Sea salt, what is it good for....

Many know that sea salt is a great salt to use for cooking and seasoning. Some individuals can taste the difference between common table salt and sea salt, this may be due to the different mineral content. Sea salt can be found in chunk, rock, coarse and even fine varieties. There are trace amounts of iodine occurring within natural sea salt, but not comparable to iodized table salt.

Sea salt has commonly been created by evaporation of seawater, this can be done on a protected coast line, man made shallow lagoons, shallow lake beds or salt marshes. Different seas, locations, collection techniques and production processes can all create differing colors and slightly different flavors of the end product. For example, The Koreans produce one variety called Bamboo Salt. Created by packing bamboo segments with sea salt and packing the ends with mud, then roasting.. the salt absorbs minerals from the mud as well as nutrients from the bamboo.

BUT why is it used topically? For the same reason swimming in the sea can relax us, cleanse away stress, improve our skin. The water from our seas and oceans is know for its purification. Sea salt scrubs and soaks can help detoxify the skin, help to reduce fluid retention and also has antiseptic properties. Using sea salt as a scrub helps in circulation and exfoliation as well. By adding all natural essential oils into sea salt scrubs and soaks you get the added benefits of those individual herbs and botanicals as well.

So what is it good for?? Absolutely everything!