Which one is called Epsom salt?

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Epsom salt:

Magnesium Sulphate is also known as Epsom salt.
It is an inorganic salt and its formula is MgSO₄(H₂O)x.
The formula of Epsom salt is MgSO₄·7H₂O (heptahydrate sulphate mineral epsomite).
Magnesium Sulphate is used in the field of agriculture.
Epsom Salt is used as a component of bath salts, beauty products, to improve crops and remove of splinters.

Additional InformationCuSO₄ 5H₂O: Copper(II) sulfate pentahydrate is blue vitriol.

Na₂CO₃ 10H₂O: Sodium carbonate decahydrate is washing soda.