Ahava Dead Sea Laboratories Ltd. is the oldest and the most trustworthy Israel’s cosmetics company. It was founded in 1988 and since then has manufactured skin care products, based on the mineral salts and mud deposits of the Dead Sea. The Ahava product line includes all the basic skin care preparations for all facial skin types: creams and serums for dry, greasy, and sensitive skin, cosmetics for men, as well as anti-aging and body skin care products. Excellent products of Ahava, in particular, its moisturizing and nourishing creams for face and body, hands and feet care creams, as well as shower gels have gained worldwide recognition. The company’s production is sold in more than 30 countries on all continents.
The Dead Sea water and mud sediments contain more than 20 minerals, 12 of them existing only in this unique natural source. Thorough clinical studies have proved that the minerals can deeply cleanse the skin and stimulate the function of its cells. For example, such minerals as calcium, magnesium and potassium, improve metabolism, stimulate blood circulation and regeneration of skin cells. In addition, the clinical studies of Ahava Dermud skin care line carried out in 2009, showed that the complex of the Dead Sea minerals has protective, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory activity. It protects the skin from damage and aging resulting from excessive solar radiation and also reduces oxidative stress and suppresses inflammatory processes in the case of skin pathologies.
Another example is the mud treatment of osteoarthritis, which, traditionally, has been relatively expensive and required special equipment and the presence of a therapist. The Ahava company has developed mud packs based on the Dead Sea mineral mud, which can be heated in a microwave oven or in a pan of hot water at home and then applied to the joints. Clinical studies revealed 20% or more reduction of the knee joint arthritic pain in the patients who had received such applications; in addition, the treatment took only one month as compared to the treatment period of three months in the control group.
The company strives for the prevalence of natural ingredients in its cosmetics and fights for the preservation of the environment. Ahava's methods of collecting mud and minerals are minimally invasive; the ingredients or products are not tested on animals and all the manufacture is packed in recyclable containers. The company is conducting pioneering studies of the application of nanotechnology in cosmetics, in particular, it has launched a R&D project to investigate nano-emulsions and nano-suspensions of mud nanoparticles. Cosmetics of the Ahava company provides an excellent example of science and nature balance, being the best of what you can get buying the wonderful Dead Sea cosmetics.
