According to healthline - The benefits of salt water can be used for therapy to restore body condition and benefit health. Yes, despite its salty taste, the benefits of salt water can treat or relieve various body health problems. What are the health benefits of salt water?
Various health benefits of salt water
Here are the health benefits of salt water that can be obtained:
1. Overcoming sinus
One of the benefits of salt water is to treat sinus symptoms, colds, or allergies.
Washing the nose with salt water can help keep the nasal passages open, remove thick mucus that has dried up, clear the sinuses, remove excess bacteria, and make the nose feel more comfortable.
Before trying it, be sure to ask your ear, nose and throat (ENT) specialist about how to do it safely.
2. Relieves sore throat
The next health benefit of salt water is that it relieves sore throats.
Sore throats can be caused by viruses or bacteria. Usually, this condition will hurt when you swallow something.
Gargling salt water can be one of the temporary natural remedies at home. To make it, mix ¼-½ teaspoon of table salt into one glass of warm water.
You can do this while undergoing the treatment given by your doctor to help optimise your recovery.
3. Serves as a gargle
In addition to relieving sore throats, gargling salt water is also beneficial for oral health problems, such as:
Maintaining oral health and hygiene.
Preventing infections that may occur in the teeth and mouth area.
Relieve pain caused by mouth ulcers and speed up the healing process.
4. Removing dirt in the ear
Another benefit of salt water is that it can be used as ear drops that function to remove or remove earwax.
However, the salt water solution used is not what you can make at home.
Yes, if the accumulation of ear dirt may be at risk of causing problems, your doctor may clean it by spraying water or salt solution gently into the ear using a special tool.
The flow of water or salt solution sprayed using a special tool will push out the ear dirt. As a result, your ears will be clean from dirt.
Make sure to do this under the supervision of a doctor.
5. Keeping the wound clean.
Keeping the wounded area of the body clean is also another benefit of salt water.
When you are injured, many people may clean the wound using running water or soap so that the bacteria disappear.
You can use salt water to clean the wounds.
The way, wet a clean cloth or cassette cloth with a salt water solution. Then, apply or soak the wounded skin gently.
This also applies to the type of surgical injury.
6. Fight against fungal infections in the feet.
The health benefits of salt water are to overcome fungal infections in the feet.
Although it can’t completely cure infection, the use of salt water can be beneficial to cope with health problems such as infection and soften the surface of your feet.
Immerse both feet in a warm Epsom salt water solution for about 20 minutes routinely twice a day.
After that, immediately dry with a clean towel and do not leave your feet wet.
Immersing your feet in Epsom salt water can maximize the treatment given by your doctor.
Therefore, be sure to consult a doctor first before soaking your feet with salt water to deal with fungal infections on your feet.
In addition to the feet, salt water can also be used to deal with fungal infections in the vagina. The benefits of saltwater for a fungal miss V can be obtained by washing the area of the stool or soaking for a few minutes.
7. Maintain clean body areas. (body piercing)
If there are parts of your body that are stained, it is important to keep the area clean and dry.
You can keep the cleaning area clean using a salt water solution made of 1⁄4 teaspoon of salt and 1 glass of warm water.
You can also compress the area of the body using a cotton or clean towel that has been soaked with salt water. Clean regularly every two times a day after a shower.
However, it is important to remember not to overwhelm the wounds because it can irritate the skin.
8. Helps to treat eczema
Using saltwater that feels from the deep sea to sink can be beneficial to help ease the symptoms of a variety of certain skin conditions. One of them is eczema or also known as the medical term atopic dermatitis.
Sea water that comes from sea depths of more than 200 meters is rich in mineral salts such as magnesium, calcium, potassium, selenium, to vanadium called potentially alleviating symptoms of eczema, including:
Inflammation
Pembengkakan
Skin is broken.
The dry skin.
swelling on the skin.
Reduced thickness of the epidermis or the outer layer of the skin
9. Reduces skin allergic reactions
The benefits of salt water from the deep sea can also provide benefits for you who have skin allergies. In addition, this water contains content that can inhibit or reduce immunoglobulin E (IgE) antibodies that cause allergic reactions.
In addition, salt water obtained from deep seawater can also help slow down the reactions of antibodies that play a role in skin allergic reactions including pro-inflammatory histamines and cytokines.
10. Helps in the skin exfoliation process
The accumulation of dead skin cells can cause various skin disorders such as the appearance of acne and the appearing of dull skin. Therefore, the benefits of salt water for the face one of which is as an exfoliant or natural peeling to remove dead skin cells.
Nevertheless, salt clotting may not necessarily be suitable for every skin type or more delicate and sensitive skin area.
It is best to consult with your doctor first before you use salt scrub. The type of salt scrub is also not suitable for some skin problems, such as comedones.
In addition to the skin, salt water is also beneficial for hair.
11. It can help treat psoriasis.
Salt water is considered beneficial to relieve the symptoms of psoriasis. In people with psoriasis, bathing in the sea with a high salt content such as the Dead Sea or adding sea salt to the bath water at home can be one of the steps to relieve symptoms.
This method is called balnotherapy. This therapy can help treat plaque psoriasis as well as provide benefits for patients with psoriatic arthritis, which is the type of joint pain that attacks patients with Psoriasis.
It is not yet scientifically explained why balneotherapy can be beneficial for patients with psoriasis. Those who support this therapy argue that it is due to:
The warm temperature of salt water can widen blood vessels in the skin.
Helps release beta-endorphins and enkephalins, which help block pain sensations
It can suppress the immune system reaction on the skin.
12. It can increase magnesium levels.
The benefits of salt water can also be obtained from the magnesium content in it. Magnesium is an important mineral that can support cell work and repair damaged skin cells. This mineral can also activate vitamin D.
Long swimming with salt water is believed to help increase magnesium levels in the body. However, this can not be done with any type of salt, except epsom salt.
However, this does not mean that you can treat magnesium deficiency with salt water. An oral administration of magnesium supplements has been shown to be more effective to be absorbed by the body.
How to use a safe salt water solution so that the benefits of salt water can be optimal
Low salt concentrations can risk causing a dullness or a burning sensation when applied to the skin surface.
This can be caused by water that contains too much salt. Therefore, it is important to use salt water in a safe way.
Avoid dissolving salt with too hot water, then apply it to the skin surface.
It can burn the delicate skin that is inside the nose, the area of the eyes, around the wound, or other areas of your body that will be washed with salt water.
For maximum results, try using a saline solution first before using any medicines prescribed by your doctor, such as eye drops or inhalers.
Also make sure to keep the container that contains salt water clean by washing your hands before using it. With this, the health benefits of salt water can be maximized.
Side effects from the use of salt water solutions are rare if you use them properly.
Although there are many benefits of salt water, it is best to consult with your doctor first before using it. Because each type of treatment for a particular health condition will give a different reaction to each person.
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