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Functional Mushrooms 101 With SuperFeast Founder Mason Taylor
My mushroom 101 with SuperFeast founder Mason Taylor, from Jing in your coffee to reishi before bed.
Even though I'm obsessed with my magnesium baths, magnesium creams are my favourite type of magnesium. I have a beautiful little routine with my son where I massage magnesium cream into his legs before bed, and we always drift off before I get to finish both legs.
Magnesium cream is magnesium chloride in a moisturising base. I love it because it tops up magnesium levels and moisturises the skin at the same time. Because it's a cream, I find it doesn't have the same sting that can come with magnesium sprays and oils, so creams are wonderful for children and teens.
Magnesium creams are made to support muscle relaxation, ease muscle tension and support a restful night's sleep. Many are blended with calming botanicals like lavender and chamomile, and there's nothing better than layering them after a warm magnesium bath for a double Mg whammy.
With my son, I use the MooGoo Muscle Magic Magnesium Moisturiser. It's such a beautiful non-greasy magnesium cream that you can also use it as an everyday body cream after a shower. If I was choosing a cream just for myself, it would be the Vanessa Megan Nocturne, a beautiful, luxurious bedtime cream.
A 2017 pilot study published in PLoS One found a clinically relevant rise in blood magnesium levels after people used a magnesium cream for two weeks.
Magnesium creams are made with magnesium chloride, but they do range in strength, from around 5% to 30%. For example, the Elektra Magnesium Baby Calm is a gentle cream with 5% magnesium chloride, the MooGoo Muscle Magic Magnesium Moisturiser has 20%, and the Elektra Magnesium Charge Lotion is high strength, with 30% magnesium chloride.