Salt Lamps

I discovered a shop today that sells them. I have heard briefly about them, but curious as to if they actually work/are beneficial. The lady at the shop wasn't helpful at all, she said 'yes they are pretty arent they', and didnt seem to know anything about the health benefits.
Wondering if they would help us all have a better sleep by cleaning the air? and how much light do they give off, is it the same as a night light? is it enough to annoy you at night, or enough to do stuff by? like could I just use it as a light to bf with at night, or dont they give off enough? would you put them in the bedroom? or in another room of the house. umm.. thats all i can think of to ask...oh wait! do they dry the air out too much?
thanks!

Never knew they had health benefits! Like what? Interested here too.

they are meant to do something to the air, like neutrilise it, and they say its good to have them in places where there are electric fields, like laptops and tvs etc.. any electrial device.
it might be a load of bull though, i dont know, thats why i thought id ask. although they are pretty, so might get one anyway, but yea..still be nice to know.

I have 5. I have them everywhere lol. I find them most useful near electronics like pc and tv etc.
Too much light to sleep with for dh but kids sleep with them on.
You could def feed by them.
I don't find they dry the air out.

I read something about the health benefits a while ago. Always been interested in finding out more.

Ive wanted to buy one for ages but want to make sure it's a genuine one.

I think they attract negative energy and, like TT40 said, neutralize it. I THINK!

I'm interested in others input also.

It's the negative ions that makes them awesome :)

I have heard they are awesome for asthma and allergy sufferers as well.

They are ment to change the energy's produced by TV's Laptops etc.

I love mine, it is a bowl with individual rocks in it.

I want to get a few more.

I love mine.

Cool! DH has bad allergies so that would be good for that too! Thanks for alerting me to them TT40! :) Off to investigate more. They're pretty!

we love them.... there is a website called original saltlamps (*i think*) they have house packs. We got three lamps, one big one and two smaller ones, plus a dimmer cable which means the one in my baby room can dim right down to candle glow. Besides all the healing benefits these lamps are perfect for night time breast feeding, not too bright so doesn't encourage bub to wake up so much!!!

DH has asthma so was hoping they might be good for that, but was worried they would make it worse. but sounds like they are worth it.
how do you tell if they are genuine?

I got a bulk pack from salt lamps Australia I think it was called. Very cheap and fast post too. The local places seemed a bit pricey and didn't have the natural rock shaped ones I wanted

The thing I've never understood (& the guy in the shop nearby that sells them was useless about explaining it too), is, how are they supposed to neutralise the effects of electricity or whatever, when they are also electric? I know you can get tea light ones but DH isn't comfortable with naked flame in the house.

buying online, i know original saltlamps sell genuine salt lamps, I noticed on FB that they said they have the lowest postage AUS wide. Shops are expensive, you can buy a whole house pack instead of just one for about the same price!

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The thing I've never understood (& the guy in the shop nearby that sells them was useless about explaining it too), is, how are they supposed to neutralise the effects of electricity or whatever, when they are also electric? I know you can get tea light ones but DH isn't comfortable with naked flame in the house.

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hehehe I thought the same thing, and partly it is true, which is why i started with the candles. But the electric ones the salt rock does warm up which is when it starts working. THere are USB ones for the computer too. If nothing else the ambiance is really nice!!!

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The thing I've never understood (& the guy in the shop nearby that sells them was useless about explaining it too), is, how are they supposed to neutralise the effects of electricity or whatever, when they are also electric? I know you can get tea light ones but DH isn't comfortable with naked flame in the house.

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Yes...I've wondered that too!

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The thing I've never understood (& the guy in the shop nearby that sells them was useless about explaining it too), is, how are they supposed to neutralise the effects of electricity or whatever, when they are also electric? I know you can get tea light ones but DH isn't comfortable with naked flame in the house.

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Throw some salt into boiling water on a gas burner stove and you will see how salt can effect the atmosphere - the flame will change from blue to bright orange and flare up a bit. Pretty cool.

Thanks for the info guys. I'm packing one for the soft glow in the birth room at the birth centre :-)

I got one for the Man for Christmas (and to try and improve the air in our house). We don't have it on very much, and I ended up having to put it on a plate, because it was weeping.

If you think it's too bright, put a lower wattage globe in. I am under the impression that you don't need to have the lamp turned on for its ionic benefits. But I could be wrong.

Google himalayan salt lamps for more info.

they sound good. are they as good as they say:)

You can also get ones that plug into a powerpoint that are small and great for a bedroom. I find depending on which side of the bed I'm sleeping on the light from mine is too much.

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I got one for the Man for Christmas (and to try and improve the air in our house). We don't have it on very much, and I ended up having to put it on a plate, because it was weeping.

If you think it's too bright, put a lower wattage globe in. I am under the impression that you don't need to have the lamp turned on for its ionic benefits. But I could be wrong.

Google himalayan salt lamps for more info.

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They have to be on to have the benifits (i was told) I was also warned about having them off because they are electric when they "weep" they can get moisture into the wires/switch but mother in law kept turning mine off during the day when i wasn't home. One night when DD1 was a baby she wasn't settling so i reached out to turn it off until she fell asleep and the cord exploded in my hand. So please leave them on. My dad has one in every room of the house i love them but i can't bring myself to have one again in case it accidentally gets turned off and the same thing happens. Sorry to be negative but yeah. They're gorgeous, I love them and they give off a nice soft light. But leave them on

if you live in quite a humid place or it is raining alot you certainly need to keep them on all the time. Its the moisture in the air and the salt absorbing it which makes them weep. When it is dry and hot I don't find mine weep at all. But we keep them on mostly anyway!

well this is what my brother says about them - the science behind them. (he is doing a masters in chemistry) (and also thinks amber teething necklaces are bull too..)

"its a rock that's been around for about a million years its not gonna absorb water. also negative ions would have to be chlorine which starts as a gas and reacts violently to form salt ther is no way your going to vaporise it with a lamp. also dust isnt poisitvely charted so that didnt work either.it does make a nice coloured glow though"

so he thinks they are bull too. any other science people who can weigh in?

hehehe it's not a rock, it's actually compacted salt. Any salt absorbs water, just leave a bowl of salt out on wet days.

like he said nice glow!