Relaxing in the Bath: Why Bath Salts Should Be a Part of Your Routine

Taking a bath isn’t just about cleanliness—it’s an opportunity to unwind and rejuvenate your body and mind. Bathing with bath salts offers more than a relaxing experience; it provides a natural way to enhance your health and relaxation routine.

The Therapeutic Power of Bath Salts

When added to your bath, bath salts introduce essential minerals like magnesium, calcium, and potassium, which are absorbed through the skin. These minerals provide various health benefits. Magnesium, for instance, can help reduce inflammation and improve muscle function, which is why many people use bath salts to aid muscle recovery after a workout.

Relax Your Mind and Body

The calming effects of relaxing in the bath go beyond soothing muscles. As you soak, your mind can also benefit from the quiet, meditative state created by warm water and aromatic bath salts. This calming environment promotes mindfulness and can help relieve mental stress.

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Building skin barrier protection

bathing with bath saltsThis study on Interaction of mineral salts with the skin: a literature survey provides a wealth of context about where science is at with regard to minerals and topical application for skin health. For example, bathing in solutions of 5% Dead Sea salt were found to improve symptoms related to many common skin conditions, such as flaking and dryness, to reduce roughness and improve hydration. Most interestingly, it was found that salt baths do appear to speed and improve skin barrier formation, which naturally then aids the skin in protection and recovery.

In short, bathing with bath salts is a skin protecting addition to your skin care regimen, as salts soothe and help skin recover by providing new layers of emerging epidermis the components needed to build better barrier protection and retain moisture.

Relaxing in the bath to soothe aches

Of course one of the most popular purposes of relaxing in the bath is to unwind after a long day. For ages people have added mineral salts to bath water to enhance the relaxation and pain soothing effects. While there is not yet much scientific evidence to support minerals passing through the skin, many people attest to enhanced relaxation and soothing of sore muscles when they take the time for bathing with bath salts.

This could be due to the warm relaxing water helping to pull focus into our bodies, which in turn, helps us take some time out just to be present. Or perhaps it's the minerals and salt water helping the skin to better purge impurities it is trying to expel. Being the largest organ of the body, and the one most in contact with the outside world, the skin is largely responsible for exuding toxins and waste to help the body function its best. Surely exfoliation and nourishing the skin with the minerals in Dead Sea salt help the skin carry out its important daily functions.

UV Protection from Selenium?

relaxing in the bathSelenium, one of the minerals found in Dead Sea salt, is showing evidence of being able to provide skin with special UV protection, and perhaps even anti-aging effects where sun damage has occurred.

According to one of the studies touched in on the article mentioned above, there was a small human clinical study with 8 subjects, where topical lotions containing selenium (selenomethionine – the most effective way of delivering selenium into the skin) – were applied for 2 weeks . This was shown to improve the effects of UV exposure. Additionally, in animal studies, similar application has been shown to reverse photageing.

So many minerals in Dead Sea salt!

While research still needs to be done to determine just how much we can absorb through our skin, there's no doubt about the relaxation, pain relief, and skin conditioning properties most people enjoy by bathing in mineral salts.

So if you're in the market to find out for yourself what mineral salts can do for you, Dead Sea salt contains 60+ minerals! Usually the more important minerals are in a bigger concentration (like magnesium and potassium) but they are also a great source for less common minerals.

Sodium, magnesium, and potassium are incredibly important minerals for overall digestion. Whether it's the minerals in the salts, or the relaxing warm bath, or both, many people with digestion issues benefit from bathing with bath salts. Symptoms like constipation, food sensitivity, and bloating often are greatly relieved by bathing in a nice warm bath. All the better if you have some mineral salts to add!

How to Enjoy a Bath Salt Soak

Using bath salts is simple—just add them to a warm bath and let them dissolve. The soothing minerals begin working immediately, relieving tension. For a more focused experience, you can use bath salts in a foot soak to relax tired feet after a long day.

Enhance Your Relaxation Routine

To maximize your bath experience, consider combining bath salts with other natural products. For instance, our specially formulated bath salts provide a refreshing, rejuvenating soak. Salt scrubs can be paired with bath salts to exfoliate your skin, leaving it feeling soft and hydrated.

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