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Healthy Home Economist / Archives / Natural Remedies / How to Make & Use Solé Water (and why its beneficial!)

How to Make & Use Solé Water (and why its beneficial!)

by Sarah Pope / Affiliate Links ✔

Table of Contents[Hide][Show]
  • Solé Water Benefits
  • What Type of Sea Salt?
  • Why is Lower Sodium Content A Good Thing?
  • How Solé Solution is Made
  • Making Solé at Home+−
    • Easy Steps
  • How to Use+−
    • Under the Tongue
    • Teaspoon in a Glass of Water
  • How Much Sodium in Solé?

How to make and use solé water, a super saturated salt solution that is a safe, easily absorbed colloidal supplement to ensure your body is getting sufficient ionic minerals for optimal function.

solé water solution in a glass jar and eyedropper bottle on black shelf

My post on the dangers of low salt diets (and why you should RUN if a doctor ever suggests one) resulted in a number of you reaching out about how to know whether you are getting sufficient good salt every day for optimal function.

As a result, I thought I would share my method for making solé (pronounced Sol-ay) water, a highly saturated solution that you make with filtered water and a mineral-rich raw sea salt.

You perhaps already are familiar with super saturated potassium iodide (SSKI) which is great for loosening congestion and as an expectorant. It’s a country doctor remedy my Dad used for decades in his practice.

Well, solé is simply a different natural remedy made from a mineral solution in water. It is used in droplet form in a similar fashion.

And, while many sources use pink Himalayan salt to make it, I recommend that you don’t as it’s not the best one to use. More on this below…

Solé Water Benefits

The benefits of solé solution are enormous in my personal experience including:

  • Increased energy
  • Better sleep
  • More endurance when exercising
  • Improved mental clarity and focus
  • Greatly reduced sensitivity to heat (a big one for me in the summer!)
  • Reduction/elimination of painful muscle cramping issues

There are many other benefits as well. (1)

I just list the ones above, as those are the ones I’ve personally noticed.

What Type of Sea Salt?

While most sources suggest making solé with Himalayan pink sea salt, I prefer to make it with this type of coarse gray salt which is tested for purity and is higher in minerals than any other.

Most people do not realize that Himalayan pink salt doesn’t even come from the Himalayas!

It is mined in Pakistan from many different mines involving a great variation in mineral composition (85-99% sodium chloride).

Thus, if you use pink Himalaya sea salt, you really have no idea what you are getting. (2)

By comparison, this sea salt from the Sea of Cortez in North America is consistently measured at 72% sodium (NaCl). (2)

Even Celtic sea salt is shockingly high by comparison at 88.5% sodium chloride. (2)

Redmond Real Salt is 98% sodium chloride, only 1% less than white refined table salt. (2)

Why is Lower Sodium Content A Good Thing?

Having a lower sodium content means there are MORE minerals. This includes over 90 minerals and trace elements for raw salt from the Sea of Cortez.

This is important not because sodium is “bad”. Again, less sodium in a sea salt simply means MORE minerals and trace elements.

Nutritional deficiency in some of these critical trace minerals that people simply do not get…EVER…even on a whole food diet can contribute to issues with lack of energy and propensity for disease.

While the major minerals such as magnesium, potassium, calcium, etc are a big focus for supplement companies, it’s the trace minerals that can make a huge impact once you get them into your diet.

And, a colloidal solution of mineral-rich ions from sea salt is not only highly absorbable but also the most cost-effective manner for accomplishing this!

How Solé Solution is Made

When purified water and raw mineralized sea salt come into contact, a new geometric structure is formed via a gentle chemical reaction.

This is what solé is by definition.

Negative poles in water molecules attract positive mineralized salt ions.

In addition, negative mineralized salt ions attach to positive polarized particles of water molecules.

Once this chemical reaction occurs, solé becomes molecularly different from its original components of plain water and sea salt.

The major minerals and trace elements, including magnesium, calcium, boron, selenium and sulfur, separate into ions in the water, releasing stored energy to form new molecular bonds with a higher energy level.

When you ingest small amounts of solé, these ions are in colloidal form and easily absorbed with little to no effort from the body.

An interesting factoid is that the amniotic fluid which keeps babies safe in their mother’s womb is solé too!

Making Solé at Home

The best way to enjoy the benefits of an authentic solé solution is to make it yourself.

All that is required is a small glass jar with a lid, a few tablespoons of mineral-rich sea salt (this one is the best) and filtered water.

Easy Steps

Here are the simple steps!

