The key elements to producing Marisol's premium quality unrefined natural sea salts are: clean Atlantic water, careful artisan hand-harvesting, a pristine natural environment and the dry and windy Algarve summers.

Naturally white unrefined Algarve Portuguese sea salt is the type preferred by many followers of macrobiotic teachers such as Georges and Lima Ohsawa. Marisol natural unprocessed, additive-free, unrefined, hand-harvested, unwashed sea salt is naturally very white and clean, without any artificial means of whitening or washing, due to the hot summer temperatures in the Algarve region, which result in a much whiter salt than that produced in other colder regions such as France.

Marisol sea salt is not harvested by machine but by "marnotos" (traditional artisan sea salt harvesters: see photo to left) who hand-harvest this "fruit of the ocean, sun & wind" for all to enjoy. Marisol Sal Tradicional (traditional sea salt) is available in two forms: medium coarse salt or fine ground white traditional sea salt.

Marisol's sea salts are certified by Certiplanet (European mark of exceptional quality and purity) to be 100% *natural (*no additives), hand-harvested by the ancient traditional methods of sea salt harvesting, processed by natural organic methods of sea salt processing, unrefined, and free of pesticides, herbicides, and chemical residues. Marisol Sea salt is also Kosher certified by Natural Food Certifiers.

Since the mid-eighties, the Ria Formosa has been a nature reserve, where the harvesting of sea salt has been a long tradition.

By purchasing Marisol Sea Salts, You help to support fair trade prices for producers and the maintainance of a long standing tradition of sustainable artisan salt production.

Flos Salis: The finest and most delicate small flaky fine moist snowflake-like crystals of off-white unrefined Flos Salis Sea Salt are traditionally harvested by skimming the surface of the sea water of the salt marshes. First Harvest.

Flor de Sal: "the champagne of sea salt" (tm), is a very special artisan sea salt. Delicate and exquisite fine moist granules of pure white Flor de Sal sea salt are traditionally harvested by manual methods (mostly by women) by skimming the surface of the sea water of the ancient salt marshes.