The Good Network
ORYX Desert Salt is a South African brand bringing purpose and purity to the everyday essential of salt. Harvested sustainably from a renewable underground brine aquifer in the Kalahari Desert, their sun-dried, unrefined salt is rich in natural minerals and trace elements. With a commitment to conscious sourcing and earth-friendly practices, ORYX champions a “Refill, Not Landfill” approach, using durable glass grinders, biodegradable packaging, and toxin-free printing. Their mission goes beyond seasoning; it’s about honouring nature, supporting local communities, and proving that even simple products can be made with care for people and planet.
“Oryx Desert Salt is unrefined, sun-dried, and free from additives, containing all the essential minerals our bodies need. Our goal is to offer a product that supports health while giving back to the communities of the Kalahari.”
- Samantha Skyring
The Good Behind the Brand
100% PURE, CRYSTAL-WHITE, NATURAL DESERT SALT
Just as it existed when traded ounce for ounce for gold eight thousand years ago. We add nothing and we take nothing away.
SUNDRIED, UNREFINED, NO ADDITIVES
As nature intended – no additives, no anti-clumping agents, no preservatives. Dried by the hot African desert sun. Unrefined and unprocessed. The underground brine lake is 100% saturated, so it takes only 4 weeks for the salt to crystalise in our main harvest season in summer when the temperatures reach up to 47o.
FROM AN ANCIENT & PRISTINE SOURCE
The ancient Dwyka rock formations, through which the underground streams flow, are geo-scientifically tested to be 250-300 million years old. The 50km2 salt pan is situated in the Kalahari Desert of 900,000km2, inside the Kalahari Basin which spans an area of 2.5 million km². 50km’s south of Botswana and +-250km north of Upington. A remote, pristine and beautiful area. The name KALAHARI is derived from the Tswana word Kgalagadi, meaning ‘the great thirst’.
CONTAINS VITAL MINERALS & TRACE ELEMENTS
Oryx Desert Salt has all the essential minerals and trace elements that exist naturally in salt, including magnesium, zinc and potassium. It provides your body with the correct balance of these minerals, as nature intended, so they can be utilised and absorbed for optimal vitality and health. “Salt imbalances can make us very ill. We need to embrace the ‘salt of the earth’ in order to replace vital minerals.”- Sue Visser, Health Researcher, Nature Fresh
LOVED BY INTERNATIONAL CHEFS
Oryx Desert Salt has a unique and exceptional taste, which enhances and enriches the flavour of your food. Chefs from around the world taste the difference. No dish at Restaurant is complete without a pinch of Oryx Desert Salt.
SUSTAINABLE & RENEWABLE
The underground streams converge and replenish an ancient underground lake of 55 million tons from which the salt water is pumped, laid on the pan under the hot Kalahari sun and sun-dried. This process lives in harmony with the natural rainfall and the surrounding environment. We only extract what nature provides.
GIVING BACK
The success of our business is built on the interconnection between a number of different partners and suppliers.
WE BELIEVE IN:
Impact sourcing (choosing to source locally where ever possible, supporting small, often women-owned businesses) and building collaborative relationships (for example, our chefs and cooking schools are valued ambassadors) Contributing to previously marginalised communities. A percentage of our monthly turnover is donated to the Khomani San and Mier communities who own !Xaus Lodgein the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in the Kalahari Desert.
