There is a long history concerning the use of seawater in health and beauty due to its wealth of micro and macro minerals. Seawater has been shown to exhibit spectacular effects with regular use. The use of sea salts in bath water can imitate the curative effects of mineral springs.
Recently, refined and deodorized sea salts have been added to cosmetics to function as cleansers, moisturizers, night creams, and foundation creams. Inorganic salts can only play a limited role in improving skin health and appearance since the epidermal barrier resists their approach.
Conditions change when the minerals are complexed with naturally occurring low molecular weight proteins (polypeptides) produced by Saccharomyces cerevisiae which function as carriers of minerals. The final complex Saccharomyces/Sea Salt Ferment is a ready-to-use ingredient for skin and hair care applications that delivers essential minerals and microelements from sea to skin cells.
Stabilization difficulties often result, deterring cosmetic chemist from incorporating such materials as Sea Salt into their formulations. However, the use of minerals in cosmetic formulations, complexed with a natural vehicle like Saccharomyces/Sea Salt Ferment can enhance formula stabilization while providing a sustained delivery of minerals to the skin.