I have only had one do this; the rest are sitting everywhere around my house with no problems. I leave mine on 24/7 and use a 15 watt bulb for smaller lamps and a 25 watt for larger lamps.

My salt lamps on my nightstand by the bed do help me breathe better. In fact, when I get up and get away from the lamps, I get stuffed up.

I use an inhaler a couple times a day that lets you breathe in pure Himalayan salt. That works for me, too. Some online sites have those for a reasonable price.

The human nose is extremely sensitive to chlorine and I was not able to smell it. Chlorinated water which is considered relatively safe to drink (or to swim in has a very pungent smell and a high level of chlorine).

Even if trace amounts of chlorine would be present, the human nose detector states that they would be so low that no danger exists.

Many salts (for example, epsom salt or magnesium chloride which is known to be present in sea salt)are present in the form of hydrates. These have a very low melting point (around 150 celsius), and below that temperature they will evaporate into the air.

I have tried this experiment personally with a pure salt and there can be no debate about it.

These salts also ionize into the air. However, the exact chemical composition of the lamp determines whether positive or negative ions will result.

Anyway, I have suffered from allergies since I was about six. I recently heard about these salt lamps and, long story short, I got a good deal on a few of them. I am a huge skeptic when it comes to anything sort of --weird -- and, at the risk of sounding xenophobic, foreign, like this, but it does actually work.

I have no "scientific" facts like all of these, obviously, certified biochemists, (If you don't have a degree or a reference to cite do not provide quasi-facts.) but I do know that I can breathe in the morning after putting one of these next to my bed.

These prices are steep, but I can do nothing but recommend searching for one of these at a reasonable price if you are an allergy sufferer like myself.

I am a christian, and I thank God for all of His creations, including the salt lamps. My husband and I are planning to sell the lamps ourselves in the near future. --WR Kansas

Actually, salt lamps reduce positive ions in the form of water molecules that quite fortunately also come attached with bacteria, viruses, mold, fungi, and a host of asthma and allergy triggers. Lower balance of positive ions = higher balance of negative ions, as they exist naturally this way.

Indoor air generally carries a slight positive electrical charge, and it is certainly proven and verifiable that an atmosphere with a slight negative charge (higher negative ion ratio)is beneficial to human mental and physical health and well-being.

My theory about salt lamps is fundamentally correct, based on known science and logic. This is how a salt lamp really works.

I am wondering why you have chosen not to post it. The phrasing, grammar and spelling were all at a level that should have been appreciated relative to those you have already chosen. If I need to rewrite any of it please send it back to me with suggested corrections and I will resubmit

I've read that part of the effects of the salt lamp is that it draws moisture out of the air. I live in Montreal, and have to keep a humidifier going through the winter months. Will a salt lamp essentially be working against my humidifier?

I'm guessing that the answer is yes, but only to a very small degree, versus the amount of water the humidifier is throwing into the air, but am curious if someone knows for sure.

Thanks

Most lamps will handle up to a 40W bulb.