Lava earth

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Lava earth ( Arabic : Ghassoul , spoken: Rhassoul) is a ground clay mineral that is used with water to cleanse the body.

Lava earth has nothing to do with lava , but is derived from the Latin term lavare (to wash ). The Arabic name ghassoul has the same German meaning.

description

Lava earth is ground clay. Traditionally processed lava earth is dried in the air and in the sun and then ground.

Lava earth has been mined exclusively in the Moroccan Atlas Mountains since the eighth century, and even today, a certain area of ​​the mining area is claimed by the Moroccan royal family for their own use.

This cleaning agent has been known since ancient times . At the time of the Middle Ages , the whole was near the east by caravans supplied with Lavaerde.

Lava earth has also been used in the western world since the end of the 20th century . It is also now used as a basis for shampoos .

Web links

• Lava earth - gentle washing power from nature in "Schrot & Korn
• Ghassoul - lava earth