Ingredient · dataset v56
Maris Sal and fungal acne
No known trigger
Why it's not a known trigger
A mined mineral salt mixture dominated by magnesium and potassium chlorides with only minor sodium chloride — not table salt under another name. No carbon chain of any kind, so nothing here Malassezia yeast's lipid-uptake machinery can use.
Dead Sea salt (INCI: Maris Sal). Bath-salt spec: MgCl2 31-35%, KCl ~21-27%, NaCl only ~3-8% of dry salt; Dead Sea water carries Mg ~40.7 g/L vs Na ~39.2 g/L. Judged as what it is — a mineral mix — never as Sodium Chloride.
Evidence strength
Judged neutral — no trigger evidence
Function
Mineral
Also listed as
Sea Salt, Dead Sea Salt, Dead Sea Minerals
Checked products with this ingredient (2)
Product types: Antifungal treatments, Body care
Antifungal treatments (1)
Body care (1)
Related mineral
- Alumina — No known trigger
- Aluminum Chlorohydrate — No known trigger
- Aluminum Hydroxide — No known trigger
- Aluminum Powder — No known trigger
- Aluminum Zirconium Tetrachlorohydrex GLY — No known trigger
- Avene Thermal Spring Water — No known trigger
- Barium Sulfate — No known trigger
- Boron Nitride — No known trigger
Sources
- Bawab et al. 2018 — Dead Sea mud and salt mineral analysis (IOP Conf Ser)
- COSMILE Europe (EU CosIng) — MARIS SAL ingredient entry
- EU CosIng database — search the INCI name
Last reviewed: 2026-10-13 (dataset v56).
Questions
Does Maris Sal trigger fungal acne?
No known trigger: A mined mineral salt mixture dominated by magnesium and potassium chlorides with only minor sodium chloride — not table salt under another name. No carbon chain of any kind, so nothing here the yeast's lipid-uptake machinery can use.
Does Maris Sal feed Malassezia?
No known link: Maris Sal is judged with no known trigger. One screened ingredient is not a product verdict — when in doubt, ask a dermatologist.
Is this medical advice?
No. We screen ingredient lists; we never diagnose, treat, or certify products. When in doubt, ask a dermatologist.
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Not medical advice: we screen ingredient lists for potential triggers — we never diagnose, treat, or certify products. Dataset v56.