7 Health Benefits of a Himalayan Salt Lamp

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Himalayan salt lamps are becoming more and more popular today. But what are the benefits of a Himalayan salt lamp? And why have one.

These attractive looking lamps are much more than decorative night lights. I will show you 7 health benefits that you will gain by including it your environment.

Himalayan salt lamps are very helpful in filtering impurities from the air, among many other things.

What is a Himalayan Salt Lamp?

Himalayan salt lamps are made from pink salt crystals that have been mined from the Himalayan Mountains. This is the only place that you can obtain authentic Himalayan pink salt.

Depending on the mineral content the lamps can range in colour from a light pink shade to pink with a tint of orange.

Once the salt is mined they are hollowed out and fitted with a light bulb to provide light and heat.

You can also get Himalayan salt rock lamps that come in the style of baskets of salt blocks with a light underneath them.

Himalayan salt lamps are used for many reasons such as:

Soothing
Pink glow can stimulate deep relaxation
Give an organic feel to the home
Create and mindful and balance space
Clear impurities in the air
Health benefits

These are to name a few and it can also improve your mind, body and soul.

Now you know what a Himalayan salt lamp is how does it work.

How Does A Himalayan Salt Lamp Work?

Salt is hygroscopic which is a scientific word meaning that salt attracts water molecules from the environment.

Water molecules float around in every room in your home. But water molecules are not the only invisible substance that is floating around your home.

Dust
Pollen
Mould
Bacteria
Viruses

And other allergens that be carried around in these water molecules.

Himalayan salt lamp works by attracting the water molecules in your room. It pulls the pollutants and contaminants attached to these molecules.

It basically detoxifies your room by capturing and holding these particles so that they are not floating around your room and you and your family are not breathing them in.

The bulb will then heat the lamp and the purified water vapour is released back into the air and the salt will retain the contaminants.

Now here’s the really good bit.

The Hygroscopic benefits

Himalayan salt lamps also release negative ions in the surrounding environment. Negative ions are simply oxygen atoms with an extra electron.

These negative ions occur naturally in nature with water, air, and sunlight. This can give you a rejuvenated feeling. A feeling of being outside with nature so to speak.

Are Himalayan Salt Lamps Safe?

Right let’s see why Himalayan salt lamps are safe to use, firstly all naturally occurring minerals contain trace amounts of heavy metals. But heavy metal such as lead are found all around us. They are found in the air, soil and even our food.

It only becomes a serious threat to your health when the heavy metals such as lead are in concentrated high levels.

Himalayan salt lamps do not contain enough of these heavy metals to become a risk to your health.

In saying this, it would be advisable to keep the salt lamp away from pets.

What to Look For In A Himalayan Salt Lamp

There are many different designs and styles of Himalayan salt lamps. Some common designs consist of inserting a light source directly into a salt crystal and or basket of salt crystals a light source underneath.

In choosing the right salt lamp for you is purely aesthetics and the choice comes down finding the right solution for your personal taste and what design would complement your home.

The main thing that you have to make sure of is that you are purchasing an authentic Himalayan salt lamp and not fake imitation.

Most Himalayan salt lamps with emit a soft, warm glow. Avoid lamps that give off too much light.

Himalayan salt lamps have pink salt crystals and vary in the shade of pink and some will have a tint of orange. This is not to say that there are not white Himalayan salt but these are rare and expensive.

So if you find a cheap white Himalayan salt lamp, the chances are that it is not and Himalayan salt lamp.

Himalayan Salt comes from the Himalayas areas and nowhere else.

7 Health Benefits of a Himalayan Salt Lamp

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Health Benefit 1: Purifies the Air

The ability to remove

Pollen
Dust
Smoke
Mould
Viruses
Toxins

Many other types of air born contaminants.

Himalayan salt is a common mineral that naturally heal and strengthens the body and mind. It will provide your home with a purer atmosphere that will improve your living conditions and overall well-being.

Health Benefit 2: Eases allergy and asthma symptoms

Will provide some relief to people suffering from respiratory ailments by counteracting the negative effects of positive ions in the atmosphere.

Himalayan salt lamps will help to remove the symptom-causing contaminants from the air by purifying the air in the room and clearing their airways.

Health Benefit 3: increases Your Energy Levels and Reduces Stress

It will help to re-energise and revitalise the body.

It works by removing the positive ions that can drain your body of energy, whilst the negative ions will help to rejuvenate your body and mind. Once the negative ions reach the bloodstream, they produce biochemical reactions that increase serotonin, which is a chemical that helps to alleviate depression and relieve stress, this will boost your daytime energy.

The negative ions will also relieve seasonal depression also known as seasonal effective disorder.

Health Benefit 4: Helps with Sleep

As mentioned earlier positive ions can drain your energy levels and this can also affect your sleep. Positively charged particles can reduce the blood supply and oxygen to the brain which can affect your sleep pattern.

Having negative ions in the air can be your solution in reversing sleep deprivation problems.

Health Benefit 5: Reduces Electromagnetic Radiation

In today’s world we are surrounded by electrical devices and tools that help to simplify our lives. These devices and tools leave behind electromagnetic radiation.

Everything from smartphones, microwaves, and televisions to name a few leave behind traces of radiation. Whilst these are invisible we are under constant exposure to them which can lead to fatigue, stress and can also weaken your immune system.

Himalayan salt lamps act as an air ionizer, spreading negative ions that can help counteract and neutralise this radiation. It will help in creating balance in the home.

Health Benefit 6: Improves Skin Diseases

Himalayan salt lamps can improve some skin conditions, like eczema, which can be affected by the pollen count and dust levels in the home.

It will help to eliminate some of the problems that cause the symptoms by purifying the air in the home.

Health Benefit 7: Reduces Static Electricity

Static electricity in the home can become annoying. Such as dry eye irritation which can be the result of excessive exposure to static electricity.

Himalayan salt lamps are energy efficient and a natural way to help neutralise airborne particles. This will also reduce the static electricity in your home.