NATURAL RUSSIA

HEALING BATH SALTS FROM NATURAL RUSSIA

Unique therapeutic bath salt from a Siberian salt lake - relieves inflammations, aches, pains, helps with skin disorders, re-mineralises the body, powerful relaxant

Siberian Natural Salt is part of the Rapan® range of products harvested from an ancient Siberian lake. In Russia it is used in spas, resorts and naturopathy clinics to treat various skin conditions, such as psoriasis, eczema, dermatitis, acne and many other health problems. It is also widely used and in the beauty industry and for home treatments - to aid relaxation, stress relief, improve skin condition, help with muscle and joint aches and pains and to improve general health. Rapan salt makes an excellent bath soak when joints and muscles are aching and the mind is racing.
It can be used in compresses to relieve aches and pains, help to heal skin lesions, infections, etc. It makes an excellent gargle and mouthwash in cases of tonsillitis and gyngivitis, and can be used as a face wash for acne.

How does it compare to the Dead Sea salt?

Dead Sea salt is its closest relative of the Siberian salt - their chemical composition and therapeutic effect is very similar. The scientific research conducted in Russia has shown that Rapan salt contains up to 5 times more fat-soluble antioxidants (carotenoids, retinoids) than Dead Sea salts. The method used was the spectral analysis. More information about this research can be found in the e-book "Rapan - Beauty through Healing" on this website.

Rapan salt contains such chemical elements and substances as Na, K, Mg, Ca, N, carbonate, hydrocarbonate, sulphate, chloride, bromide, phenols, microelements (P, As, Zn, Sn, Cu, Ni, Pb, Ag), silica acid, vitamins, hormones, biostimulators, amino acids, fatty acids, polysaccharides, peptides, etc.). It also contains most elements of the Periodic Table.

Rapan salt crystallises in the lake, and the crystals can be of different sizes. The salt also contains what is called 'crystallohydrate' - the product of the binding of water by inorganic substances in the cold conditions of Siberia. The water in this 'bound' state plays a very important role as far as therapeutic properties of the salt are concerned, and here is why:

It acts as a moisturiser for skin cells
It stimulates skin cell growth and regeneration
It promotes regeneration of skin collagen
The water in the crystals is 'living' water, since it forms the basis for the life of peptides in the salt.
Therapeutic properties of peptides in the salt result in pain relief, stimulation of antioxidant and adaptogenic regulatory systems, and general cell regeneration (anti-ageing properties).

Sodium chloride salts from the Ural mountains

Sodium chloride salts have an action which is quite different to the magnesium-rich Siberian salt. It act on the body by forming a salt layer on the skin which stays there for several hours after a bath, acting as a stimulator of nerve endings, micro-circulatory processes in the skin, and, through reflex action, of the body systems responsible for processes of adaptation to non-typical external stimuli. The penetration of the salt electrolytes into the outer skin layers (epydermis) changes the environment of the skin. This is accompanied by changes in its reactivity and metabolism.

The other factor is the increase in body temperature due to the formation of a salt layer on the skin which prevents evaporation of water from the skin. The rise in skin temperature in turn leads to dilation of capillaries in the skin, increase in circulation, increase in consumtion of oxygen by the skin, and an increase in glandular activity. The increase in the blood flow to the skin is followed by an increase in the volume of circulating blood (from the "blood depots"), increase in the blood flow to the heart which in turn stimulates cardiac activity. This allows to "exercise" the heart muscle.

It has been proved through scientific research that sodium chloride baths are better than other salt baths for increasing the tone of the veins and stimulating venous return. Such baths have been researched to decrease viscosity of the blood, micro-circulatory problems, increase in the capillary network. This leads to the increase in the supply of oxygen and nutrients to the skin and body organs and removal of carbon dioxide and metabolic waste.

Research has also shown an increase in lipid metabolism and regulation of metabolic rate under the influence of sodium chloride baths. They help regulate the nervous system and its functions.