{"id":83583,"date":"2018-08-03T17:05:10","date_gmt":"2018-08-04T00:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dherbs.com\/?p=83583"},"modified":"2022-02-15T01:40:39","modified_gmt":"2022-02-15T08:40:39","slug":"4-reasons-you-need-a-himalayan-salt-lamp-in-your-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dherbs.com\/articles\/wellness-prevention\/4-reasons-you-need-a-himalayan-salt-lamp-in-your-home\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Reasons You Need A Himalayan Salt Lamp In Your Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What\u2019s going on with these salt lamps? They seem to be taking the health world by storm! You may have seen one of these oddly shaped pink lamps in a friend\u2019s home, advertised online, or in a store somewhere. It\u2019s easy to look at something like a salt lamp and think that it is just a health gimmick or that it has a placebo effect on the person. In reality, it can actually help purify whatever room you put it in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When we say \u201cpurify,\u201d it\u2019s easy to assume that this is merely a spiritual product. While looking at the glow of a salt lamp can have a calming effect<\/a>, it\u2019s important to know a little chemistry. There are water molecules in the air and these molecules can carry pollutants like mold, allergens, or bacteria. Because salt is hygroscopic, meaning that it attracts water molecules to itself, Himalayan salt lamps work to trap the polluted water molecules for a cleaner, purified space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to experts, authentic Himalayan pink salt originates in Khewra, Pakistan, along the western edge of the Himalayas. These lamps are blocks of Himalayan salt that have been hand-carved. Sometimes they are light pink, but they can also have a subtle orange hue. The color depends on the mineral concentration<\/a>. Aside from the salt lamps, pink salt itself has the following benefits:<\/p>\n\n\n\n