The Dead Sea Contains 21 Minerals A unique chemical composition of Chloride, Bicarbonate, Sulphate, Sodium, Potassium, Calcium and Magnesium endows the Dead Sea with considerable curative properties. Twelve of these are found in no other sea or ocean and some are recognized for imparting a relaxed feeling, nourishing the skin, activating the circulatory system and for easing rheumatic discomfort and metabolic disorders. The Dead Sea itself, which has a 33% concentration of salts and minerals (compared to only 3% in the ocean), is located in Southwestern Asia at the lowest point on the earth, 390 meters (about 1300 feet) below sea level. Because of this unique location, certain atmospheric, thermal, chemical and optical characteristics are found which occur nowhere else in the world. Because of the density of solids in the water, the human body easily floats on the surface.