Sea Salt

Sea Salt is a modern and evocative note in perfumery that captures the crisp, mineralic freshness of ocean air and sun-dried coastal breezes. Unlike marine notes that often evoke watery or ozonic sensations, Sea Salt introduces a dry, bracing salinity—earthy, slightly metallic, and subtly crystalline. It brings a textured realism to aquatic and aromatic compositions, conjuring the scent of salt on warm skin, sea spray over driftwood, or sun-baked rocks near the shore. Typically used as a top or heart note, Sea Salt adds contrast, freshness, and an elemental purity to a wide range of fragrances.

History & Production: As salt itself has no direct scent, the Sea Salt accord is constructed using a combination of mineralic aromachemicals, ozonic notes, marine aldehydes, and ambers to evoke the sensation of salt-laden air. It rose to popularity in the early 21st century with fragrances that sought to move beyond traditional "fresh" notes into more nuanced, landscape-inspired olfactory storytelling. Often paired with citrus, vetiver, fig, coconut, or aquatic florals, Sea Salt lends transparency and tactile depth, bridging cool marine freshness with warm, sunlit sensuality. It’s a note that feels at once wild, clean, and intimately close—like a breeze caught between water and skin.