Customer Reviews

AHAVA Pure Spa Dead Sea Mineral Mud, box of 4 - 8.5 oz packets

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I like to use Ahava mud couple times a month. It removes impurities very well, relaxes my skin and leaves it clean and glowing. I do recommend this product!

Warmed to 100F in a microwave or hot water this is amazingly relaxing. The mild adhesiveness of the mineral silt removes dead skin and restores hydration and blood flow to the tissues underneath. I agree it is messy but it's well worth it and a lot cheaper than going to the spa! Of course it's not a cure all for ageing or disease, but anyone who claims it has no benefits at all either hasn't tried it or hasn't used it properly.

If you want a spa treatment at home, you cannot do better than taking a mud bath with Ahava's Dead Sea mud. Heated in a microwave for a bit, this mud also soothes tired and aching muscles.

The one downside is the mess. You should not use this mud without having handy some towels you don't mind messing up---just in case.

But a mud bath is about a 15 minute affair. The muck dries, and you wash it off in the shower, and come out with the silkiest skin---and relaxed muscles. In Israel, one can buy mud packs single or in boxes. But this is so luxurious that a box of four would be a special treat. Much less expensive than a single visit to a real spa, too.

[Update, 2/20/2011: Regarding false comments of a political nature, please note: Ahava has done and is doing nothing illegal under international law, or otherwise, regarding its production facilities, regardless of the opinions of pro-Hamas folks. Obviously a campaign is afoot --- having nothing to do with Ahava's products or their quality --- to delegitimize Israel through boycotts like this.

Here are the facts, both historically and according to established international law. There is no final settlement in the disputed territories. The Palestinian contingent has repeatedly rejected at least five final settlements offered by Israel and its predecessors since the 1920s. The last formal proposal came in 2000 although several more attempts since have been made to arrive at final terms between the disputing parties.

Alas, current Palestinian Authority leaders are just as hard line as Hamas. They do not recognize Israel's right to statehood at all, and regularly so state in official media of every kind. A rhetorical question: How should Israel negotiate with people who openly envision another genocide? I have no answer, and those who boycott Ahava clearly do not either.

Historically, the last internationally recognized High Contracting Party in the disputed territories --- now known as the "west bank," as in "west bank of the Jordan River" --- was the League of Nations. In 1922, the League established a Mandate for Palestine, entrusting its administration to the British government, which withdrew in 1948. The world's nations voted on this Mandate after World War I, (and Arabian royals in the Hijaz agreed), just as they voted on Mandates for Iraq, Syria, The Lebanon and so on. This land was intended as part of a national home for the Jewish people. The plan established by High Contracting Parties, and therefore international law, remained in force until Britain unilaterally and illegally established Trans-Jordan to appease the Sharif Feisal of Mecca, whose offspring unsuccessfully attempted to rule where originally assigned. The Palestine Mandate to establish a national home for the Jewish people included what is now generally called the "west bank." In 1948, after the United Nations recognized Israel as a state, Jordan rejected the settlement offered at that time, attacked the nascent Israel and illegally seized that land against dictates of international law. Jordan illegally controlled the land until 1967.

Jordan then bombed Jerusalem --- despite repeated peaceful Israeli attempts through diplomatic intermediaries to persuade Jordan not to do so. Israel counter-attacked --- a perfectly legal measure under international law for any established, recognized nation that is attacked.

Israel won the land in self-defense, and has repeatedly attempted to reach a final settlement with those people who claim it. Alas, any final settlement between the parties to the dispute must include an agreement to peace between them --- something the Palestinian Authority refuses to do, as this would require recognizing Israel, which it openly states it never will.

Therefore, under international law, Israel's presence in the disputed territories remains legal. Israel stole nothing from Palestinian Arabs. If their leaders choose to reject a final peace settlement, it's a shame. But international law requires that they do so for there to be any final settlement at all, much less a valid one.]

--- Alyssa A. Lappen

This product is a little stinky and very messy!!! However, my skin does feel detoxed after using it. I have used it twice now... I would probably not buy the product again but will use what I have already purchased.

I like the package so easy to use. I live in the south so when I use this I go out side in my back yard to rinse off. It makes the skin feel like silk. I do see the issue about the mess, I am not sure if I would do a full body mask in my own shower, since I would not want to have to clean it up.

I've used a number of AHAVA products and I don't think they are worth the packaging they're sent in. There really is nothing exceptional about Dead Sea minerals or mud, and its not worth the cost to human lives by buying AHAVA products, since they use Palestinian resources that are illegally appropriated, according to international law, and as recognized by the United Nations.

this is one of those luxery items you pay alot for but didn't see any benefit. Its really useless and a waste of money