky gut with adrenal fatigue lol bundle of fun arnt i lol,, os i have gut issues,a very restricted diet while healing the candida, get anxiety when im really off, get muscle aches and im tired,, you think this is a good addition ? cause i used to take mag back in the begining but it used to upset my gut system so this would be a good way to take it by the sounds of things?? any advice offerings ?

Not the same… magnesium sulfate vs. magnesium chloride. It will still provide magnesium and some other readers have done this, but I haven’t tried it personally…

I use magnesium as a deodorant.. I’ve not used commercial deo for at least a year. I buy generic Milk of Magnesia which has no other ingredients in it other than magnesium hydroxide. I also soak in epsom salts often.

i’ve been taking magnesium for a couple of years now because of ligament cramps in my feet and ankles…it also helps with constipation! i’ve been taking 250mgs. a day plus another 80mgs. in my calcium supplement…from what i’ve read, i may need to increase my dosage!

Hi. I have just made my oil but without thinking i have used regular tap water instead of the distilled water. So what would the shelf life be, or are there any indicators to tell if it is no good anymore? I’m thinking I will hopefully go through it quickly enough using it daily to not matter.

I haven’t been able to go through all the posts and read if this is answered already, but can it be mixed in with naturally made lotions? I am about to make my own and found recipes with others have added different vitamins and minerals to the lotion. Just wondered if this is another ingredient I can add.

When I spray the oil on the bottom of my feet at night, the skin becomes very dry and starts peeling. Any suggestions?

could you use epsom salts in the recipe in place of the Magnesium Chloride flakes?

you could, but it can be irritating to the skin for some people…

Has anyone found they get a rash from the topical oil? I haven’t made my own before, but i found I got a VERY itchy rash that spread the more i used the oil my natruopath gave me. Been afraid to try it again!!

I always did feel better when I lived by the ocean and could either swim in it or even just wade in it. Years ago, my neurologist recommended I take magnesium along with vit. B2 to help control migraines. I also have fibromyalgia. Lately, I have been bathing with Epsom salts besides taking the supplement daily. It really does help, but I think I would like to try the magnesium oil and see if it will help even more. I have had problems with insomnia, too, and I find that when I bathe with the Epsom salts I do seem to sleep better. Thank you for all your posts.

You can start by dissolving 1 tsp. in near boiled water and if you do not experience “too loose” a bowel movement, you can try 1 1/2 tsp. each day. You usually keep adding by the 1/2 tsp. until you have too loose a movement and then back down 1/2 tsp. This is your bodies way of telling you when you are giving it too much.

Would it be possible to use Natural Calm fizzy magnesium drink powder in place of the bath flakes? Probably not, but just thought I’d ask.

Will magnesium citrate powder also work for a spray or does it have to be flakes?

What are the signs of it going bad?

Epsom salts are not the same as the magnesium flakes. The flakes are magnesium chloride and the Epsom salts are magnesium sulphate, I believe. Can someone correct me if I’m wrong?

You’re right…

I live in Adelaide SA and buy my magnesium chloride powder (NOT FLAKES) online. You can add 50gms to 100ml of distilled water to make up the oil. No boiling,steeping etc. As you can see,a little goes a long way. The powder is stronger than the flakes too. More concentrated. Easier to handle too. Sray on skin as often as required. Can’t overdose either using it this way. Hope that helps.

If you are not used to taking a magnesium suppliment you need to start out slow, trying to add to much to your system at one time will cause nausea… I found that out after taking a magnesium based medicine, doctor and pharmacist said that was natural.

It might… I’m not sure how it will mix with the oil though…

No…

I dilute and use on their feet…

I’d suggest something like Natural Calm or just a magnesium liquid supplement for internal use but it will definitely help with constipation. Using this externally will also help with constipation though…