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Eating clean can feel like an uphill battle—even pantry staples like salt and seasonings can be suspect. Read: The average grocery store salts are laced with toxins and heavy metals, adding further challenge to the already-confusing pursuit of healthy habits.
It’s a problem Raleigh native Lydia Lange knows all too well. After being diagnosed with POTS—a blood circulation disorder that requires a high-sodium diet—she quickly discovered what a struggle it was to source clean, additive-free salt. So Lange and husband Denny decided to stop searching—and start making it themselves.
The result? Lange Salt Co., a newly launched biz serving up small-batch salts as pure as they are palatable. Off to a small but mighty start, the brand leveled up from the couple’s home kitchen into a production facility, where Denny—the sole saltmaker—preps every batch.
The process starts at a private spot on the Charleston coast, handpicked for its pristine water and easy access. From there, 700 gallons of seawater are hauled inland to Washington, GA, where Denny works through a five-step filtration process.
After countless seawater hauls, plenty of trial and error, and a breakthrough as briny as it is brilliant, Lange recalls the convo that followed: “‘OK, Denny, you’re not happy with your job, and this makes sense for my life.”
The payoff is already resonating with others on the hunt for additive-free salt. From local farmers-market foodies to big names like Ivy Odom and Bethenny Frankel, Lange Salt Co. is striking a chord.
“I think most people see sea salt and they automatically think, ‘Oh, you’re just buying the salt and blending it,’” says Denny. “But getting that in-person interaction and feedback of people being interested and excited to try the product… has been really incredible.”
That excitement has turned a kitchen experiment into a growing salt movement—one that’s quickly outpacing its humble beginnings. Lange Salt Co. is already seasoning tables nationwide—and the couple is just getting started. With quality as their North Star and new flavors on the horizon, Lydia and Denny are proving that salt can be clean, craveable—and anything but basic. langesalt.com
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