Salt makes almost everything taste better – and not only savory cuisine. Salt is one of the five primary flavors the human palate can detect (along with sweet, sour, bitter and umami). Coarser and more flavorful than table salt, sea salt is a prized ingredient in cooking. Unlike conventional table salt, which goes through a refining process that strips the salt of its natural trace elements and minerals, sea salt is made from evaporated sea water. Most modern sea salt is produced in the Mediterranean because of its warm and dry climate. Krinos Athena Sea Salt is harvested from the clear and pristine waters of the Aegean Sea. As a result, our sea salt retains the naturally occurring trace minerals found in the Aegean – like sodium chloride, iron, magnesium, and calcium. Coarser and more flavorful than table salt. Krinos Athena Sea Salt is naturally detoxifying, making a wonderful healing bath with a few drops of your favorite essential oils. Our sea salt is also the perfect base for a homemade facial or body scrub – with coconut oil and essential oils.