Sea water

Sea water is the salt water of our seas and oceans. Sea water is said to be salty because it contains dissolved substances, salts and chloride ions. Sea water contains trace elements and mineral components that the body needs. In 1904, in a book titled L'eau de mer, milieu organique, the French biologist René Quinton claimed that our body is 70% water and conducted research proving that we need marine plasma. The problem is that we cannot drink sea water since it contains 36 g of salt per liter, whereas we only need 9 g of salt per day.

Sea water in a bottle

While sea water offers many health benefits, our body is not left out. The aquatic element is highly prized by perfumers, mainly during the summer season. Because niche perfumery is not necessarily synonymous with opulence, aquatic notes currently have their full place in it. In 1992, Issey Miyake launched a fragrance that showcased water notes, explaining: I wanted a fragrance that smells of water… L'Eau d'Issey came out in 1992, and although the trend was for marine notes, L'Eau d'Issey immediately won women over.

The pairing of aquatic notes with different olfactory families

Aquatic notes offer tonalities that are at once very fresh, iodized, light and revitalizing. Sea water or aquatic notes are of course reproduced synthetically in the laboratory. Aquatic notes are often an alternative for perfumers who very frequently use citrus as fresh notes. After Issey Miyake, many perfumers used aquatic notes to create atypical compositions. Among them is Néroli Portofino Aqua by Tom Ford. Here, Tom Ford pays tribute to Portofino, a small Italian town. Also notable is Acqua Di Gio by Giorgio Armani and all its flankers, which blend marine notes with floral or aromatic notes. Alberto Morillas, one of the noses behind Acqua Di Gio, states that each of us is sensitive to that seaside scent which instantly makes one happy…

Behind a certain form of minimalism, aquatic notes surprise, innovate and offer fragrances that are out of the ordinary. Today, many noses have their own water fragrance, since it symbolizes not only freshness but also freedom, the beach, sea spray, and above all, travel.