Dead Sea Salt Benefits
May 13, 2010 by admin
Filed under Health, Natural Skin Care
Although you may have never heard of this fact, there is a sea salt that actually provides numerous therapeutic benefits for the human skin, but this is not any ordinary sea salt from any ordinary ocean, so what is it and where does it come from? It comes from the Dead Sea in between the countries of Israel and Jordan of course! (hint hint, the title).
That doesn’t answer the question of WHAT it is though, well you are about to learn not only what it is, but also what it does and how great the benefits can be for your skin. Unlike the common salts in the many oceans of the world, which are all composed of about 90% sodium which is not the slightest bit beneficial to human skin, salts from the Dead Sea are only composed of 10% or less (depending on the location in the water). The other 90% consists of many other minerals that are actually incredibly beneficial in many ways for the skin of all people in the world. Truthfully, most of the minerals within the Dead Sea Salts are actually present in the human skin cells, unfortunately they will often be depleted for various reasons which induces dry skin and other skin discrepancies. The fact that you can actually get these naturally present minerals in the skin back after they are depleted is amazing, and even more so when you are getting them back by simple means of a quick swim or bath! The benefits of dead sea salt always varies from person to person, but some of the major and common benefits are listed below:
- Healing properties reside within the magnesium that is present within the minerals in the dead sea salts. Skin cells and tissue are quickly healed when properly using the dead sea salts due to the presence of magnesium.
- Although you may recognize sulfur for its strong and unpleasant odor, it is actually commonly known and used as a disinfecting agent and is present within the dead sea salts. Calcium may be present in milk and many other necessities of today’s humans, but I bet you didn’t know that when applied the skin, it can strengthen the cell membranes and actually soften your skin pores.
- Potassium balances the moisture in the skin, which is possibly one of the most significant factors of the dead sea salts, considering that regular sea salts do nothing more than UNBALANCE the moisture levels in your skin and body do to the immense amount of sodium present.
- Bromide is probably the least known mineral out of all of these, but it actually soothes the skin and muscles, which is one of the most important factors of dead sea salt. There are many other factors that induce benefits from the dead sea salts, but the important thing is that it actually does benefit people in many ways and could benefit you as well. If you start using these salts in the bath immediately, you will notice softer, and healthier skin, as well as easy relaxation during and after a long bath with the salts present.
CAUTION! DO NOT CONSUME DEAD SEA SALT!!!! THIS SALT IS NOT EDIBLE UNLIKE REGULAR SALT!!
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I love Dead Sea salt, it is such an amazingly relaxing bath.