Prospects of using mineral-containing preparations in cosmetology

Unlike vitamins and herbal ingredients, the cosmetic benefits of minerals for the skin are mostly  ignored and products containing them are rarely used. Therefore, analyzing and evaluating the existing scientific data on the benefits and risks of using mineral salts in cosmetic practice, as well as determining the prospects for their application, is one of the challenges in contemporary medicine and cosmetology. Based on the literature review, it can be concluded that cosmetics enrichedwith micro- and macroelements are characterized  by a wide spectrum of action. These include soothing the skin, restoring pH balance, enchancing oxygen exchange, reducing inflammation,stimulating metabolism, normalizing water-salt balance, increasing skin turgor and elasticity, smoothing wrinkles, and strengthening the skin barrier. Often, the healing mud itself is marketed as a standalone cosmetic product. For example, Dead Sea mud is a disctinct product line. This is due to the fact that healing mud is  chemically and biologically self-sufficient substance with convenient consistency, which makes is highly effective and convenient for cosmetic application. Mud treatment has many contraindications, and uncontrolled application of medical mud, even for cosmetic purposes, can cause complications. Pure medical mud cannot be considered a cosmetic product, as this implies safety when used independently. In modern practices, in order to avoid the side effects of peloids, unpleasant organoleptic properties, and impurities, peloids are not used directly as raw materials for cosmetic products, but rather their processed products are used. Extracts, concentrates and other derivatives are  obtained from medical muds. Cosmetic formulations based on mud processing products, in addition to peloid preparations, also contain other components such as vegetable oils, extracts, vitamins and etc. Today, cosmetic products containing minerals are presented in the form of creams, lotions, shampoos, cosmetic milks, masks, plates, and other application forms.Cosmetic products containing minerals rarely cause allergic reactions. The skin loses mineral salts every day. Properly selected skincare products help replenish the elements, which has a positive effect on the appearance of the epidermis.