What They Didn’t Tell You About Salt Lamps – Healing Alternative For Environment
I willfully forked out over $80 bucks for a chunk of salt. At the time I reasoned that it would be good for the atmosphere in my home and enhance the atmosphere in my alternative medicine healing room. Also we had a room which never saw much sun and was a little damp so it was intended that the lamp would help by drying out the air.
Salt lamps in a market. Impressive in a group aren't they?
As part of the marketing pitch they tell you that the salt lamp emits negative ions – touted as the vitamins of the air.
When I got the thing home I plugged it in right away. In my bedroom – mistake #1. Sleeping in the same room, even a large one like mine will cause you to wake up dehydrated. Duh! Salt is hydroscopic so draws moisture away.
After only three weeks I had to replace the bulb. Which I did. Then a couple of weeks after that. Then again. And again….. finally I figured out the best bulb to use is an OVEN BULB because they are rated for thousands of hours and designed to be replaced after a longer time period.
The other issue was during the hassle of finding a replacement bulb, if I forgot the lamp would melt. This occurred even when I wrapped it up in cling wrap (although the melt was much slower). I’ve had the thing for over five years now. Although it did say to wrap it in the instructions I would occasionally forget. In the dampest room of my home if the bulb blew during the night it would have begun to melt by morning.
Argh! My beautiful lamp! So now they are becoming more available, do keep those points in mind. Especially if you are moving a long distance because this is always problematic. Silica packets aren’t enough (you can find these in new shoes or inside vitamins as they are there to absorb moisture) so you will need an alternative. Natural healing of your environment using salt lamps is still cool, it’s just you either have to devise a way of keeping them warm or vacuum sealed which may or may not solve the melting issue.
Pretty though aren’t they?
Blessings,
Keri Eagan
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Tags: alternative medicine healing, alternative natural healing, atmosphere, bulb, ionising, melt, salt lamp, vibe
Somethings else I never would have considered. Thank you for the information.
Martin O’Connor
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Keri,
We use Himalaya salt lamps for about 2 years now with not much of an issue.
It does “melt” or gets wet if you don’t kept it turned on for a few days.
One should have it on ALL the time.
John Ho
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I need to bring back some salt and sell the chunks for $50…
Part of the Wicked Salt Lamp lineup…
Rob
I’ve never even heard of salt lamps. Interesting.
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Those are great looking! I’ve never heard of them before, but I have lived in really really humid climates. I think this would have helped greatly. How much are they and where can we find them?
MissMentor
That a good thing to have for a damp room
Jose Escalante
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Pretty cool! Almost like the Lava Lamp of our time……
Greg Dougall, Literary Agent
I have heard the of the benefits of having a salt lamp but never really saw the downsides. Thanks for the informative post.
Steve Chambers, Sale Trainer Speaker
I have never heard of salt lamps before. You always have an interesting post to learn from.
Jennifer Battaglino
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Find somewhere mystical looking and enter if you dare, they are common in such places now. I have no idea how you could ship such a thing, but no doubt its been done before.
Keri Eagan
I keep mine on all the time but find it has to be down the other end of the house so I can sleep in darkness. K
Hi Keri,
So am I to take it that salt lamps are popular in New Zealand and Australia? And that things are humid there? I don’t mean to be obtuse. I’ve just not yet been to either country.
And yes they look beautiful!
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Thanks for the warning.
They look great and I might have been tempted!
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Salt Lamps? Now I have heard everything.
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I have not heard of salt lamps. Do you think they would work in damp musty basement?
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I wonder if the salt lamp would keep the bathroom from getting too moist so I can get my hair dried properly. Alternative beauty treatments!
Katie
Can’t remember where I’ve seen these before but I remember finding salt lamps very interesting. Thanks for sharing your experience.
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I thought I had done some digging on alternative treatments . . . I’ve even been CEO of an alternative Skin Care company, but Keri, you take the cake. Love the blog.
Kate
They are indeed pretty. However, I’ll probably not get one.
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If the salt lamp is too bright for sleep, use a dimmer cord readily found online with several vendors (make sure of UL or CE listing). Alternately, try a darker color salt such as slate blue/grey, red, or purple Persian.
If your salt lamp is not warm to the touch, it’s not working properly so a bulb of proper wattage is important…my rule of thumb is 15watts or higher for all but the smallest lamps (less than 5lbs).
I’ve never heard of people getting dried out from a salt lamp, but I suppose it’s possible. Salt lamps work best with a little humidity, as this is the crux of how they work.
Also, the correct term is “hygroscopic” rather than “hydroscopic”.
If anyone decides they might try one, be sure they are PREMIUM quality….cheaper is not better.
Nice article, btw. : )
Hiya Salt Lamps,
My salt lamp IS warm to the touch! Is a 15watt bulb. Not sure if I can get lower wattage ones….easily.
Keri Eagan
PS Purple salt! Cool.