Such a work as salt lampswith your own hands, can be found in the interior more and more often. Salt lamps are becoming popular: they are purchased through online stores, brought from tourist trips, and some craftsmen even try to make them themselves, especially since there is nothing complicated about it.
The principle of operation of a salt lamp is quite simple: a hole of the required size is made in a salt crystal, a light bulb is screwed into it, which, when heated, heats the salt.
What is a salt lamp?
The salt lamp is a naturalionizer. Most often, pink Himalayan salt is used for its production. Halite - pink salt - was formed in the Himalayas more than 250 million years ago. It does not contain foreign impurities, but it does contain a large number of natural minerals: iodine, potassium, magnesium, etc.
Salt lamps are popular in interior designFeng Shui: they attract positive energy and drive away negative energy. When heated, the salt will release negative ions, which help purify the air. Such a lamp should not be used as an independent source of light, but only as additional lighting or a night light. When glowing, it can have a healing effect on the human body, which is called speleotherapy. It is based on the inhalation of healing salt dust. The design of the lamp is simple: a hole of the required size is drilled in a salt crystal, a light bulb is mounted there, which, when heated, heats the salt. This is how air ionization is carried out. Return to contents</a>
Where are salt lamps used?
Salt lamps are the most beautiful elementdesign that looks great in massage rooms, spas, children's rooms and living rooms. Such lamps are popular with Feng Shui enthusiasts: it is believed that they attract positive energy and drive away negative energy. According to reviews, the use of salt lamps helps strengthen the immune system and helps to cope with tracheitis, bronchitis, runny noses. Sometimes with their help it is possible to get rid of even neuroses, furunculosis and hypertension. It is better to install lamps near household appliances, televisions or computers. Electromagnetic radiation from such devices is not particularly useful for humans, it is neutralized by the action of lamps. With their help, unpleasant odors in rooms are eliminated, air humidity is stabilized within normal limits. Contraindications to the use of this decorative element in domestic conditions have not been identified at present.
Salt lamps strengthen the immune system and helpcope with tracheitis, bronchitis and runny nose. Salt light sources do not have an undesirable effect on human health, unless we are talking about some particular feature of the body. The lamps can work around the clock, and no signs of salt oversaturation are noted in a person in the same room. The shelf life of salt lamps is determined by the operability of the electric cord. But it should be borne in mind that high humidity in the room is not particularly good for salt lamps. If your lamp has absorbed too much moisture, it should be immediately wiped with a dry cloth and placed in a warm and dry room to dry. When you turn on a lamp that has not had time to dry, whitish stains may appear on its surface. This is a salt deposit. It will not affect the working properties of the lamp, but it may not look very good. This can be corrected as follows: treat the surface with sandpaper or a file, then wipe with a damp cloth and lightly sand with a dry one. Return to Contents</a>
Self-made lamp manufacturing
Purchase a piece of rock salt for makinglamps can be used in salt rooms, on tours to the corresponding deposit, and also ordered from online stores. For work you will need:
- stand (you can do it yourself, for example, from wood, or just take it from another suitable lamp);
- a hand drill with a thick drill;
- screwdriver;
- bolts or screws;
- Super glue;
- wire of the required length;
- soldering iron;
- 3 pieces of rubber.
Take a glass jar and apply itglue the top edge and sprinkle it with salt. The most convenient way is to take and remake a standard factory-made night light. The remake will only take about an hour. As a rule, you get a good, original-looking product. It can be a night light or a lamp of an original shape, but you are unlikely to succeed in making a chandelier made of salt with your own hands. After all, salt is a rather heavy material, and you should not implement such risky projects without special experience. Prepare all the necessary tools: they should be nearby so that you do not have to look for them during the work. Using a drill, drill a recess of the required size in the base of the salt piece so that the lamp or microcircuits and screws fit into it. It is better to work with a night light where a microcircuit with multi-colored diodes is installed. Thus, your homemade salt lamp will look more interesting, especially when turned on in the dark. Make holes for screws in the part of the salt block that will act as the bottom. You can fill them with glue so that the screws are better fixed. If necessary, drill a hole in the lamp stand. Sometimes it is possible to make the existing holes in the stand coincide with convenient places in the salt stone. Install the microcircuit, fix it with screws. Glue three pieces of rubber to the bottom of the stand - the lamp will not slide on the surface. Connect a wire to the microcircuit if you cannot find a night light for alteration. Since the piece of salt is dense, you can look at the light source without straining your eyes. The salt lamp will not require special care during subsequent use: it is enough to wipe it from dust from time to time, for which a damp cloth or a regular rag is well suited.
