It is a lamp made out of a block of salt. I didn't buy it. I got one as a gift. It's a big sucker so it must have cost quite a bit. It's also pretty heavy and it tastes like...salt. Apparently, this salt lamp business is all the rage amongst the homeopathic/voodoo loving peoples.
According to the "literature", these salt lamps create negative ions. Apparently, these negative ions have positive effects on the body. You're supposed to be less fatigued and have less headaches. It's also described as the "natural" version of ionic air cleaners.
Supposedly, fresh country air has ~3000 negative ions per cubic centimeter whereas the air in major metropolitan areas have about 100 negative ions per cubic centimeter. Salt lamps increase negative ions to mimic those desirable environments.
So what are you waiting for? Go buy you salt lamp! It's the solution to all of your troubles!
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I saw one of these at the Korean market/galleria on Beach Blvd. It was a whole store full of different sized salt "stalagmites." And that was the only thing sold. It was eerie.
Wow... It is a big lamp but not such a great colored one. You can see the really nice colors the Salt Lamp comes in at www.saltlampcreations.com and if your readers just want to know the process of creating one they can follow this link:
http://www.saltlampcreations.com/process.html
The Himalayan Salt used to make the lamps is over 250 million years old and whether or not there are health benefits associated with them, they are truly unique works of Mother Natures art.
A lot of claims that these lamps cure everything from Asthma to Allergies are spouted by Salt Lamp sellers. We like to focus on them as totally cool Natural Crystal Lamps.
Shine on!
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