Are Dead Sea Products the Answer For Healthy Skin?

Mineral rich Dead Sea products from the Middle East have become increasingly popular the last few years. Cleopatra was so impressed with skin care effects of the minerals she considered the Dead Sea her own private spa.

The Dead Sea is a unique and interesting part of the world. Located in the Middle East with Jordan on one side and Israel on the other. It is the deepest elevation on earth and the saltiest. There is no way for water to flow out but the Jordan River and other streams flow in. Much of the water for the Dead Sea comes from underground springs.

It is as it's name implies dead. No plants, fish or any other life exist in it. The shoreline turns white from the crystals of salt that gather. The high salt content immediately kills any fish that enter through the river or streams. But surprisingly, these crystals or mineral salts have been found to do wonderful healthy things for the skin while effectively treating psoriasis, atopic dermatitis and arthritis among other problems.

Twenty one different minerals in dead sea products have been found to have rejuvenating, healing and moisturizing effects for the skin.

They include:

Sodium: Helps to balance the ph of the skin and supply energy to the cells.

Magnesium: Enhances cell regeneration.

Potassium: Regulates and keeps the body's water balance.

Calcium: Clarifies the skin and relieves pain.

Bromide: Helps promote youthful looking skin with a soothing, relaxing effect.

These minerals and more are at work in dead sea products.

Many women have been very happy with the effects of dead sea minerals. From dry to oily, aging to acne there seems to be something for everyone. It has been used in cleansers, toners, creams, soaps, salts and masks.

One of the most popular is dead sea mud. Found to improve circulation, remove toxins and impurities, moisturize, remove dead skin cells and be effective on psoriasis, eczema, acne and wrinkles. People visit the area from all over the world to enjoy the benefits of this mud. Mud treatments are popular at local hotels and spa's.

Healthy skin care from a unique region.

As I learned more about dead sea products, I found myself interested in the environmental aspects of production. This is a truly unique region of the world. The particular environmental conditions that exist here are not found anywhere else. As you can well imagine because of the wonderful healthy benefits found in this area there is much interest in developing it.

Spas, hotels, manufacturing plants line the shores. The Dead Sea is getting lower, drought, the heavy use of the water in the Jordan River for human needs and the use of water in the manufacturing of dead sea products seem to be to blame. Some environmentalists are concerned it is being too rapidly depleted.

Why am I telling you this?

Dead Sea products have been proven to provide many important benefits for healthy skin. I know many of us search all over for products that really work and if these products were truly effective I would use them but I would make sure I purchased from a company that used an environmentally sound method of production. The best of these products have FDA approval are clinically tested, not on animals and are made in environmentally sensitive production facilities.

Only you can determine if this is an issue for you to be concerned about. The benefits may far exceed the concerns.

Many of the companies on the web offer dead sea products under different brand names but come from one manufacturer. The Dead Sea is a relatively small area and there aren't that many production facilities. For the very best in products you want those that say they come directly from this region.

I researched many companies providing Dead Sea products and only found one that came close to meeting the criteria of providing safe ingredients with no animal testing and environmentally friendly production and that was Cleopatra's Choice , SeaOra's products.

I know this company is not listed with Peta or Safe Cosmetics but many good companies aren't. What makes me reassured is the information the website provides.

While I would prefer to see something like a cruelty free logo, a company that has an overall feel of concern for the environment and providing safe effective cruelty free products talks about it. They are proud of their products and ingredients, list them on the site and welcome questions.

If you look at SeaOra's ingredient list you may see some ingredients that might make you wonder about safety. Now I didn't check all products but on the ones I checked, I went through the ingredients I was wondering about and did not find any that were on Skin Deep high risk ingredients. In fact the highest level of concern I found was a .9 which puts it at moderate concern, 5 being the highest risk.

Environmental concerns aside if you decide that Dead Sea products are worth checking, keep in mind any other concerns you might have for safe ingredients and cruelty free cosmetics. This was harder to find for some reason with these products.

If anyone knows of any Dead Sea products that meet the criteria, discussed above. Please let me know through my contact page . I would appreciate it.

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