Doctor shows how to use salt to treat diseases and beautify

In addition to enhancing the flavor of dishes, salt is also a wonderful ingredient in traditional medicine and beauty treatments.

Specialist Doctor 2 Huynh Tan Vu (Day Treatment Unit, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, Campus 3) said that traditional medicine believes that salt is cold, non-toxic, has the effect of causing vomiting, cooling, laxative, and detoxifying.

Using salt to treat diseases

Bleeding gums : Use fine salt to brush your teeth in the morning and evening. Continuous use will be effective.

Stomach ache due to cold : Heat 250 grams of salt, wrap in a cloth bag and apply to the abdomen. Apply for 10 minutes each time, 3 times a day, to relieve pain and warm the abdomen.

Sore throat : Use whole grains of salt to gargle, one grain at a time. Or use crushed garlic mixed with salt water to gargle and gargle many times.

Reduce hair loss : When washing your hair, mix a little salt into the water.

Prevent and treat dermatitis : Use a little salt water to wash your hands and feet (then rinse with clean water), which helps prevent dermatitis.

Salt is cold, non-toxic, has the effect of causing vomiting, cooling, laxative, detoxifying

Joint pain : People with joint pain or arthritis due to rheumatism, use 1 kg of coarse salt, roast it hot, wrap it in a cloth bag, apply it locally, once every night, do it for 30 minutes, 7 days is a course of treatment.

Hives : 40 grams of coarse salt, dissolve the salt in 100 ml of hot water, the water temperature depends on each person's tolerance. First, clean the skin on the spot, then use this salt water to scrub, the more times you scrub, the more effective it is.

Headache, runny nose : 250 grams of onion, finely chopped, put in a hot pan with salt, wrap in a cloth bag, apply heat on the forehead.

Reduce eye swelling : Use a spoon of salt dissolved in 600 ml of hot water, use cotton to soak in salt water, apply on eyes, helps reduce eye swelling.

Dry throat, hoarse voice : Before giving a speech or singing, take a sip of light salt water.

Cold : Crush fresh ginger, roast it with salt, put it in a cloth bag and apply it on the forehead.

Hemorrhoids, anal fissures : Use a little salt mixed with hot water, sit and soak.

Insect bites : Apply salt water to the affected area to help relieve pain and reduce swelling.

Use salt for beauty

Reduce belly fat : Applying salt helps to firm the abdominal muscles and reduce belly fat quite effectively. You can apply salt alone or combine it with some traditional herbal medicines to beautify the skin with salt such as mugwort, fresh ginger...

Blackhead treatment: Use salt crystals dissolved in water and apply to a clean face. After waiting for about 5-10 minutes depending on the condition of the acne, gently massage to let the salt crystals fall off. Finally, wash your face with cold water. The falling salt crystals will remove dirt and acne.

Salt is used as an effective and inexpensive beauty ingredient.

Facial Cleanser: Sea salt cleanses the skin, fights bacteria and hydrates the skin. Mix a pinch of salt with 2-3 tablespoons of warm water to create a thick paste. Gently massage this mixture onto your face and let it dry for 10 minutes before rinsing with cold water. Additionally, salt detoxifies, polishes the body and gently and effectively removes dead skin cells.

Washing your face with salt is very effective in removing dirt from the face, acne, grease accumulated in the pores, and even blackheads. Avoid getting salt in the eyes as it can damage the conjunctiva.

Although sea salt is great for skin care, it can also be irritating to thin or sensitive skin. Be careful about skin irritation to avoid blistering.

Deodorize : Use sea salt to rub smelly areas of skin such as underarms and soles of feet.

Hair care: Use a little salt, a little alum, diluted in warm water, soak evenly on the scalp and massage for a few minutes. Use a clean towel to wrap the hair for 10 minutes. Then, rinse with warm water. The scalp will stop itching and dandruff will also gradually decrease.

Salt whitens teeth: Coarse salt or sea salt also has a whitening effect. Since ancient times, our ancestors have used salt as a toothpaste to help kill bacteria, prevent bad breath and make teeth shiny. Using toothpaste containing salt essence or rinsing your mouth with diluted salt water every day will help whiten teeth.

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