Dishwasher Salt

[msemma]

Can dishwasher salt be used in bathwater as an anti-bacterial solution?

[Octavius]

Possibly yes, it would effectively be like floating in the Dead Sea. It may sting any lesions in the skin, and I wouldn�t recommend putting your head under or drinking any of it.

Check the label first though just to make sure.

[nannon]

i thought on things like there it usually sayd avoid contact with skin, or can cause irratation...?
There was a post the other daY ABOUT WHEN PEOPLE WERE LITTLE being bathed in Detol in a bath - that is anti bacterial isnt it?

(ooops..sorry about the capitals!)

[Octavius]

I think most manufactured products have a �may cause irritation� label as a cover all. With a litigate society, one needs to be able to stand in court and say in all circumstances �You can�t say we didn�t warn you�.

[Shadow Man]

Can you not just buy some anti-bacterial bath gel like Sanex for a few pounds? Surely that will be better.

[teag1rl]

or just use some normal salt? I personally wouldnt bath in something intended for the dishwasher and I'm sure table salt will be cheaper than dishwasher salt.

[msemma]

The doctor of someone I know recommended it!!!!

[whiffey]

Why not stick with luxury foam baths and the like which will lyse bacterial cell walls just as well as sitting in brine. Rock salt, any old salt, is plain sodium chloride. Sanex, Dove, will all do the same job.

[Octavius]

Mineral-rich Dead Sea water (sea salt) - when bathed in, not drunk - is useful in treating psoriasis.

Rock salt (from mines) destined for human consumption is typically processed to remove grit and other impurities, by the time it reaches the shaker table salt is nearly pure sodium chloride.

Sea salt (which is germane to the Dead Sea point I made above) retains additional minerals which may add benefit when bathed in. Dishwasher salts tend to be sea salt.