Note

Salt

Salt crystals are essentially odorless, but a salt note suggests briny air, dried seawater, or warm salty skin. This constructed effect adds mineral contrast to aquatic hearts and woody or musky bases.

In 17 perfumes. Usually found in the drydown.

Opening
38%
Heart
15%
Drydown
46%
Found in Atlas, Hayaam and Queen of Arabia

Most popular with salt

The best-known perfumes carrying it anywhere in the pyramid.

Often paired with

Notes that show up next to salt more often than chance would predict.

Too few perfumes to say.

How it reads

Woody and salty above all. Reaches for marine, green and mossy far more often than the catalogue as a whole.

  • woody
  • salty
  • sweet
  • green
  • white floral
  • citrus
  • marine
  • earthy