Struggling to deal with bad hair days? Can't get a splinter out? Try a dose of Epsom salts

Gwyneth Paltrow and Victoria Beckham swear by them: apparently, an Epsom salts bath before a night out is a great way to ease bloating.

And they’ve also been shown to improve blood circulation, reduce blood clots and lower blood pressure.

Clearly, there’s more to these fizzy little tablets of magnesium sulfate — traditionally used to aid digestion — than we thought. Here, we reveal some other uses.