Thanks to its important composition of different minerals, a bath in Dead Sea salt will help you to relieve muscle pains, rheumatism or even skin problems such as eczema or hives.
It will also allow you to moisturise your skin, while promoting the elimination of toxins, for your well-being and relaxation.
How to use
- For a bath: 3 to 4 tablespoons of salt in the bath water.
- As a foot bath: 1 to 2 tablespoons in a basin of warm water.
- As a body scrub: 1 to 2 tablespoons in a circular massage on damp skin.
Indications
For skin problems, eczema, psoriasis, acne, itching
Dead Sea salt is healing. It repairs damaged tissue and has an effect on skin problems such as acne, eczema or psoriasis by removing toxins from the skin.
- Use in a body bath: 3 to 4 tablespoons of salt in the bath water, rinse and wash off after bathing.
For body care, body scrub
Dead Sea Salt can be used simply in detoxifying, moisturising and anti-inflammatory body baths for skin problems or as an exfoliant to remove dead skin and restore smooth skin.
- Use as a body scrub: Apply 1 to 2 tablespoons to damp skin in a light circular motion. Wash and rinse off after use. Use once a week.
- Use in a body bath: 3 to 4 tablespoons of salt in the bath water, rinse and wash off after bathing.
For muscle aches, joint pains, rheumatism
Dead Sea salt is known for its relaxing and anti-inflammatory properties. It promotes muscle relaxation, relieving joint pain or stiffness. It is suitable for athletes or people suffering from back pain, osteoarthritis, rheumatism, tendonitis, etc.
- Use in a body bath: 3 to 4 tablespoons of salt in the bath water, rinse and wash off after bathing.
For stress, anxiety, insomnia and sleep disorders
What better way to relax than with a nice bath? Add some Dead Sea salt to promote relaxation and sleep.
- Use during bath time: Add 3 to 4 tablespoons of salt to bath water, rinse and wash off after bathing.
Main characteristics of Dead Sea salt
- Anti-inflammatory: against inflammation that causes pain, swelling, redness or stiffness, calcium, potassium and boron are involved in the anti-inflammatory action of this salt to ensure proper muscle function and help fight osteoarthritis and rheumatism.
- Healing: Magnesium has a repairing effect on damaged tissue and promotes healing. It is particularly effective in skin problems such as acne, eczema or psoriasis by removing toxins from the skin.
- Detoxifying, relaxing, anti-stress: in the case of stress, magnesium and boron allow you to relax and calm the nervous system. This reduces the risk of stress-related illnesses by calming the body and mind.
- This salt is very good for firming tissues, removing toxins from the skin and promoting well-being.
- Exfoliating: When used as an exfoliant, the particle size of Dead Sea Salt makes it an excellent exfoliant for the body.
- Moisturising: Sodium and potassium maintain the body's water balance and hydrate the cells.
- Circulatory tonic, tension regulator: blood circulation is improved thanks to the magnesium and potassium absorbed by the skin. In addition, to reduce cardiovascular disease, potassium, magnesium and calcium are allies in the fight against hypertension, helping to control blood pressure.
Characteristics and composition
Chemical composition
- Magnesium chloride (MgCl2) > 29
- Sodium chloride (NaCl) < 8%.
- Potassium chloride (KCl) > 22
- Calcium chloride (CaCl2) < 0.65%.
- Trace Minerals: Bromine <0,60%
- Water H2O < 39
Physical characteristics
- Moisture: 0-39%.
- Particle size: 2 to 6 mm on average
- pH: 7 to 8
Organoleptic characteristics
- Appearance: Medium crystals (2 to 6 mm)
- Colour: white to yellow, translucent
- Odour: Odourless
Dead Sea salt and table salt, what are the differences?
Table salt, also known as sodium chloride (NaCl), is extracted from the sea, salt pans or mines (rock salt).
It is obtained by the evaporation of water, whether natural or not.
Because of its composition, it does not have the same effects on the body: 40% chlorine and 60% sodium.
In fact, it prevents dehydration of the body's cells by maintaining the concentration of ions in the body.
Its sodium concentration helps to combat sodium depletion (reduction in the amount of sodium in the body).
As you may have understood, table salt does not have the same chemical composition as Dead Sea salt and therefore does not have the same properties.
The history of Dead Sea Salt
The Dead Sea
Dead Sea salt, as the name suggests, comes from the Dead Sea, which is actually a salt lake, also known as the "Salt Lake".
It is the deepest lake in the world and is located at the lowest point on earth: 400 metres below sea level, between Israel, the West Bank and Jordan.
Due to its high salt concentration, around 27.5% compared to an average of 2-4% in other seas, the waters of the Dead Sea are the most inhospitable to life, earning it the name "Sea".
There are very few micro-organisms that can tolerate high salt concentrations.
What future for the Dead Sea?
Today, the future of the Dead Sea is uncertain.
Due to high temperatures that can exceed 50°C (122°F) and low water flows from its sole supplier, the Jordan River, used to irrigate crops, the Dead Sea has lost a third of its surface area in the last fifty years.
In addition, the Dead Sea is receding by one metre a year and is expected to dry up by 2050 if nothing is done.
Several plans have been proposed to save the Dead Sea.
In 2005, an agreement was signed for a feasibility study of the Canal des Deux Mers project.
The project aims to connect the Dead Sea to the Red Sea and provide electricity for desalination plants.
However, supplying salt rather than fresh water, as the Jordan does, could have ecological consequences.
The Dead Sea region is an important migratory crossroads for birds.
It is also home to many species of insects and mammals such as ibex, hyrax and sand cats.