How to Buy Sea Salt

Sea salt is obtained by evaporating ocean water, and is used in both food and for cosmetic purposes. Sea salt contains a diferent mineral content from table salt, which is made by creating sodium chloride in a laboratory or by clearing out a salt mine. Sea salt is considered to be a great deal healthier and better for the environment than table salt, although it is more expensive.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

1. Purchase sea salt at your local grocery store. Sea salt is generally sold at most grocery stores in the spice aisle. The salt is usually packaged in plastic bags.

2. Buy sea salt at your local health food store. Health food stores usually carry sea salt exclusively and may have several types of sea salt originating in different seas. Salt from the Dead Sea is particularly desirable and more expensive than other sea salts.

3. Buy specialty sea salt online. (See Resources.) Websites that only sell salt are usually highly specialized; if you are looking for salt from a specific sea, like Himalayan salt or Celtic salt, you can purchase it on the Internet and have it shipped directly to you.

4. Purchase cosmetics with sea salt at your local makeup store, like Sephora. Some beauty products, especially exfoliants and body scrubs, contain sea salt. Dead Sea salt products are generally more expensive.

References

• Straight Dope: Sea Salt Better Than Regular Salt?
• Celtic Sea Salt

Resources

• Salt Works

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[ianhilley]

on 9/27/2009 It is true that sea salt can still be refined, so be careful to find natural sea salt like Celtic Sea Salt brand, which is sustainable and quality controlled. Great article!