Try to take a dive into the Dead Sea and you will
find it virtually impossible to sink or dive under water. This unique
effect is caused by the fact that the Dead Sea or the "Sea of Salt" as
it is sometimes called, has through the centuries accumulated a very
dense amount of salt. In fact it is scientifically shown to be the
saltiest body of water in the world. This causes the unusual buoyancy
factor when you try to float, holding the visitor up as if you had an
invisible air mattress underneath you.
Another very unique
characteristic of the salt in the Dead Sea is it's unusually high
mineral content. While regular sea salt from oceans across the world,
usually contains about 90% sodium and the rest as minerals, Dead Sea
minerals compose about 70% of Dead Sea salt and the salt is therefore
much richer in minerals such as Boron, Calcium, Magnesium, Zinc and
others which we will discuss below. While the salt is unsuitable for
eating due to this high mineral content (and the bitter taste due to
the low sodium), it has been proven to have excellent effects on the
skin of people who travel to the Dead Sea to see the "Mineral Sea" for
themselves.
The reason this is important for visitors to the Dead
Sea is that the minerals present in the water are actually essential
for proper skin function. Because of this a lot of the tourists who
suffer from skin conditions such as Psoriasis or Eczema go to the area
to experience relief. The minerals have been shown to be so essential
to proper skin function that an whole cosmetic industry has sprung up
on the shores of the Dead Sea to manufacture skin care products using
these minerals as the key active ingredient.
Some of these trace
elements are minerals are Potassium which is a key regulator of skin
moisture and therefore helps the skin retain more water when it's to
dry or release moisture if it's too oily. Another is Zinc which is
vital for the natural regulation of skin cell generation and
stimulating collagen renewal which keeps skin elastic. Zinc is also
known as a natural UV blocker. Another key Dead Sea mineral is
Magnesium which stimulates the building of proteins and the movement of
energy between cells.
Finally another factor that the skin care
industry has found interesting is that when minerals are present in a
beauty cream they actually act as carriers for all the other nutrients
present in the cream. So a cream with Aloe Vera for instance,that also
contains minerals will carry more of the Aloe Vera particles into the
skin cell as opposed to a cream with Aloe Vera alone.
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