Minerals from Dead Sea salt
Due to the extremely mineral-rich composition of Dead Sea salt, it has a therapeutic effect on overall health. The salt contains more than 40 minerals that can be absorbed through the skin, the most common being:
- Magnesium: This mineral is involved in more than 300 essential reactions in the body, including: relaxation of muscles, nerves and blood vessels, release of energy from food, formation of healthy teeth and bones, increased resistance to tension and stress, improved memory and concentration, promotion of cardiovascular health, skeletal strength, transmission of nerve impulses and proper muscle function. Dead Sea salt is composed of 31% to 35% magnesium chloride.
- Potassium: A positively charged electrolyte that conducts electricity in the body's cellular fluids. It is essential for hydration, heart rate, muscle contractions, and pH balance. Dead Sea salt contains between 20 and 28% potassium.
- Sodium: Although often considered negative because our diet is too salty, sodium is an essential electrolyte necessary for nutrient absorption and transport, fluid balance, blood pressure, and nerve signal transmission. Dead Sea salt contains between 3 and 8% sodium.
- Calcium: This mineral plays an important role in the formation and maintenance of healthy bones and teeth. It's also necessary for maintaining blood circulation, releasing hormones, regulating body weight, and stabilizing enzymes. Dead Sea salt contains between 0.1 and 0.5% calcium chloride.
- Sulfur: Helps synthesize proteins, maintains cartilage and connective tissue, helps the body resist bacteria, and cleanses the body of toxins. Dead Sea salt contains between 0.05 and 0.2% sulfur.
In addition, Dead Sea salt contains mainly chloride, chromium, fluorine, phosphorus, iodine, cobalt, copper, lithium, manganese, selenium, strontium, iron, zinc and sulfur.
What does Dead Sea salt do for your skin?
Dead Sea salt makes skin less dry: Washing with Dead Sea salt or bathing in a Dead Sea salt solution improves the skin's moisture balance, reduces redness and roughness, and improves the skin barrier. Several experiments have been conducted to demonstrate this effect, including the following:
Several people with atopic dry skin immersed one arm in a water solution containing Dead Sea salt and the other arm in tap water for 15 minutes. The saline-treated arm showed significant improvements in all areas, while the skin on the so-called "tap water arm" became even drier.
In addition, Dead Sea salt contains: chloride, chromium, fluorine, phosphorus, iodine, cobalt, copper, lithium, manganese, selenium, strontium, iron, zinc and sulfur.
What does Dead Sea salt do for your skin?
Dead Sea salt makes skin less dry : Washing with Dead Sea salt or bathing in a Dead Sea salt solution improves the skin's moisture balance, reduces redness and roughness, and improves the skin barrier. Several experiments have been conducted to demonstrate this effect, including the following:
Several people with atopic dry skin immersed one arm in a Dead Sea salt water solution and the other arm in tap water for 15 minutes. The saline-treated arm showed significant improvements in all areas, while the skin on the so-called "tap water arm" became even drier.
The anti-inflammatory and moisture-retaining effects of Dead Sea salt are due to its high magnesium content. Magnesium salts bind water, increasing absorption and skin permeability.
Dead Sea salt cleanses and disinfects: Thanks to the natural antibacterial properties of sulfur, Dead Sea salt is ideal for cleansing the skin's surface. Since Dead Sea salt contains only small amounts of sulfur, it can gently purify oily skin and reduce acne.
Dead Sea salt is an excellent exfoliant: By exfoliating/peeling with a product containing Dead Sea salt, you help your skin slough off dead skin cells that contribute to rough skin, clogged pores, and (pigmented) spots.
Dead Sea salt promotes a youthful appearance and reduces wrinkle formation: Dead Sea salt reduces skin roughness that contributes to the formation of fine lines and deep wrinkles.
Dead Sea salt heals chronic skin conditions: The combination of minerals in Dead Sea salt has worked wonders for people suffering from dry, sensitive, and itchy skin. There has also been extensive research on the topic. Some examples:
Patients with psoriasis took a daily 20-minute bath in Dead Sea water for 3 weeks.
At the end of this treatment, their Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) had decreased by an average of 34.8%.
One month after completing treatment, their PASI scores had dropped even further, averaging 43.6%.
Thus, the effect of the salt wash continues even after the treatment ends.
In the case of atopic eczema , too, several tests were performed and eczema patients washed daily with Dead Sea water for several weeks;
Using the SCORAD (Scoring Atopic Dermatitis) index, patients' symptoms of dryness, redness, swelling, and scaling improved significantly within one week.
Again, this effect continued even after the treatment ended.
What does Dead Sea salt do for your health?
Dead Sea salt relieves rheumatoid arthritis : Marked by painful joint inflammation, rheumatoid arthritis can eventually lead to bone erosion and deformity. Although there is no cure, bathing in Dead Sea water has been shown to be an effective treatment for many of the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis.
In one study, patients bathed in Dead Sea salt daily for 20 minutes. Assessed by rheumatologists and through self-reported evaluations, patients showed significant improvements in morning stiffness, 15-meter walking distance, hand grip strength, joint circumference, number of active joints, and activities of daily living. Symptom reduction was greatest after the two-week period, and the beneficial effects of Dead Sea salt bathing lasted for a month after the end of treatment.
Dead Sea salt soothes sore muscles: Soaking in Dead Sea salt can help relieve muscle cramps and pain, offering a relaxing way to ease the aches and pains of tired, tense tissues.
When testing the effects on fibromyalgia—a chronic condition characterized by muscle pain, fatigue, sleep disturbances, memory impairments, and mood swings—researchers found that after 10 days of Dead Sea salt soaks, the severity and frequency of symptoms decreased significantly. There was an immediate reduction in pain, fatigue, stiffness, anxiety, headaches, sleep problems, and joint swelling that persisted for up to three months after treatment.
Find out for yourself now!
Over time, much research and experimentation has been done on Dead Sea salt and products. The fact is that washing with Dead Sea salt and using Dead Sea products has greatly improved the quality of life and skin condition of many people.
The only way to discover what it can do and mean for YOUR skin and health is to try it for yourself.
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