  1. Fill a small half-pint glass jar one-quarter full with mineral-rich sea salt.
  2. Add filtered water to just below the rim of the jar.
  3. Close the lid tightly and turn the jar several times to thoroughly mix the salt with the water.
  4. Place jar on the counter for 24 hours.
  5. After one day has passed, if there is still some salt in the bottom of the jar, the water portion is now solé! You can use it as is or transfer some of the water into a smaller bottle with an eyedropper to keep by your bedside (for use first thing in the morning and before bed).
  6. If all the salt is gone, add another tablespoon or two and repeat steps #3 and #4 until a small amount of salt remains at the bottom of the jar.

That’s all there is to it!

How to Use

There are two ways to use solé on a daily basis.

Under the Tongue

First, you can use an eyedropper and drip 5-10 drops under the tongue first thing in the morning and just before bed.

This is the “homeopathic-style” method I use as I love the mildly salty taste and can leave the drops in the mouth for a minute or so before swallowing.

This allows maximum absorption of the ions straight into the bloodstream from the very thin gum tissues.

Teaspoon in a Glass of Water

The second way to use solé is to stir one teaspoon into a glass of water and drink it immediately. This is the method most people use.

Whichever method suits you best, use that one!

The important thing is to do this daily for best results.

How Much Sodium in Solé?

One teaspoon of solé made with sea salt from the Sea of Cortez (my recommendation) contains 478 mg of sodium.

This is roughly 20% of the USDA’s recommended daily allowance of 2,300 mg (1 tsp per day).

Note that the USDA RDA for sodium is way too low. This level is actually harmful to the vast majority of people.

According to the Weston Price Foundation, humans need at least one and one-half teaspoons of salt per day (roughly 3500 mg), and some do better on double that amount. (3)

Thus, solé is not only a great way to ensure you are getting plenty of ionic trace minerals, it is a good way to make sure you are taking in enough sodium for optimal health too.

homemade sole water in a jar on shelf

References

(1) Sole: The Ultimate Guide

(2) Which Salt Has the Most Minerals?

(3) Targeting Salt

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Category: Beverage Recipes, DIY, Immune support, Natural Remedies
Sarah Pope

Sarah Pope MGA has been a Health and Nutrition Educator since 2002. She is a summa cum laude graduate in Economics from Furman University and holds a Master’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania.

She is the author of three books: the bestseller Get Your Fats Straight, Traditional Remedies for Modern Families, and Living Green in an Artificial World.

Her four eBooks Good Diet…Bad Diet, Real Food Fermentation, Ketonomics, and Ancestrally Inspired Dairy-Free Recipes are available for complimentary download via Healthy Home Plus.

Her mission is dedicated to helping families effectively incorporate the principles of ancestral diets within the modern household. She is a sought after lecturer around the world for conferences, summits, and podcasts.

Sarah was awarded Activist of the Year in 2010 at the International Wise Traditions Conference, subsequently serving on the Board of Directors of the nutrition nonprofit the Weston A. Price Foundation for seven years.

Her work has been covered by numerous independent and major media including USA Today, ABC, and NBC among many others.

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  1. Tammi

    Oct 19, 2022 at 12:06 pm

    So, you can take it in a glass of water or under the tongue… am I reading correctly that under the tongue gives it better access to the bloodstream? I understand that anyway you take is better than not; just wanting to do what will give me the greatest bang for my buck! Thanks!

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  2. Angelina

    Oct 12, 2022 at 11:48 am

    Hi Sarah, I made this recipe about a month ago,l and filled my dropper bottle from the larger jar I used to make the sole. Now that my dropper bottle is empty, I am refilling from the original jar, but the water is so murky. Do you just keep using until it’s gone and the start over? Or should I add more water to this original jar? Thanks!

    Reply
    • Sarah Pope

      Oct 13, 2022 at 9:06 am

      Once a jar of sole is finished, I use a fresh jar to make a new batch. The water should be clear with perhaps a bit of salt at the bottom of the jar that was not able to dissolve due to maximum saturation.

  3. Margaret

    Sep 11, 2022 at 6:02 pm

    Is the salt that you recommended also best for daily table use?

    Reply
    • Sarah Pope

      Sep 12, 2022 at 8:35 am

      Yes, I use it for everything.

  4. MARY RYAN

    Aug 31, 2022 at 12:45 pm

    what about Remonds Salt from Utah?

    Reply
    • Sarah Pope

      Aug 31, 2022 at 12:49 pm

      This salt is the same as Real Salt which is mentioned in the article as being quite low in minerals.

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