Salts from the Dead Sea have been legendary for centuries because their therapeutic and beautifying properties on the skin. Nothing like regular sea salt, Dead Sea salts are comprised of a wide variety of minerals which are present in a high concentration. Whereas regular sea salts is made up of over 90% sodium, salt from the Dead Sea is only about 10% sodium and the rest is made of minerals which are essential for the proper function and health of skin. Such minerals include Magnesium, Potassium, Bromine and Calcium to name a few.

Unlike regular salt, Dead Sea salt is not edible and tastes a bit bitter to the taste primarily because of the low sodium content and the high presence of other minerals. This fact however gives it the therapeutic properties that have been raved about for centuries. The minerals present in the salt are also naturally present within skin cells but commonly get depleted which can cause severe dryness, wrinkle development and dull looking skin. When Dead Sea bath salts are used they feed those essential minerals back into the skin cells improving the overall health and vitality of the skin.

Dead Sea salt much richer in minerals than regular sea salts; there a very high overall presence of salt in the sea and in fact the Dead Sea is the saltiest body of water in the world when compared to any other oceans, lakes and seas. It has been measured to contain over 10 times the amount of salt concentration than the Mediterranean Sea and 10 times that of the Great Salt Lake in Utah. This high salt content is actually the reason why it's called the Dead Sea - because no fish or plants can survive in the sea, even though the salts are very therapeutic for human skin. In fact the salt content is so high that if you go for a swim in the Dead Sea (which we hope you do one day) you will find that it is impossible to sink. The high density of the salt actually keeps any human body afloat. Because of this rich presence of salt which contains so many essential minerals, people from all over the world travel to the Dead Sea to get relief from their skin ailments such as Psoriasis, Eczema and more. There are many spas and skin therapy centers located on the shores of the sea to take advantage of the healing powers of Dead Sea salt.