[v5118lKftfk]

Hello all,

When I occasionally use Kirkman's magnesium sulfate cream on my feet (not too much, just a quarter size dollop on each foot), I notice 10 minutes later that the skin on my feet burn slightly. No rash or redness or problems, nothing big, just enough for me to notice a difference and wonder what's going on.

Any thoughts on this?

Is it still helping my nerves anyway? Is it aggravating them or perhaps just my skin slightly? Am I helping the situation or making it worse?

Thanks for any thoughts,

Natalie

[Healthgirl]

Me too. Especially if my pores are more open from being warm. I think it is extreme sensitivity to the salt.

[v5118lKftfk]

Originally Posted by Healthgirl

Me too. Especially if my pores are more open from being warm. I think it is extreme sensitivity to the salt.

Thanks for your thoughts.

Do you think it means anything or do you stick with it and notice a difference?

[mrsD]

Either you have tiny cracks in the skin... dry skin often does.

Or when you open up blood circulation to an area that was constricted, then the feeling is a burning sensation.
Think--- being out in deep snow for a while, getting cold skin, nose, ears, fingers. When you come back into the warm house, your previously cold areas will tingle and burn as the blood is restored to the cold parts.

The magnesium does this on a chemical level. I only put the mag topical on the tops of my feet. So I don't notice any tingling there. I also use it on my lower legs and ankles...no burning there. No burning on my neck, lower jaw or inner wrists.

[v5118lKftfk]

Thanks Mrs. D.

I gather that you lean more towards "this is a sign that it's doing it's job" (bringing nourishment to the nerves) than "this is a warning sign that it's aggravating the nerves that you should heed".

[mrsD]

It might mean you are using too much.

Most of the magnesium topicals say on the labeling, to apply to intact skin only. You might if using large amounts and feel tingling be getting more thru the skin than if there were no sensation. But knowing "how much more"... is difficult to say.

When I use my mag lotion I use only a little bit at a time.

I told Morton on the phone, the other day, that having better labeling would have been much more helpful to the consumer.

[caroline2]

I'm so sold on Topricin for pain. I continue to buy it for a couple yrs now. I also make up topicals and one I use a lot is vaseline to which I add drops of tea tree oil or oil of oregano and often add both to my vaseline. Rub into my feet for sleep and again in the morning and wear socks all the time in recent years. My feet occasionally have burning mostly right foot on the hip surgery side (nerve damage) and I believe the oil of oregano is making a huge difference. I rarely am awakened by the burning as I was some months ago. I deal with OA bodywide and feet too.

[Jomar]

Wouldn't a natural product be better than a petroleum based product for self made topicals?

Petroleum Jelly May Not Be As Harmless As You Think
[Products containing beeswax, coconut oil, olive oil, shea butter and cocoa butter seal in moisture and don't come with some of the risks of petroleum jelly. "Remember that some of these products are absorbed into the skin, so it's nice to use something that you wouldn't mind putting into your body," Dr. Dattner says.]
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/1...n_4136226.html

[mrsD]

Petroleum products and toxicity:

http://beautyeditor.ca/2014/10/16/pe...-skin-products

[caroline2]

Vaseline has been used for decades, we were raised on it if one is old enough to remember. I also use Vicks and add some of my oils to it. Vicks is an anelgesic. I had a jar of vaseline and decided to work with it. I also use zinc oxide and when my toes hurt more I will often rub some ZO on my feet. Zinc is pretty healing.