The Dead Sea lies some 400 meters below sea level and is the lowest point on the earth’s surface. It is a salt lake between Israel and the West Bank to the west, and Jordan to the east. It lies in the Jordan Rift Valley, and its main tributary is the Jordan River. Having no outlet, the Dead Sea is a “terminal lake” which loses huge amounts of water by evaporation into the hot dry air. This results in high concentrations of salts and minerals in a unique composition that is particularly rich in chloride salts of magnesium, sodium, potassium, and various other. Therefore, The Dead Sea is considered the richest depository of minerals and phosphates essential to maintaining the healthy process of cell renewal and stimulating blood circulation.

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Although called the “Dead-Sea”, this sea and the whole region on its shore is very much alive because of its miraculous properties. The beautifying abilities of the minerals present in the sea were also stuff of legends and many people traveled to the sea through the ages to find out that it is indeed true - Dead Sea salt and minerals do enhance skin beauty, skin youth as well as help numerous skin and joint ailments, including psoriasis, eczema and acne.

The Dead Sea is most famous for the powerful beautifying and rejuvenating effect that products made with it's minerals provide for people seeking to improve their skin look and health. The most popular products are bath salts and Dead Sea mud which not only make some of the best, dead sea products in the world, but have also been clinically proven to relieve such skin ailments as psoriasis, acne, eczema and other problems such as joint inflammation, arthritis and skin blemishes. Dead Sea cosmetics are also very legendary for their anti aging effects, helping clear up and smooth out wrinkles and facial lines.

The Dead Sea has been legendary for thousands of years and has much biblical and historical significance. Many fascinating people from the pages of history have been attracted to this region. Through the ages, desert dwellers and nomads sought refuge here in caves, monasteries and palaces. Lot's wife was turned into a pillar of salt. The secretive Essene sect left us the Dead Sea Scrolls near here. Herod built his mountain fortress at Masada. Canaanite Kings, Prophets of the Old Testament, the New Testament, the Koran, Ancient Kings and Queens like Queen of Sheba, King David, King Solomon and Queen Cleopatra, all bathed in the Dead Sea to enjoy its healing and beauty-enhancing properties.

The Dead Sea is an incomparable body of water, contrary to any other upon the face of the earth. It's the lowest and saltiest of every last deep, natural bodies of water, and has a unique chemical composition. The brine of the Dead Sea contains a unique array of salts, enriched with Magnesium, Potassium, Calcium, Chloride, Sodium and Bromide.

Comparison of Major Elements in the Dead Sea

(the Mediterranean Sea and Typical Ocean Water)

The water has a high specific gravity and great buoyancy, making it easy to float on its surface.

Watch this excerpt from ABC News/Good Morning America television special about The Dead Sea and its mystical beauty benefits!