Dead Sea Salt Research
Many clinical research studies have been carried out to establish the therapeutic properties of Dead Sea salts. Below are excerpts from some of these. From the Department of Dermatology, University of Kiel, GermanyProksch E, Nissen HP, Bremgartner M, Urquhart C Abstract Magnesium salts, the prevalent minerals in Dead Sea water, are known to exhibit favorable effects in inflammatory diseases. We examined the efficacy of bathing atopic subjects in a salt rich in magnesium chloride from deep layers of the Dead Sea. Volunteers with atopic dry skin submerged one forearm for 15 min in a bath solution containing 5% Dead Sea salt. The second arm was submerged in tap water as a control. Before the study and at weeks 1-6, trans-epidermal water loss (TE…
