Dead Sea salt scrub is an exfoliating product made from salt crystals extracted from the Dead Sea. The Dead Sea also called as the Salt Sea is located between Jordan and Israel and is popular for its unique mineral compositions and for the water’s therapeutic effects. It is a very salty body of water with a salinity level of 33.7%. The harshness of the salinity is considered deadly to most living things, hence its name.

Despite its creepy name and killer reputation, the Dead Sea has been a center for health research and treatment.
Dead Sea salts are not edible. They are mineral salts. 80% of the water contains Sodium Chloride and the remaining 20% is made up of Magnesium, Potassium, Calcium Chloride, Bromides and other minerals.

These minerals are considered essential in achieving and maintaining healthy, beautiful skin:

• Sodium Chloride is important for proper functioning of the immune system.
• Magnesium is important for fighting stress and relieving fluid retention. It also slows the aging of skin and calms the nervous system.
• Potassium balances skin moisture and is essential in rehydrating the body.
• Calcium Chloride is a soluble type of calcium that helps in overcoming calcium deficiency.
• Bromides are responsible in relaxing muscle stiffness and tension

Other minerals such as Zinc and Sulfur are also found in Dead Sea salt. Zinc gives sun protection while Sulfur works as a powerful detoxifying agent.

The extensive benefits of Dead Sea salt minerals make it particularly appealing as an ingredient for bath and body products such as Dead Sea bath salt, mud, facial masks, body scrub, bath soap, body wrap and more.

Dead Sea salt body scrub can also be called Dead Sea mineral scrub. This type of salt scrub is believed to have been used since ancient times. It is made with a combination of Dead Sea salt crystals and essential oils. The high combination of minerals makes a Dead Sea body scrub more effective in achieving and maintaining maximum skin hydration.

It is popularly used for bath and massage purposes. The rough, salt crystals rub away dead skin cells revealing the soft skin underneath that gets moisturized by the oil.

Salt scrubs refresh skin by exfoliating and polishing—a very important part of skin care. It is important for skin to be regularly exfoliated to keep it clean, healthy and glowing.

Aside from rubbing away dead skin cells, the benefits of using Dead Sea salt and its minerals in body care are plenty:

• It improves the texture of dull and tired skin by giving it a “salt glow”—skin feels younger and feels smoother.
• It thoroughly cleans pores. Unclogged pores will lessen occurrence of skin irritation or acne.
• It lightens blemishes.
• It reduces wrinkles and repairs sun-damaged skin.
• It helps future skin regeneration.
• It can remove and prevent growth of ingrown hairs.
• It can improve blood circulation by stimulating tissues beneath skin. Good circulation helps in the healthy appearance of skin and also helps in reducing cellulite.
• It promotes healthy metabolism.
• It helps get rid of toxins.
• It relaxes muscles and nerves.
• It is an effective treatment for dry skin, rashes, eczema and psoriasis. (Psoriasis is an autoimmune disease that causes red, scaly patches to appear on skin.)

When buying or mixing a body scrub with Dead Sea salt, only fine grains should be used. Large size crystals cannot exfoliate as well as the fine grains. A Dead Sea salt scrub cleans skin better than regular cleansers or soaps because of its ability to thoroughly reach different skin layers.

Salt scrubs are not advisable to be used by people with sensitive skin. It is important to remember not to apply salt scrubs to infected areas to avoid worsening irritated skin conditions.

The variety of Dead Sea salt body products are available and sold in bath and drug stores. These products can be purchased over the counter. These body products are also packaged in different scents.

The benefits of Dead Sea minerals can be experienced at home or can be professionally sought in a spa, or with many home spa treatments which save considerable amounts of money with all of the same healthy benefits of spa treatments.