| The therapeutic qualities of seawater have been | | | | that preserve the vital elements. |
| known for centuries. | | | | This salt is rich in minerals, organic compounds, |
| Hippocrates wrote about the healing affects it had on | | | | microscopic algae and phytoplankton, and other trace |
| the injured hands of fishermen. The seawater | | | | elements. These natural salts are beneficial to us in |
| reduced infection, and patients treated with | | | | ways we don't understand and cannot measure. |
| seawater found that it also promoted pain relief. | | | | They are simply good for us. |
| Seawater is salty, and when the water is removed | | | | Sea salt, when added to bath water, is like a |
| by evaporation, we get these natural seawater | | | | seawater kit! |
| ingredients in concentrated form - we call it 'sea salt'. | | | | Sea salts in a bath create an effective therapy for |
| Sea salt makes the very best bath salt. | | | | many skin problems. People with psoriasis, eczema |
| Not All Bath Salts Are The Same | | | | and other dry skin conditions can benefit from warm |
| Chemical companies start with sea salt as a raw | | | | seawater therapy. Acne can improve with this as well |
| ingredient to make other chemicals. They remove | | | | - baths of sea salt help clean pores and detoxify the |
| 'impurities' - other minerals and dried sea plants - from | | | | body. |
| sea salt, refining the salt and removing important | | | | (Detoxify means, the minerals in the sea salt bath |
| components along the way. At some point, after | | | | pulls the waste materials out of the pores - such as |
| many important minerals have already been removed, | | | | the salty-sweaty stuff that we eliminate through the |
| they package it and sell it. They call it 'bath salt'. | | | | skin during the day - and the bath salts neutralize |
| As minerals are removed from sea salt, the salt | | | | these things, leaving your skin fresh and really clean.) |
| becomes more refined. Nearly 80 minerals are | | | | In other words, a sea-water bath creates an |
| removed from sea salt to create other products. | | | | environment that can help remove waste materials |
| Each step along the way, minerals of natural sea salt | | | | from the body, a comfortable and soothing way to |
| are removed until only one is left - a pure crystal of | | | | detoxify our bodies. |
| sodium chloride. | | | | And when natural herbs and essential aromatherapy |
| This final, left-over crystal happens to be white and | | | | oils are added, a bath with sea salts can improve our |
| tastes salty, and we call it 'table salt'. | | | | sense of well-being, too! |
| The reason table salt is not used for baths is simply | | | | A Recipe For Relaxing |
| because it is so concentrated; it is very harsh to our | | | | Start with natural salts from the Bay of Brittany. Add |
| skin. | | | | natural plant-based aromatherapy - use fragrances |
| (For these same reasons, table salt is also harsh | | | | from essential oils of eucalyptus, cyprus, and |
| inside our bodies, containing almost none of the | | | | peppermint. Sprinkle in organic herbal extracts of |
| nutrients we used to get from real salt. That is why | | | | chamomile and calendula. Mix this in a warm tub, light |
| we should buy sea salt to flavor our food, as well - | | | | a candle or two, turn off the lights, and step in. |
| all the ingredients we need for health are still there!) | | | | Then, just soak, relax, and breathe. Speak quietly to |
| The Best Bath Salts (and food salts) are All-Natural! | | | | yourself, out loud, with some positive language. Say |
| Natural sea salts come in a variety of colors - gray, | | | | things like "I am okay", and "It is all good", "I am |
| brown, green, pink and other colors. These colors | | | | strong and well". Positive affirmations can be very |
| come from the minerals and other ingredients in that | | | | powerful. |
| particular sea as the water evaporated over the | | | | Imagine how this could improve your life, just doing |
| centuries. | | | | this simple routine for yourself on a regular basis! |
| The natural buffers and other minerals contained sea | | | | Take advantage of the power of nature, a simple |
| salts allow us to feel the gentle 'balance of the sea', | | | | warm bath infused with ancient remedies - seawater, |
| and the softness of warm bath water with sea salts | | | | aromatherapy, and candle light - to nurture, heal, and |
| is good for our skin. | | | | soothe your body, mind, and spirit. |
| One of the best sources of natural bath salts is the | | | | Learn more about the health benefits of sea salt, |
| Bay of Brittany, France. This area is well known for | | | | aromatherapy oils and natural bath salts - and |
| its great wealth of algae, plankton, and rich sea life. | | | | discover for yourself how these simple things can |
| Salt in this area is sun dried and hand harvested in | | | | help you relax. |
| the Celtic fashion, using ages-old harvesting methods | | | | |