For centuries the Dead Sea has been the place that people have traveled from all over the world to bathe in its warm salty waters for their healing properties. In Hebrew, the Dead Sea is called the Sea of Salt because the Dead Sea is one of the world's saltiest bodies of water. It is so salty that if you go into the Dead Sea, you can actually sit up and float on the water.

The salt in the Dead Sea is different than what you find in oceans. The Dead Sea salt is made up of calcium chloride, potassium chloride, magnesium chloride, and sodium chloride. It also has a high concentration of bromide ions. These properties make the salt from the Dead Sea extremely healthful for skin of all types, and especially helpful for people with skin disorders like psoriasis. Dead Sea salts are also known to relieve arthritis, rheumatism, muscle pain, eczema, and lower back pain.

Even if you do not have any skin disorders Dead Sea bath salts soften skin, relieve tension, and promote deep relaxation during use. The Dead Sea bath salts stimulate circulation and unravel tight, aching muscles and stiff joints. Dead Sea bath salts come unscented and scented. By adding scents to the salts, the Dead Sea salts have an added benefit of aromatherapy to relax your tired body and mind even further.

One of the best places to buy Dead Sea bath salts is on eBay.  eBay sellers have many varieties and brands of Dead Sea bath salts, including organic handmade versions, scented, unscented, and bulk bags of the bath salts for you to choose from.  The Dead Sea bath salts are very reasonable in price and they are simple to use, and store well between uses.

I prefer the aromatic bath salts because the scents relax me even more than the unscented bath salts.  Dead Sea bath salts come in a variety of scents from the popular lavender to the more neutral vanilla.  The scent is a matter of preference, and does not change the therapeutic benefits of the bath salts.

If you are a newcomer to using Dead Sea bath salts, start out by buying a small amount so that you can test it out at home to see how relaxing the bath salts are.  You can start out with very small quantities like the bags to the right that are only 4 oz. each.  This way you will save money, and be able to just try the bath salts out first.

Once you decide that you like them, you can find the perfect scent and then order the Dead Sea bath salts in larger size containers or in bulk.  You don't have to worry about the bath salts going bad because salt does not go bad.

If you have allergies or want to check the authenticity of the product, you can ask for the ingredients of your bath salt product from the seller.  Depending on what therapeutic benefit the Dead Sea bath salt mixture is offering, other ingredients may be added. 

There are several well known Dead Sea bath salt manufacturers, like the one to the right Masada mineral dead sea bath salts, and Swisa beauty body care bath salts below.  Once you find your favorite you will know, then you can order the right Dead Sea bath salt product for you.

Dead Sea bath salts also make great gifts for anyone you know, men or women.  They are easy to ship, or pack in a suitcase, and everyone can benefit by their use.  Most eBay sellers will ship their products anywhere you need to send it for a birthday gift, Mother's Day gift or Christmas gift.  For more ideas on how to relax, see the links below.