Pregnancy Magnesium Needs: The body needs more magnesium during pregnancy due to extra cell building.  Growing a new baby requires a lot of minerals!  Magnesium deficiency is common in pregnancy, which can cause oedema and pre-eclampsia. The food supply has become magnesium deficient. Magnesium tablets or powders can cause irritable bowel or diarrhea.  However, transdermal magnesium absorption allows the body to take up what it needs in its own time, so you cannot get too much this way.  In fact you can get higher amounts trandsermally to suit actual needs compared to tablets and powders via digestion. Be sure to apply regularly and serve up to your body this valuable smorgasboard of nutrition. Magnesium Detox Soaking: In addition to using Magnesium Cream or Magnesium Charge Lotion for muscle massage, skin care and conditioning tummy rubs for skin stretching, we also suggest adding magnesium footsoaking or bathing to your weekly regime for magnesium uptake, as this process also helps detoxification and soothes sore ankles. Essential Oil Ingredients: There are no toxic ingredients in any Elektra Magnesium products. They are made with only natural and organic ingredients.  The amount of essential oil for fragrance is also at a trace level – only enough for aroma, but not therapeutic level. The essential oils have a good safety profile and not considered dangerous for pregnancy (like some other essential oils can be). More information about ingredients of Magnesium Creams are on this page. Gentle & Effective: Magnesium Cream, which has higher fat content and mild magnesium concentration, is gentle enough for children and toddlers. Use in magnesium massage for calming effect and to promote better sleep. Extra magnesium bathing is also very gentle, and helps with detox, muscle relaxation and better sleep. Many women have used our magnesium body products during pregnancy since 2009 and we have had no adverse reaction reports from it to date, but on the contrary, there are many customer reviews regarding relief of muscle spasm, tension, anti-inflammatory and calming effects to promote better sleep. Building magnesium stores also helps the muscles be more flexible, which is a bonus for the delivery! See this article about pregnancy and a case study…