Concept in Definition ABC

Mud is a moist soil that is extracted from a vein of soil in the Mountain. This land is obtained from the so-called clay soils.

From a point of view cultural, clay is associated with the art of pottery, an activity that is currently eminently decorative, but which for millennia has been fundamental in most civilizations. Since ancient times, potters have made all kinds of objects from clay: intended to facilitate daily life, for the storage of products, for building or as decorative objects.

The clay pieces of ancient potters have a historical value today, since archaeologists can learn about the daily life of a people and their culture by knowing the figures clay they made and the techniques they used in their elaboration.

Likewise, we must not forget that clay becomes an essential element to promote creativity manual of kids and of adults; even blind people can create figures using it, as it has ideal characteristics.

Clay in everyday language and in different areas of society

The presence of mud is normally associated with dirt and for this reason the term mud is used to express ideas with a connotation negative. Thus, when someone is discredited for some reason it is said that his name is dragged through the mud.

From a cultural and social point of view, mud is present in all kinds of manifestations: mud fights, cross country or mountain biking races, trials, etc. In all these activities, the mud provides a technical difficulty that is key to making this type of sporting or recreational activities more attractive.

Mud is a substance with therapeutic properties. Its benefits are well known: it improves circulation, serves as a muscle relaxant and is used to relieve certain joint pains (currently mud therapy is widely used in spas and health centers alternative).

Nor should we forget its presence in the cosmetics sector, especially in relation to skin care, since clay acts as a disinfectant and detoxifier. Of course, not all clays are suitable for cosmetics (the most widely used is known as white clay or kaolin, but also bentonites, smectics or refractory are used, each with specific properties specific).

The benefits of mud both for healing therapies and for aesthetic issues have a reason with a scientific basis: the minerals it contains They are beneficial for the body (silica strengthens certain tissues of the human body, magnesium provides vitamins and calcium supports bones).

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