The Dead Sea

Located approximately 30 minutes from the mountains of Jerusalem is one of nature's most unique sites - the Dead Sea, 430 m (1,410 ft) below sea level, the lowest point on earth.

The Dead Sea has the highest natural mineral concentration of any body of water. Numerous subterranean springs, winter flash floods, mountain runoffs and the Jordan River source the Dead Sea with its singular chemical composition. For thousands of years nature has kept this sea secluded by deserts, free of contamination and pollution, while accumulating a deposit rich in over 20 various minerals.

Historical texts and archaeological remains of ancient spas found near the Dead Sea provide evidence that its curative and therapeutic values have been known since antiquity.

By the 18th Century the first scientific research of the Dead Sea was made by the French chemist Lavoisier and later by Gay-Lussac. From the beginning of the 20th Century, many prestigious scientific journals published articles reporting the remission of rheumatic and dermatological disorders by the use of Dead Sea water, salt and mud.

Current scientific clinical studies provide further proof that balneotherapy in Dead Sea water is effective in improving skin conditions, muscle tone, and joint movement, while reducing joint pain. Evidence is so conclusive that some Health Care providers (i.e. Germany) allow their patients bi-annual treatments at the Dead Sea.

Scientists have defined the therapeutic value of the various minerals found in the Dead Sea. Potassium behaves as a natural moisturizer of the upper layer of the epidermis by enhancing the skin's cells ability to retain water. Magnesium has anti-allergenic properties. Zinc compounds provide anti-inflammatory benefits. Bromides relax the nerves. Chlorides disinfect.

Partial mineral composition of the Dead Sea:
Magnesium, Iron ,Sulphate, Potassium, Zinc, Bromide, Sodium, Lithium, Fluoride, Calcium, Phosphate, Strontium