Dead Sea salt is the salt taken or extracted from the Dead Sea. It was used by ancient Egyptians to make skin creams and soaps – a tradition current day Israelis and Jordanians continue – though current day technologies allow cosmetics companies to extract salt from lower, denser, previously unreachable depths of the Dead Sea.

Minerals are the skin’s fundamental building blocks. Minerals have a profound effect on the skin’s key functions. Without a correct balance of minerals, skin-loving vitamins and amino acids cannot be metabolized. Read on to learn more