The afternoon sun beats down on the rocky hills and quicksand pits that surround ... selling plastic bottles of mud and salt crystals to tourists at the Dead Sea and, later, in stores throughout ...

Fearing he would never be found alive in the 30 foot-deep pit, he scribbled his will on ... who come in search of the curative powers of Dead Sea mud, or simply for the experience of floating ...

People visit the Dead Sea for its mineral-rich mud and water. The mud is good for the skin, helping with psoriasis and atopic ...

ADVERTISEMENT But you’d wouldn’t know it from the multi-million dollar Dead Sea cosmetics industry gobbled up by tourists visiting this unique ecological spot. From the ads for mud masks ...

The high salt and mineral concentration make it impossible for plants, insects, or fish to survive in the Dead Sea; however, some microorganisms have been found at its bottom. The mud from the bottom ...

Treating rheumatological diseases. Dead Sea mud and bathing in Dead Sea salt water can also be used to treat rheumatological diseases, which are inflammatory and autoimmune diseases that cause ...