Going to the seaside is not only a pleasure and relaxation, but swimming in the sea or ocean provides numerous health benefits. But how is your skin benefiting from the sea?
10 reasons why Seawater is great for your Skin
1. Minerals that help repair the skin are magnesium, calcium and potassium, iodine, and they are found in seawater in high concentrations. These minerals renew the skin, enable faster healing of wounds, regulate bacterial infections, and alleviate acne.
2. The composition of seawater and blood plasma in minerals and elements in traces is almost identical. Therefore, seawater has a whole range of benefits for our skin and the entire body.
3. Seawater cleans enlarged pores, removes excess oil, reduces inflammatory processes.
4. Seaweed gently exfoliates the skin and accelerates the replacement of dead cells from the surface of the skin with new ones.
5. Peripheral circulation is accelerated and all together it contributes to the better absorption of lotions and nourishing creams applied after bathing.
6. The combination of sun, iodine, zinc, iron, selenium from seawater increases the level of serotonin (pleasure hormone) and reduces the level of cortisol (stress hormone). People with hypersensitive skin prone to eczema and psoriasis have great benefits from this mineral bath.
7. Many cosmetic products are based on Dead Sea minerals, precisely because of their healing properties.
8. People prone to dandruff enter a calmer phase up to 3 months after their stay at sea. The combination of seawater and solar radiation reduces the amount of fungi on our skin and at the same time increases the circulation and thus controls seborrheic dermatitis.
9. Sea salt stimulates hair growth, it acts as a natural shampoo, opens up pores on the scalp and allows for better penetration of nourishing masks.
10. Staying at sea also renews the nervous system, increases physical activity, lowers blood pressure.
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