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How to make Magnesium Chloride oil?
- For transdermal application
♦ How to make a 35% MgCl2 Oil (MgCl2 solution) that contains 600mg /elemental magnesium in 1 teaspoon – this is the desireable daily dose for most adults and actually requires a 35.36% MgCl2 solution:
► Pour 1 ¼ Cups (~8oz) Magnesium Chloride (nigari) flakes into a one-quart bottle or jar
► Add ¾ Cup + 1 Good Tablespoon (~6.6 oz) purified water - The flakes will absorb the water gradually over the course of 1- 2 hours. You can swirl it around to speed up the process. Once it has reached a murky stage, you can begin using it.
Makes ~ 65 teaspoons – lasts about 2 months using 1 tsp/day
♦ Mixture will feel oily - even though there is no oil in either the water or the magnesium chloride flakes
Some Magnesium Chloride Chemistry
♦ Formula is MgCl2
♦ Atomic weight of MgCl2 is 95.3g – calculated as 24.3g (At.wt. of Mg) + 2 x 35.5g (At. Wt of Chlorine)
♦ Elemental magnesium is 23.16% of MgCl2 = i.e. 24.3 / 95.3 x 100% of MgCl2
♦ How much elemental magnesium in a certain percentage MgCl2 solution?
√ There are 560 mg elemental Mg in 1 teaspoon of a 33% MgCl2 solution (This is the strength of Ancient Minerals Magnesium OIl™)
√ So there are “ 560 x ?/33 “ mg of Magnesium in 1 teaspoon of ?% solution
E.g. In a 35.36% solution, there are 560 * 35.36/33 = 600 mg Elemental Magnesium
♦ Magnesium Chloride flakes are:
√ 47% MgCl2
√ ~ 50.5% water.
How to MAke a 33% Magnesium CHloride Solution
33% solution contains 33% magnesium chloride in water
♦ How to Make 33% MgCl2 solution using 8 oz MgCl2 flakes
- Working in Ounces/Cups - 8oz /~1 ¼ Cup MgCl2 flakes contains:
√ 8 * 47% = 3.76 oz MgCl2
√ 8 * 50.5% = 4.04 oz water
- 8oz flakes (i.e. 3.76 oz MgCl2) needs to be dissolved in 11.28 oz water for 33% solution
- Flakes already contain 4.04 ounces of water, so must add 11.28 oz – 4.04 oz (= ~7.25 oz / ¾ Cup + 2 Teaspoons) water
How ADDING 6.6 oz water to 8oz flakes yields a 35% Mgcl2 Solution
♦ How to Make 35.36% MgCl2 solution using 8 oz MgCl2 flakes
Adding ¾ C water + 1 good Tablespoon (6.6 oz) to 1 ¼ C (8oz) Flakes
--► 35.36% solution yielding 600 mg of elemental magnesium / teaspoon
- Explanation:
8 oz. * 47% (= 3.76) oz MgCl2 contains 8 * 50.5% (= 4.04) oz water
+ Adding 6.6 oz water = Total of 10.64 oz water,
which gives (3.76 oz. MgCl2/10.64 oz. water) * 100% = 35.36 % solution