Natural Salt Crystal, the very same salt used in our Himalayan Salt Lamps is gaining major notoriety from the internet, natural health industry and from people who are convinced of the natural healing and curative powers of crystal salt.

Himalayan Crystal Salt has been reported in the book Water and Salt, written by Barbara Hendel M.D. and biophysicist Peter Ferreira as having the same 84 elements that make up our bodies. Life on earth is not possible without salt. Most salt consumed today only consists of two elements, Sodium and Chloride. This is because the salt chemical cleaning process has stripped most of the original healthy elements away. Our Salt Crystal products are not tainted by any such methods and will always be the way the earth made them; natural.

Salt is plentiful because of our oceans. They cover over 70% of the earth's surface. Unfortunately, they have allowed man to travel, explore and ultimately pollute the world's great frontier. Most alarming is that our oceans are now contaminated with heavy metals like mercury, lead, cadmium and arsenic.

Rock crystal salt and rock salt lamps are made up from salt that originated from oceans millions of years old, which were free of any man made contaminants. Himalayan natural rock salt is actually Ancient Sea Salt.

For years now Chi Evolution has been selling Natural Himalayan Salt Lamps and crystal rock salt products. We have heard stories of the Himalayan salt lamp's amazing and unique benefits. One customer informed us the use of Himalayan natural bath salts cured her baby of diaper rash, when all other creams and drugs her doctors suggested failed to give relief. Another customer swore by the ionizing salt lamp effect for combating allergies. We heard stories of speleotherapy sessions in the Polish Salt mines.

Speloetherapy is the practice of submersing the human body in a salt cave, which benefits the body from the high concentration of elemental crystal salt. This is believed to help many respiratory illnesses and cure chronic skin conditions. In fact, speleotherapy is commonly used in the world famous Ukrainian Allergologic Hospital and has been successful in curing over 50,000 patients from chronic illnesses.

What is it about Crystal Salt Lamps that are helping so many people? It is reported that Salt Lamps have a similar effect to an Ionizer. Salt crystals are said to naturally ionize the surrounding air.

How does this help people? It is reported that the fresh air found after thunderstorms and near waterfalls is based on the high air permeability of Negative Ions. Having a healthy concentration of Negative Ions can clear the air of nasty pollutants that cause illness and disease.

So how does your Himalayan Natural Salt Lamp actually emit Negative Ions? Our understanding is the emission of ions is caused by the alternating actions of the crystal rock salt's ability to absorb water, and then evaporate into the air.

A heated salt crystal lamp will attract water molecules from the air, forming a NaCl and H20 solution. Sodium is a positive ion, and Chloride, a negative ion. Hydrogen has a two part negative charge and Oxygen is a positively charged ion. These ions create a reaction of two positive ions and three negative ions. After canceling eachother out, one lone negative ion is produced. This negative ion seeks out the first positive ion like a dust, or bacteria particle and zaps it. This positive ion reduction is how our Himalayan Salt Lamps work.

We are not scientists but many (enough) customers swear by the salt crystal's healing ability, claiming relief from the common of cold, the curing of skin problems, mental health disorders, respiratory illness, headaches, migraines and much much more. I guess what we like best is that these original salt lamps are the most exquisite and naturally pure lights we have every seen. We hope you will find everything we love in yours. For more information on salt lamps please see our shopping section.