Kvod haRav, I live here in Florida but I try to buy products from Israel as much as possible. Like olive oil and salt. But I just saw in Chullin 105b that salt of Sodom is extremely dangerous for the eyes. Some of the salt I purchased from Israel is specifically salt from the Dead Sea. It is marketed as being unique to Israel with many health properties. In that section of Gemara (Chullin 105b) they talk about Mayim Achronim being instituted to protect against the damaging properties of salt of Sodom. Should I avoid salt from the Dead Sea? What about the other many popular products from the Dead Sea such as skin creams with their alleged healing properties?

Asked on December 13, 2020