MOSES LAKE — Most people don’t think a whole lot about magnesium, even though it’s a mineral our bodies need to function. But a new shop in downtown Moses Lake aims to remedy that.

“It’s the most important mineral in our lives,” said Amy Winter, owner of The Magnesium Shoppe. Winter formerly sold magnesium products as part of her business, Seeds ‘n Stone, which closed last spring. She reopened last week in a new location, focusing specifically on magnesium. The website and social media pages are still under Seeds ‘n Stone, because of difficulty changing them over, she said.

Magnesium is involved in more than 300 enzyme systems that regulate diverse biochemical reactions in the body, according to the National Institutes of Health. Those include protein synthesis, muscle and nerve function, blood glucose control and blood pressure regulation.

Most people get magnesium through food and possibly dietary supplements. But more than half of Americans consume less magnesium than their body needs, according to data from the NIH.

The Magnesium Shoppe offers an alternative method with transdermal magnesium, meaning the mineral is absorbed through the skin. It’s a natural pain reliever and aids in relaxation, Winter said.

“You can put it on any soft tissue pain,” Winter said. “Obviously it’s not a cure, but it’s a natural pain reliever …  it also relieves stress and helps regulate your nervous system.”

There hasn’t been a great deal of scientific research done on the effect of transdermal magnesium, but a 2015 study at the University of Hereford in the United Kingdom did show a significant increase in magnesium levels among subjects who applied a magnesium cream to their skin. In any case, there’s no danger from the practice, according to the University of Texas’ MD Anderson Cancer Center’s website.

Winter said her customers have found it beneficial.

“The magnesium products that I created … are all topical,” she said. “You can put them on a bruise, arthritis, neuropathy, sore muscles after a workout …  restless legs, leg cramps. It just goes right down in there and does its thing.”

Winter’s products come in butters, lotions, oils and sticks. She makes them in the back of the shop with Dead Sea salt, kokum butter, mango seed butter, a couple of natural oils and some fragrances. Some of her bath bombs also use baking soda and citric acid to give them a fizzy quality. None of her products includes CBD, she added.

Customers who walk into The Magnesium Shoppe find themselves in a low-light room with soothing music playing and a mural of the Dead Sea covering two walls. The mural was painted by her mother, Winter said.

The front room has a ring of chairs with foot basins, where customers can come and soak their feet. There’s also a separate room for groups or just people who prefer to do their soaking in solitude. The products are also available in various packaged forms, with and without fragrances, for those who would rather take them home to enjoy.

“It doesn’t interact with any medications,” Winter said. “For anybody that has arthritis, neuropathy, fibromyalgia (or) migraines, this is a great resource because it’s natural and affordable and a little goes a long way.”

The Magnesium Shoppe

110 E. Broadway Ave.

Moses Lake

509-350-6126

seedsnstone.com

    Amy Winter shows some of the bath bombs and salt scrubs she offers at The Magnesium Shoppe.
  

    The Magnesium Shoppe offers magnesium products like butters, oils and sticks for home use as well.