but I'm curious, why the need for the antiseptic qualities? like just for general use?
I do the whole footcare thing
First I use this cream that starts with S? it gets all the dead skin off that goes hard and gives people cracked heels an stuff - it's by doctors prescription and the chemist mixes it with something else
Then just before bed, use a cream for people with diabetics - moisturizer for the feet LOL - or if I'm out of that, just vaseline
so I already look after my feet, what would salt do?
Our bodies are about one third as salty as seawater, so salt makes the water more like body chemistry.
Soap and water, or plain water, strip the skin of oils and makes it dryer.
I think the salt stops the water from removing the skin oils, but don't quote me on that.
Keeping your feet warm with a heater can cause chillblains if you overdo it but less common now than in historical times.
Salt keeps feet free of tinea and similar fungal infections which thrive when you bundle up your feet to much.
These natural fungal types also absorb moisture during cold times and cause extra drying of the skin, think dry cracked knuckles or elbows or heals. Often most prevalent on thin skin areas and also lips because candida is always in everyones mouth, it's not just cold wind that causes cracked lips.
