Sodium Chloride

Sodium chloride, particularly when sourced from Himalayan deposits, is a naturally occurring mineral salt formed over millions of years from ancient sea beds. Unlike refined table salt, this pink-hued variant contains iron oxide and trace minerals that give it its distinctive color and make it popular in bath and body formulations. Formulators choose it not only for its viscosity-building properties in surfactant systems (particularly effective at 1-3% in shampoos and body washes) but also for its osmotic properties that help draw impurities from skin, its ability to provide mechanical exfoliation in scrubs, and its natural antimicrobial effects that can extend product shelf life.