MINERAL · MATERIA №37
Dead Sea Mud
Mineral silt from the lowest point on Earth.
- Family
- mineral
- Origin
- Dead Sea, Israel/Jordan
- Format
- Mask, cleanser
- Best taken
- Weekly evening treatment
Dead Sea mud forms in a hypersaline lake more than 400 metres below sea level. The water there is roughly ten times saltier than the ocean and unusually rich in magnesium, calcium, potassium and bromide.
The mud has been used cosmetically and medicinally for at least two thousand years — Cleopatra reportedly insisted on it.
How it works in the body
The high mineral concentration and fine particle size lift impurities and excess sebum while delivering magnesium and other minerals to the surface skin layer.
What you can expect
Clarifying
Lifts excess oil and surface impurities.
Good for: skin
Mineral support
Delivers magnesium and trace minerals to the skin surface.
Good for: skin
04 — PROTOCOL
Apply a thin layer to clean damp skin, leave 8–12 minutes, rinse with warm water. Once weekly.
05 — SOURCING
Genuine Dead Sea origin with a documented chain. Look for products free of synthetic dyes and unnecessary fragrance.
06 — CAUTION
May be drying for very dry or compromised skin. Always follow with a humectant and moisturizer.
What the studies say
HONEST NOTE
Peer-reviewed human evidence specifically for Dead Sea Mud is still limited. We use it for its traditional context and mechanistic profile, but we won't cite trials that don't exist.
All citations link to PubMed, PubMed Central or the original publisher. We do not reproduce full study text. References last verified by SACRAHAUS editorial.
08 — PRODUCTS
Products with Dead Sea Mud
08 — PAIRS WELL WITH
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Honest answers
- How often?
- Once a week is enough. Over-masking can compromise the barrier.
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