How to Buy a Salt Lamp
a guide from a certified salt lamp company
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Himalayan Salt Lamp
Do People need to know how to buy a salt lamp? Yes. They need a comprehensive guide, and we provided that in this article!
Himalayan salt lamps are rapidly gaining popularity due to their beauty and benefits. But, due to the usage of salt rocks, not every salt lamp can be created equally. The quality of the salt lamps can vary significantly from one supplier to another, from one salt mine to another, and even from one rock to another!
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Buying Salt Lamp Note No. 1
Salt Lamp’s Quality
Color, clarity, carver skill, and the bases are just a few examples of the many variables that can significantly affect a salt lamp’s quality and price. Demaro Salt has been selling Himalayan salt lamps for a long time and has had the chance to check over the merchandise provided by all of the major wholesalers. In this article, we’ll share some of the information we’ve discovered and give you some factors on what to look for and the queries to ask before making a salt lamp purchase.
Buying Salt Lamp Note No. 2
Himalayan salt mining
The Pakistani government mines Himalayan salt by hand in the Himalayan salt mines. In spite of what some suppliers may claim, there is no independent mining in this area. Private companies buy various grades of salt and employ local artisans and carvers to shape the salt into lamps, candles, slabs, and so on. The quality of the product and the price you pay for your Himalayan Salt Lamp will be most influenced by the salt grade used and the artist’s skill. Before making a purchase for your Lamp, consider the following:
Buying Salt Lamp Note No. 3
Salt Lamp’s Color
White is the color of pure regular salt. But, the hues of Himalayan salt range from bright white to dark red, with every conceivable shade of pink, peach, and grey in between. The iron incorporated within the salt crystals is what gives the color; the redder the salt, the more iron is there. The most desired of these hues is a medium peach or pink, which is also the hue that top manufacturers are most looking for. This is due to a few factors:
Buying Salt Lamp Note No. 4
White Salt Lamps
Although the White salt lamps are sometimes quite beautiful they are also a little fragile. They are less solid than pink salt rocks. On the plus side, you can easily alter their color by using a colored light bulb. This can also be accomplished with a very pale pink lamp, but not as much as the white lamp does.
Buying Salt Lamp Note No. 5
Red Salt Lamps
Red salt lamps have been sold as highly prized. The reason behind this is their rareness. A dark red lamp frequently produces very little light, regardless of the bulb’s wattage. The salt is opaque to light because of its high iron content. Some people prefer a darker pink lamp as opposed to a red lamp when they prefer a darker lamp.
Buying Salt Lamp Note No. 6
Pink Salt Lamps
Salt lamps in shades of pink and peach provide the ideal balance of beauty, light, and durability. There is a wide variety of nature-offered hues available, all of which are exquisite.
If you have a particular color preference, contact us before placing your order. We’ll accommodate your color preference at no additional cost, or a little may apply.
Buying Salt Lamp Note No. 7
Size in Natural Rock Shapes
Rock-shaped Natural Salt lamps are typically priced according to weight: the heavier the lamp, the more expensive the lamp. This is due to a few factors. One that is simple is delivery costs. For example, shipping a 15-pound salt lamp from Pakistan to your country is far more expensive than shipping a 5-pound lamp.
As you get over 15 pounds, the salt’s thickness and purity prevent a uniform fully lit lamp.
Buying Salt Lamp Note No. 8
Salt Lamp Emits Negative Ions
Negative ions come from salt lamps. One of their healing characteristics is why people value them. Negative ion science and related claims won’t be discussed in this guide. It is sufficient to say that the output of negative ions from a lamp changes directly with its exposed surface area: the larger the surface area, the higher the output of negative ions. Regardless of the lamp’s size or ion output, negative ion production sharply decreases within a few feet of it. As a result, if ionization is what you’re after, you might prefer more lamps placed across a space rather than placing a larger one.
Buying Salt Lamp Note No. 9
Clarity of Salt Lamps
Next, the clarity, or the beauty, of a salt lamp will have the biggest impact on its aesthetic value. Transparency and translucency are the major factors that explain the clarity of a salt lamp. We have explained the transparency and translucency in a separate article.
The clarity of salt varies widely among Himalayan mines. A high mineral content, such as iron, can prevent light waves from traveling through salt. We always hand-pick our salt blocks to make a lamp since clarity has much significant impact on a lamp’s aesthetic value.
Buying Salt Lamp Note No. 10
Salt Lamp’s Shape
Our local artisans and craftsmen in Northern Pakistan carve natural-shaped salt lamps, sometimes known as “mountain-shaped” lamps. The skill and knowledge of these Artisans have a significant impact on the quality of your carved lamp. There is extreme poverty in the northern part of Pakistan. Due to our competitive offering and benefits, we are able to hire the best carvers. The salt lamp quality is also impacted by the equipment and the care that go into making the lamps. The creation of a salt lamp necessitates the use of expensive drills and saws.
Shaped salt lamps like pyramids, balls, eggs, bowls, and dozens of other styles require expensive equipment and take more time.
We have invested the required capital in personnel and machinery to produce high-quality salt lamps. Our salt lamps are the standard production, including:
- Interior holes that are so shallow that a light bulb and fixture can be properly inserted. Additionally, the shallow light fixture opening makes the lamp evenly and fully illuminating.
- The lamp doesn’t lean to one side as a result of the flat base’s angled cut.
- Lamps that have been put together carelessly and placed in big plastic sacks for transport. An already subpar product may suffer greatly from the chipping, abrasion, and crystallization caused by extensive exposure to the elements during its long voyage across the ocean.
Make sure to ask how deep the hole is for the tealight when purchasing salt candle holders. Frequently, inferior candle holders have a very small opening, which prevents the salt from glowing when the candle is lit.
Buying Salt Lamp Note No. 11
Salt Lamp’s Fixtures
The fixtures that were employed to make your salt lamp are the final important factor. From one manufacturer and distributor to another, quality can differ significantly. Before buying your lamp, we advise considering the following issues:
- Do the light fixtures used in the construction of your lamp meet UL and CSA standards? For obvious reasons, don’t skimp on quality in this situation.
- Does an electrical fixture come with it? Check the fine print! Despite requiring you to buy the electrical fixture separately, several vendors nevertheless refer to their products as lamps in their listings. You can experience frustration and disappointment if you haven’t read the small print.
- Is a secure base offered? Salt is hygroscopic (it draws water), thus if your lamp doesn’t have a foundation to protect it, water will damage the surface it is placed on.
- Is the lamp’s base actually fastened to it? There are many lamps that have merely free-standing salt on the base. They are unstable and dangerous lighting. Ten pounds of salt shouldn’t fall on your toe!
- How are the lamp’s light bulb and fixture secured in place? The vast majority of subpar products on the market lack any kind of mechanism to hold the light fixture firmly inside the lamp. Compression clips are frequently used to hold the light fixture in place when it is pushed up into the lamp (as seen in the left picture below). It becomes dangerous to replace the bulb since you have to pry the fixture out of the lamp using pliers or a screwdriver. The bulb may break and the wiring may become loose. A mechanism or clip of some kind (right, bottom) will be present on high-quality lamps to hold the fixture firmly in place and facilitate a simple and secure bulb change.
We really hope that this buying advice helped you choose a Himalayan salt lamp. We will be pleased to address any additional questions you may have regarding Himalayan Salt.
Conclusion
Let’s conclude the salt lamp buying guide. Always choose a salt lamp that allows less light to pass through them. Remember the thumb rule, lower the brightness and better the salt lamps! And, order your salt lamps with a manufacturer, not a trader.
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