Good Health & Cosmetology:

From a Sea Known for Death?

Of all the mineral salts known to exist in the Sea of Salt region, those in highest concentration include Magnesium, Calcium, Bromide, Potassium, Sodium, Chloride, and Sulfur. Magnesium chloride (53%), potassium chloride (37%), and sodium chloride or common table salt (8%) are the most abundant, while the remainder occur chiefly in trace elements.

One has yet to obtain current estimates as to the approximate net worth of the Dead Sea region, but its value seems to rest mainly in its ability to draw tourists and in mineral extraction. During the mid-70s, the estimated value of the roughly 50 ...