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Ahava ( Dead Sea Laboratories) Previous

Field or Application: Materials, Particles, Cytokines, Biotechnology, Drug Delivery, Targeting & Controlled Release, Sol-gel, Encapsulation

Established: 1988
Investors: Kibbutz Mitzpe Shalem ,Hamashbir Holdings,kibbutz Kalya and Ein Gedi

The business of Dead Sea Laboratories (DSL) is mainly in the field of the Dead Sea Minerals. Dead-Sea salty water, mud and salts are natural resources of unique compositions, taken from the lake and its shores at the lowest point on Earth. Some unique compositions using Dead-Sea minerals have been tested and patented for their skin smoothing and moisturizing effects, however their mode of action is still not clear. DSL R&D efforts in nanotechnology applies to cosmetics, studying the physical and therapeutic features of various Dead Sea ingredients processed in nano size Product development, focusing on new age control technologies that will become an integral part of AHAVA’s product offering. Development of spa and therapeutic treatments, based on human genome research and biotechnology and focusing on relieving the severity of various joint diseases.



Contact Info:

Yaacov Ellis (CEO)
Mizpe Shalem M.P. Dead Sea 86983
972-3-5571111
972-3-5581424
zeevi_m@ahava.co.il
http://www.ahava.com


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