Magnesium oil

Magnesium oil (also referred to as transdermal magnesium, magnesium hexahydrate) is a compound of magnesium chloride dissolved in six molecules of water, with magnesium as the alkaline earth metal and chlorine as the nonmetal, it is a concentrated magnesium chloride solution. In reality, it is not a oil, as it is not composed of one or more hydrocarbons. Magnesium oil is supposed to be applied to the skin as an alternative to taking a magnesium supplement by mouth,^[1] although it is ineffective and scientifically unsupported due to lack of any convincing data that magnesium is absorbed in significant amounts through the skin.^{[2] [3]}

References

1. Criscuolo, Giulia (October 2011). "Transdermal Magnesium". #76. The South African Journal of Natural Medicine. Archived from the original on January 15, 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
2. Werner, T.; Weidner, M.; Vormann, J. (2017). "Transdermal megnesium--myth or reality?". Journal of the Australian Traditional-Medicine Society. 23 (4). Retrieved 16 May 2022.
3. Gröber U, Werner T, Vormann J, Kisters K (July 2017). "Myth or Reality-Transdermal Magnesium?". Nutrients. 9 (8): 813. doi:10.3390/nu9080813. PMC 5579607. PMID 28788060.