I have been asked by various readers to list the exact ingredients found in dead sea salt that are not found in other sea salts, at least not in such quantities. Here is a complete list of minerals found in dead sea salt, that often are used to make dead sea salt body scrubs.
Dead Sea Minerals - A partial list of major minerals
Magnesium - A therapeutic mineral, it helps the healing of skin tissue, acts as an anti-allergenic agent on the skin, improves cell metabolism, stimulates protein synthesis and facilitates energy production in the skin.
Bromine - Soothes the surface of the skin with anti-inflammatory properties, calms and relaxes muscles and calms skin nerves.
Iodine - improves functioning of the thyroid gland and helps the skin cells' metabolic exchanges.
Sulfur - Is a known therapeutic mineral. Contains certain essential vitamins and is a natural disinfectant and antibacterial agent- thus making it effective against acne. Has also been shown effective to help relieve symptoms of skin disorders such as Psoriasis and Eczema.
Potassium - is a key moisture regulator and helps preserve a neutral skin environment. Signs of potassium deficiency include abnormally dry skin and acne as well as flare ups of Psoriasis.
Calcium - is the building block for corrective tissue under the skin's surface and plays an important role in cell protection. Regulates cell membrane permeability (absorption and oil production) and normalizes skin cells' differentiation.
Sodium - Sodium has been found to improve the skin cells metabolism, relieves muscle cramps and stiffness while maintaining a neutral environment within skin cells.
Zinc - This mineral is important for natural regulation of cell growth and regeneration. Also facilitates cell renewal and stimulates collagen and elastin synthesis (renews skin). A great antioxidant this mineral is a free radicals scavenger. It also improves sebo-regulation (anti-acne properties), anti-inflammatory properties and is a natural UV rays blocker.
Strontium - has effective anti-itching properties, reduces the signs of irritant contact dermatitis (a common problem for those with sensitive skin who regularly use cosmetics)
Manganese - Well known for powerful antioxidant properties out of all minerals. It also increases skin microcirculation (which promotes better anti-aging effects) and improves the condition of connective tissues.
Lithium - this Dead Sea minerals increases the effectiveness of bath salt treatment for psoriasis.
Boron - replenishment of the Boron mineral helps to relieve the symptoms of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis.
In addition to these essential minerals; the salt, mud, and aromatic oils from the plants that grow around the Dead Sea, and even the effect that the amount of annual sunlight has on these ingredients, contribute to the raw materials we use in our mineral skin care.
For a complete list of dead sea salt minerals, you can always search Wikipedia for dead sea salt.
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All so very REAL. Thank you for your most well written article.
ReplyDeleteDid you know that Dead sea was one of the world's first health resorts for Herod the Great, and it has been the supplier of a wide variety of dead sea products products, from balms for Egyptian mummification to potash for fertilizers. People also use the salt and the minerals from the Dead Sea to create cosmetics and herbal sachets.
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