Is epsom salt safe for babies?

[P.J.]

I enjoy bathing in epsom salt and was wondering if this would be safe for DS as well ~he's 12 months. We often bathe together and it would be nice to be able to add some salt to our bath, but I don't know if it's safe for him ~a quick google search yielded nothing. What we use is actually salt from the Dead Sea (that's what is commonly available here), but I think it's the same thing as epsom salt (has a lot of magnesium, etc.).

Has anyone used this in their baby's bath with no adverse reaction, or does anyone know of any potential negative side-effects? TIA!

[dejagerw]

I would think it would be ok, as long as he isn't drinking any. Sometimes little ones drink bathwater and too much salt would not be good for a baby that young.