How Deep Sea Water works 해양심층수
Deep sea water is drawn from below the layer where sunlight and surface mixing reach, then desalinated and filtered so that the sodium is removed while magnesium, calcium and trace minerals remain. Used in place of purified water it carries those minerals into the formula. Magnesium salts have some documented skin-conditioning behaviour, but whether the swap produces a visible difference in a finished product has not been shown convincingly. Mineral content also varies by extraction site and treatment, so the term covers a range of things.
| Acts on | the water phase of a formula |
|---|---|
| Evidence | Limited |
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