These airborne water droplets carry along with them allergens like dust, pollen, pet dander, mold spores, smoke particles, and even bacteria and viruses. Salt is hygroscopic, meaning it attracts water molecules from the surrounding air. A large block of rock salt, like a Himalayan salt crystal lamp, is especially attractive to water vapor and its attached pollutants. Once attracted to the lamp, th
ese microscopic allergens remain on the salt and not floating in the air where you could previously breathe them into your lungs. As Himalayan salt lamps slowly become saturated with moisture they attract from the air around them, the heat from the lamp inside dries them, thus continuing the hygroscopic effect for as long as the light is on.
�Himalayan Salt Rock Lamp Benefits
Commonly reported health benefits of Himalayan salt lamps include:
�Improving breathing problems and reducing allergies.
�Less colds and flu (due to less airborne viruses).
�Increased relaxation and calmness and less stress.
�Improved ability to concentrate and work for longer periods around electrical equipment like computers.
� Fewer headaches and migraines.
� Reduced symptoms from disorders like rheumatism and arthritis.
�An improvement in skin diseases.
�Easier to get to sleep at night.
� A better overall sense of health and wellbeing.
