Magnesium - "The Missing Mineral"
To better understand computations, see:
Some Magnesium. Chloride Chemistry
A 35.36% MgCl2 Oil (MgCl2 solution) contains 600mg /elemental magnesium in 1 teaspoon - this is the desireable daily dose for most adults:
Makes ~ 65 teaspoons - lasts about 2 months using 1 tsp / day
▲ 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.
Mixture will feel oily - even though there is no oil in either the water or the magnesium chloride flakes
| The Math: How ADDING 6.6 oz water to 8oz flakes yields ~35%
MgCl2 Solution 8 oz.MgCl2 * 47% (= 3.76) oz MgCl2 contains 8oz * 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 |
33% solution contains 33% magnesium chloride in water
How to Make 33% MgCl2 solution using 8 oz MgCl2 flakes.
8oz (~1 ¼ Cup) MgCl2 flakes contains:
8oz flakes (i.e. 3.76 oz MgCl2) needs to be dissolved in 11.39 oz water for 33% solution (100 /33 *3.76 = 11.39
Since flakes already contain 4.04 ounces of water, we must add ~7.35 oz. (approx. ¾ Cup + 2 Teaspoons) water (i.e. 11.39 oz less 4.04 oz)
