A few interesting facts about The Dead Sea (gathered in one lazy shot from Wikipedia.com):
1. Its shore is the lowest dry land point on Earth.
2. It's not really a sea, it's actually a lake.
3. It is the world's second saltiest body of water.
4. Because of the healing minerals, salts and botanicals found in and around its waters, the Dead Sea was one of the world's first "health spas".

So, since a guy's skin could use some serious healing after what we put it through, Ahava skin care has created a line of essential Dead Sea skin treatments just for us.

The line is formulated using mineral-rich ingredients found in the Dead Sea region, the same stuff used as far back as Biblical times to rejuvenate and heal. They add in ginko and ginseng extracts which help to detoxify and nourish skin. And there's no harmful alcohol or greasy oils to redo the damage you're trying to correct.

The line includes a deep-cleaning mineral gel for the shower , mineral shampoo with natural anti-dandruff properties, an SPF 15 moisturizer for everyday protection, hand cream that smoothes the gym-induced rough spots she hates against her skin, and an after shave moisturizer.

My favorites in the line are the Deep Cleansing Gel that gets in and really cleans and preps your skin for shaving, without the dry, stripped feeling many cleansers leave; and the new Foam Free Silk Shave that goes on in a smooth whisker-softening film enhanced with ginger and aloe, that lets you get a really close shave without damaging your delicate mug. A pretty good one-two punch against your 5 o'clock shadow.

King David, Herod the Great and Cleopatra had to journey miles to experience the healing powers of The Dead Sea. You? You just have to drive to the store.

$15-$28 Available at department stores and pharmacies nationwide
www.ahavaus.com