This salted caramel ice cream is rich, creamy and smooth but it's also savory and salty. Thank you sea salt! At the same time, it's also slightly burnt but in a delicious, smokey and velvety sweet kind of way.

These are sweet, salty, sour, bitter and umami. Salted caramel combines two of these, giving an effect that chefs call “flavour layering”. Salt also acts as an enhancer of flavour (that's why you sprinkle it on your chips, for instance), so that's why it makes caramel taste even better.

Salted caramel: the perfect juxtaposition between salty and sweet. It's one of those marriages that shouldn't work but just does. Sweet, velvety layers of caramel, tempered with just the right amount of salty tang – what's not to love?

Seven Amazing Beauty Benefits of Sea Salt

• It Fights Acne. Sea salt helps combat the overproduction of oil, leading to clogged pores.
• It Exfoliates Skin.
• It Freshens Breath.
• It Acts as a Facial Toner.
• It Stimulates Hair Growth.
• It Brightens Yellowing Nails.
• It Produces The Most Perfect Beach Waves.

These are our picks for the best sea salt for any and all kitchen occasions.

• Best Overall: Maldon Sea Salt Flakes.
• Best for Cooking: Diamond Crystal Kosher Salt.
• Best for Finishing: Saltverk Flaky Sea Salt.
• Best for Baking: La Baleine French Fine Sea Salt.
• Best Flavored: Saltverk Hand-Harvested Icelandic Sea Salt.

While it's important to consume caramel in moderation and as part of a balanced diet, it can provide a quick energy boost, reduce stress, enhance digestion, boost the immune system, and promote healthy skin and bone health.

Don't taste the caramel until it's cool. It may not look bubbly or sizzling, and after you add butter and cream you may think it has cooled enough to taste. But beware: The caramel is still super-hot, so wait until it has completely cooled down to avoid burns.

Regular exfoliation with sea salt can stimulate cell turnover, giving the skin a natural glow and reducing dryness. It also helps to cleanse the skin, clear pores, brighten the complexion, and reduce uneven areas.

Balances skin: Sea salt helps regulate oil production without causing over-drying. Clear pores: Sea salt cleanses and fights acne-causing bacteria naturally. Anti-inflammatory: This ingredient not only fights redness, but it may even help improve skin conditions like psoriasis and eczema.

Sea salt is often promoted as being healthier than table salt. But sea salt and table salt have the same basic nutritional value. Sea salt and table salt contain comparable amounts of sodium by weight. Whichever type of salt you enjoy, do so in moderation.

Dead Sea Salt is great for your skin - it can boost skin health as well as treat various health conditions, such as rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis.

Caramel (/ˈkærəmɛl/ or /ˈkɑːrməl/) is an orange-brown confectionery product made by heating a range of sugars. It can be used as a flavoring in puddings and desserts, as a filling in bonbons, or as a topping for ice cream and custard.