Crafted Salt Lamps

A salt lamp is simply a chunk of mined salt that has been hollowed out to allow room for a lightbulb or tiny candle. The light glows through the medium of the salt crystal, which can range in color from a dark salmon pink to a pale orange. Salt crystals for salt lampsare mined in Russia and central Europe as well as in the Himalayas. Salt lamps make attractive accent lights. Their main attraction, however, is that the heating of the salt causes the crystal to release negative ions (often called simply ‘ions’).

Negative ions have long been considered healthy; the sea air, mountain air and the air around swiftly running water is high in negative ions. Indoor air, recirculated air, and air around electronic equipment is very low in negative ions. Many office workers who suffer health complaints around fluorescent lighting and computer monitors report considerably less fatigue and headaches if the concentration of negative ions in the air is increased. Why negative ions may be beneficial is only partially understood

Crafted Lamp 

Crafted Lamp 

Crafted Lamp 

Crafted Lamp 

Crafted Lamp 

Crafted Lamp 

Crafted Lamp 

Crafted Lamp 

Crafted Lamp 

Crafted Lamp 

Crafted Lamp 

Crafted Lamp 

Crafted Lamp 

Crafted Lamp 

Crafted Lamp

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Rock Salt By Others Countries

The essential components of rock salt, sodium and chlorine are essential elements for the operation of a large number of modern industries.

In a previous article we landed on very important uses: rock salt for deicing and common uses.

Rock salt is used in a number of processes for multiple applications, not only as a preservative but also as raw material or as a participant for proper working of facilities.

The industry that consumes the largest amount of rock salt is by far the chemical industry. Obtaining chlorine and caustic soda is needed before using it in multiple applications or industrial products.

The textile and tanning industries need it in brine to heal and soften the tissues and standardize the process batch. One of the largest consumers of rock salt is obviously the food industry for subsectors such as dressings and baked goods, toppings, seasonings, cereals, snacks, meat, cheese and more.

The Pulp and Paper industry uses large amounts of chlorine for bleaching of soda. Due to growing environmental concerns in reducing the use of chlorine, rock salt is increasingly being used as an alternative.

The oil industry applies it on mud during drilling so as to avoid its fermentation processes and increase its density and stability.

When processing aluminum it is necessary to avoid impurities in its manufacturing process, where the use of rock salt is essential.

Amongst other important industrial uses of salt:

Rubber manufacturers use it to separate rubber from latex.

It is used as a filler and grinding agent in pigment and dry-detergent processes

Ceramics manufacturers use it for vitrifying the surface of heated clays

Soap makers separate soap from water and glycerol by using it

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Rock Salt Benefits

Since the beginning of times, humans have found more than 14.000 different uses for rock salt. For every period in our history, salt has had different, important values, and such values have been evolving to this day.

In each historical period humans found a new use for rock salt to increase their life quality.

But the main point is that salt is still as important in our life as it was before.Salt has a vital importance in human and animal life. 

In this article we will talk about some curiosities and some of the benefits that salt produces in our body.

For example, did you know that salt is a main factor in removing excesses of saliva in our mouth? When an animal has saliva in excess quantities, this is a symptom of a lack of salt. Another really important function of rock salt in the human body is maintaining the normal pH of blood. Salt also helps in muscular mobility. Our body needs salt in order for it to adjust its water pressure inside and outside the cells.

27% of our body salt is located in our bones, and that’s where the body takes it from whenever it needs to.

Salt is also considered a main anti-stress compound for our body. There are many anti-depressive therapies that use salt in order to preserve the serotonin and melatonin levels in the brain.

Many doctors affirm that salt is also an important factor in cancer prevention. That is because cancer cells cannot live in an oxygenated atmosphere. Salt also aids in the movement of blood, to keep the body oxygenated. It also helps patients with illnesses like diabetes, because rock salt regulates the sugar levels in our body.

Furthermore…

Problems arise when we abuse rock salt consumption. Normally a person consumes around 9g each day. A normal adult should not consume more than 6g of a day.

If we take responsibility on our consumption and our body and we do not abuse it, salt can be really useful in our life

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Iodization Of Rock Salt By Countries

Iodine, as rock salt, seems to have really important effects on health. Its effects on the thyroid gland are well known. Such is just one of the many reasons to iodize rock salt. The objective of iodization is to strengthen rock salt by adding some other necessary minerals.

There are many ills caused by a lack of iodine in consumed rock salt. Some examples are inflammation of the neck glands, memory loss, etc.

Globally, iodine deficit affects about two billion persons and is recognized as the biggest cause of mental retardation.

All these symptoms were first observed in the USA after the war. Many young Americans, who wanted to comply with military service’s requirements in the army, were considered unfit due to a lack of iodine. Other possible consequences of lack of iodine would include breast and stomach cancer.

