Scientific Evidence of the Therapeutic Effects of Dead Sea Treatments: A Systematic Review

Environmental Water Chemistry and Dissolved Radon Concentration in a Thermal Spring

“…The type of water is Na-Cl, which has special applications in hydrotherapy and balneutherapy. This type of water stimulates different activities of the body, relives swelling, and if it is combined with gas has soothing effects, makes breathing easier, and stimulates the pancreas and gastrointestinal tract [39].…”

A Critical Evaluation of Dead Sea Therapy in the Management of Psoriasis

“…A major disadvantage of using these reported benefits is that most trials were carried out on animal models with few trials on human patients [3,5,13,26]. The number of well designed RCT is small and hence the findings are open to question [3]. There is also a degree of uncertainty about the treatment protocol in terms of the duration and frequency of sun exposure; and similarly the duration and frequency of bathing in the DS [31].…”

“…Apart from its therapeutic effect the DS is also effective because of its unique environment mainly its high temperature and low humidity [3].…”

“…UV radiation is attenuated when crossing the extra 420 m of the atmosphere at DS. In the DS there is a significant attenuation of shorter, erythematous, more deleterious UV-B (280-300 nm), while the larger therapeutic wavelengths (300-320 nm) are mildly attenuated, resulting in an enhancement of the therapeutic to damaging ratio [3]. This decreases the risk of skin damage and skin neoplasia following DS water exposure.…”

The Optimization of Antioxidant Properties of Herbal Bathing Salts

“…Thus, salt from the Dead Sea is one of the most studied skin cosmetic ingredients due to its unique mineral composition. It was reported that Dead Sea-derived salt could be used to treat various skin conditions, inflammatory skin disorders and arthritis [2][3][4][5][6]. Also it improves skin barrier function and enhances skin hydration.…”