I really think offering choices is the best way to go. I live in the desert and prefer sugar for myself, mainly because my skin here has become more sensitive. Others want the salt, and in a humid climate that may be well the way to go there. I lived in the Houston area for years and I had never needed lotion there, and wanted things to help keep my skin drier. Here its such a difference, I gob on lotions and creams, drink tons of water and use bath oil and sugar scrubs. I highly recommend making an emulsified scrub, no matter what exfoliant you use. Keeps the drips away!