When that problem began to be detected in developing countries, people thought that it could be solved in the same way as in developed countries, but their capabilities to iodize rock salt were not even. For the last 50 years all these programs have been introduced to South America, where they have been really effective in some areas, but still not in all of them.

In South Asia actions against these problems were started around the 50s, and they took this responsibility as a health priority and are now making big steps to carry on with it.

By the 80s, China started managing an effective program to cover iodization of rock salt in the entire country and increase the life quality of millions of citizens.

In the case of other nations like India, all these programs were started in 1984 and things are getting better day by day as the country evolves.

In many African countries, Iodization started being considered a health emergency 10 years ago. There is a need to iodize rock salt. The programs started in Zambia, Malawi, etc., but unfortunately, there are still many countries in Southern Africa which cannot afford to have these programs implemented.

Over the last years, many NGOs like UNICEF began taking this problem as one of their priorities and try to make people aware of the different programs being carried out in the world

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Rock Salt For the Feeling of Animal

Following our articles on rock salt uses, the current article is about how rock salt is very adequate for animal feeding.

In the same way that the benefits of rock salt for human consumption are evident, we provide rock salt to feed animals. It has become clear that animals have a natural appetite for salt, and this ensures that they grow properly and do not suffer from malnutrition and have properly working immune and reproductive systems.

For thousands of years, farmers have supplemented the diets of animals with different forms of salt, such as blocks intended for their licking or to be mixed with their regular food. The blocks of salt are licked on demand or eaten by animals through grass or feed.

In recent years the need for supply of rock salt for animals has increased, in addition with other minerals needed to complete their nutrition.

Depending on animals’ species and their specific needs, rock salt is enhanced with specific minerals to obtain more efficiency in farm productivity and to have a better yield of the farms. Some rock salt blocks mixed with cobalt, iron, copper, zinc, manganese and other elements that are supplied depending on the livestock that must be fed have been created. These blocks of salt are resistant to environmental conditions while maintaining their properties unchanged.

In parallel, the use of rock salt in farms has proven efficient in giving fields an ideal amount of mineral and trace elements. Also due to the preservative properties of salt, farmers use it to maintain foods’ properties during corn or grass seasons, amongst others.

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Rock Salt Deicing Salt For LCE Melting

Deicing Salt, also known as Road Salt, is widely used for highway ice melting in all developed countries because of the huge profits involved and the limited risk that is associated with it.

Ideally, Deicing Salt should be applied on the points where there is snow or ice, but it is more efficient to apply it before the ice has been formed. It facilitates the creation of a layer of Brine that, due to the lower freezing point, melts the ice quickly.

Because of the vast amounts in which it is available throughout the world, rock salt is a great product for deicing. However, it is necessary to keep in mind that, despite having planned stocks and logistics appropriately, transportation is expensive and inflexible. In recent years alternatives have emerged for Road Salt, sometimes more efficient but much more expensive and also difficult to obtain because of the large amount of the product that is needed.

Deicing Salt has been used for many years for melting the ice formed on roads during the winter season, and its efficiency level is very good. It requires a relatively low amount of Road Salt to keep the roads clear of ice and snow. Thus, with a relatively low cost, Rock Salt succeeds in maintaining safety on roads.

Rock salt does not expire and is easy to keep in stock in large, dry locations. It can be easily manipulated and there are tools available that permit to control the quantity to be spread.

Road Salt is non-toxic and it does not damage the skin or clothing, so this is a good advantage in comparison to other ice melting methods. Also it is well known by people. However, it is a corrosive element for metallic elements.

Definitely Deicing Salt has a very low environmental impact, both in its production and its implementation

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Rock Salt For Water Treatment

Rock Salt is for use in water treatment. In every country water supplies contain a high percentage of calcium and magnesium, which are very harmful for the life of equipment components and products requiring the use of this water.

To avoid this, in the market there are many water treatment systems that use it as a raw material. This use is essential to maintain the efficiency of resins that help to provide us with softer water.

This water will be better to keep the clothes clean and smooth, leaving hair softer and easier to comb, reducing the costs of using soap, avoiding mineral residue buildup in pipes which could block piping systems, improving the taste of water for cooking or preparing coffee and tea, reducing the cooking time of food, avoiding long-term health problems in human physiological systems and being available for use in ironing systems instead of distilled water.

Also, most of the dishwashers sold in the market recommend the use of rock salt to improve their performance. It definitely improves the quality of domestic water.

For industries, the quality of water treatment systems is essential to maintain the efficiency of their facilities. Many businesses use it for washing clothes (like laundries), or for cleaning kitchen equipments or to prevent residue buildup in pipes (which would mean some loss of efficiency in industrial facilities combined with high repair costs); treating water with softener equipments working with rock salt, is now considered essential for all of them.

As for the types used for water softening systems, there are several different forms of rock salt, such as coarse or granulated salt and salt pellets that depending on its geometry will improve water flow between them, and so the final system performance. It is very important to avoid using salts that have high insoluble particles that may block the pipes of the deposits.

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