The minerals in seawater, and then sea salt, may boost the salt’s effectiveness for treating eczema symptoms. One 2005 study concluded that soaking in a bath with salt from the Dead Sea can ...

A few years ago Ricardo Braz was scrolling through Instagram when he spotted a picture of a tiny island made of salt in the Dead Sea. He added it to his bucket list. In December the 24-year-old ...

Isolated bodies of water can also become extra salty, or hypersaline, through evaporation. The Dead Sea in the Middle East is an example of this. The high salt content increases the water's density, ...

Dead Sea salt, unlike regular table salt or Epsom salt, is rich with nutrients like magnesium, calcium, sulfur and zinc. A study in 2005 concluded that soaking in a bath with salt from the Dead ...