Salt Lamp | Crystal Salt Lamp

Salt lamps provide a long list of health benefits that range from the ability to naturally purify the air to provide relaxation and decrease stress. The majority of health benefits are apparent because salt lamps release healthy negative ions into the air.

When salt lamps are turned on, the light bulb heats the pure salt, which causes the salt to release what are called negative ions. These negative ions are released into the air and surround the lamp by several feet, depending on the size of the lamp. Negative ions are very healthy for us and provide a long list of health benefits.

• Naturally purifies the air: when the salt lamps are heated, they release negative ions into the air, similarly to the “ionizer” machines people purchase to purify the air. The release of negative ions counteract unhealthy positive ions, which are commonly released from televisions, computer monitors, microwave ovens, vacuum cleaners, electric heaters, as well as found inside dust, dust mites, tree pollen, animal dander, cigarette smoke, mould spores, and bacteria particles. The contact between negative ions and positive ions neutralize the ions to no longer be a threat to our health.
• Reduces allergy symptoms: salt lamps have the ability to counteract (neutralize) the positive ions inside harmful, allergic-causing particles including dust, pollen, animal dander, cigarette smoke, and airborne bacteria. When these allergic-causing particles are neutralized, they reduce the amount of allergic symptoms a person will feel. Placing salt lamps beside allergy or asthma sufferers will reduce their symptoms.
• Encourages better sleep: salt lamps are commonly placed beside the bed while people sleep because of their ability to provide cleaner air. By eliminating the harmful effects of various particles that surround us while we sleep, we are able to breathe easier and therefore enjoy more restful sleeps.
• Promotes relaxation: salt lamps are commonly placed inside meditation, massage, yoga and hospital rooms because of their ability to promote relaxation. When turned on, their beautiful, warm, orange-reddish glow provides a relaxing ambiance to the room that creates a calming environment.
• Reduces fatigue: salt lamps are commonly placed on people’s computer desks at home and work because they neutralize the EMF (electro-magnetic pollution) released from computer monitors. This EMF causes a sense of drowsiness and fatigue. When salt lamps release healthy negative ions beside computer monitors, they neutralize the positive ions in the EMF and prevent them from causing a person to feel tired.

The salt used to make crystal salt lamps began forming over 250 million years ago, while the earth was still in the beginning stages of formation. Large land masses between Pakistan and the Indian Ocean collided under a great deal of pressure. This pressure pushed up the ocean floor and created what we know today as the Himalayan Mountains. As the years went by, the combination of the pressure and the salt water evaporating left the perfect environment for the salt crystals to form. Unlike 95% of the earth’s salt, this salt was protected from the pollution that primarily began to pollute the earth’s salt sources during the industrial age. Safely tucked away inside the Himalayan Mountains, this salt is today considered to be one of the purest and healthiest salts available, making it the most appropriate for crystal salt lamps.