Dead Sea Salt is the salt that originates from the Dead Sea, a brine body of water that is located between Jordan and Israel. The mineral composition of the dead sea salt is so unique that it is regarded as a natural phenomenon. There isn’t any other salt in the world that compares to it’s mineral composition. A composition and balance that formed over the course of thousands of years. This aged and rare formulation of Dead Sea Salt and minerals make the Dead Sea four times more buoyant than ocean waters. What’s also remarkable is that Sodium Chloride is limited to only a fraction of salt found in ocean waters. Sodium Chloride is basically your typical common salt. The point here is that there is an obvious difference as the Dead Sea salinity varies greatly from oceans and in essence a different mineral makeup altogether.
The unique mineral values of the Dead Sea Salt attracted people throughout history, most of whom believed it provided remedies for many aliments. Ancient Egyptians and Israelites alike traveled long distances in order to soak and float in the Dead Sea. Their belief that the Dead Sea Salt provided therapeutic remedies was not limited to them. The Dead Sea and its salt gained a reputation of having curative powers for many aliments. Many people attest to the Dead Sea Salt curing their Eczema, Psoriasis and many other forms of skin diseases. Others soak in the Dead Sea to relieve their arthritis. Many rubbed the salty Dead Sea mud on their debilitated joints curing them of aches and pains. Others continuously washed their eczema riddled faces and bodies with the Dead Sea Salt, water and mud until their symptoms disappeared. Word spread that the Dead Sea was a place of healing and all of this was made possible by the unique mineral composition of a salt that many believed was nothing short of a miracle.
Modern times and scientific advancements seem to justify the ancient peoples belief that the Dead Sea Salt was a source of healing. Under close analysis the chemical composition was disclosed. The elemental and mineral content proved that the Dead Sea Salt properties were beneficial in treating many forms of aliments.
Dead Sea Salt chemical composition:
- Magnesium Chloride 32.5
- Potassium Chloride 25.6
- Sodium Chloride 7.1
- Calcium Chloride 0.35
The chemicals listed above all have been proven in some form or another to relieve arthritis, rheumatoid symptoms, psoriasis and other skin conditions. It is also scientifically proven that Magnesium, Calcium, Potassium and Calcium work wonders for skin disorders. Unfortunately there are skeptics who believe that salt is just salt and dismiss the healing properties of the Dead Sea Salt. Many people have however benefited from mineral composition of Dead Sea Salt. Specialist doctors for many of the aliments mentioned have endorsed treatment of certain diseases by using to some extent Dead Sea Salt whether soaking in the Dead Sea or using product at home. Ultimately it is up to the individual and while the therapeutic powers of the Dead Sea Salt have helped alleviate the symptoms of many. There will be also be many in which Dead Sea Salt would be prove to be ineffective. The reasons as to why treatment is successful for some and unsuccessful for others remains a mystery. The good news is that there is hope for many suffering from illness such as Psoriasis. Doctors have been experimenting and successfully treating many patients with Dead Sea Salt, and again the results vary from one person to the next.
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