Ingredient

Maris Sal (Fine Sea Salt/Hand Harvested Sea Salt)

Maris sel

Ready for a double bill of sea salty goodness? This ingredient combines fine sea salt and hand harvested sea salt.

Sea salt is less processed than conventional table salt, so it retains moisture as well as various minerals found in the area where it is harvested. This is also why it must be tested regularly to ensure that it hasn't been contaminated with pollutants.

What are the benefits of sea salt for the skin and hair?

• Antimicrobial: it cleanses and purifies the skin and scalp.
• Toning: naturally astringent, it leaves the skin looking tight without stripping away too much natural oil.
• Exfoliating: supports natural skin turnover with a gentle physical exfoliant.
• Volumising: in haircare, salt helps the lift cuticle of the hair, encouraging fuller looking tresses. 
• Preservative: it naturally helps to keep products safe and free from micro-organisms when used in appropriate quantities, and can also be used to thicken the texture of some liquid products. 

Where does Lush buy sea salt?

Lush UK* use a number of sea salt suppliers. Our hand harvested sea salt comes from salt pans in southern Portugal, which provide vital habitat for migratory birds. Our fine sea salt comes from suppliers in Bulgaria, Portugal and Turkey, as well as closer to home in Dorset, UK. Our individual ingredient pages will tell you more about the work of these suppliers.

*With several manufacturing sites across the globe, this information may vary depending on where your Lush products were made.