What Men and Women Should Know about Magnesium and its Benefits to your Skin

Since the day of Cleopatra, people have experienced or heard of the healing powers of the Dead Sea.  It is believed that a primary reason for this is because of the dense accumulation of magnesium in the Dead Sea waters.  Magnesium or Mg is prevalent in many products made with Dead Sea minerals and can be used as an over the counter option in alleviating many conditions that effect our skin.  Magnesium has many other beneficial applications to our body, our food, the fertilizer we use… but we want to focus here on it’s topical benefits to our skin.

Allergic Reactions:

Magnesium has an ability to cleanse your skin and detoxify the entire epidermis.  Specifically, areas where you might be experiencing allergic reactions can be relieved or eliminated.   

Anti Aging – Anti Wrinkle:

Magnesium is an ion essential to all living cells.  When areas particularly around your eyes and face are treated, studies show that many people see a significant reduction in fine lines and wrinkles.  The presence of this element enhances the natural hydration of your skin and encourages the production of collagen already present in your skin cells.  Many people can also see a significant reduction in the depth of wrinkling.

Acne:

Same as the positive effects that magnesium has on allergic reactions, using magnesium based products for cleansing your skin in areas where acne is present or prone to immerge will help in fighting this hormonal reaction by your skin.

Psoriasis & Eczema:

The National Psoriasis Foundation outlines one of their treatment recommendations as using the sun and water therapy from the Dead Sea.  See their site at www.psoriasis.org.  These are extremely common skin conditions.  Healing of these areas on your body and often be healed very quickly with proper application.  In addition to reducing roughness and skin inflammation, we found a study that outlined the benefits to these same patients in their ability to sleep better.

Magnesium encompases roughly 2% of the earth’s crust.  If this is so, why do we continue to focus on these minerals found in the dead sea?  Mg is the third most plentiful element dissolved in seawater.  And in the Dead Sea it is known to be the richest and healthiest of all waters.  Unlike no other body of water, the Dead Sea contains no living microorganisms.  This includes no seaweed, plants or fish of any kind.  Also, because of it’s elevation being below sea level, a much higher concentration of Magnesium exists that any other body of water on the earth.  The Dead Sea contains a 33% concentration of salts and minerals compared to only 3% in the ocean. 

Treatments: 

If you have the means and ability to travel to the Dead Sea, it is chocked full of Clinics and spas that use a combination of exposure to the waters of the Dead Sea along with the healing benefits of the sun.  If you aren’t able to go this route many seek professional help from dermatologists.  A much less expensive option that has proven highly beneficial is by using over the counter masks, lotions and minerals made from Dead Sea minerals including but not limited to Magnesium. 

The natural treatment of using magnesium in topical products is suitable for all people including children and pregnant women with very few contraindications.  The striking effectiveness of this treatment and the fact that it is more cost effective than many other treatments makes it a very popular alternative.