Pink Salt Lamps

A few Himalayan salt lamp models have been recalled over faulty dimmer switches, not the salt itself. Here is the honest version of the real risks, and how to use your lamp safely in a Pakistani home.

The lethal dose of salt for an average cat is roughly half a teaspoon, about 2 grams. If you have a cat at home, here is the real risk behind Himalayan salt lamps, what salt toxicity looks like, and how to place your lamp safely.

Himalayan Salt Lamp Benefits: What You Need to Know Before Buying Every year, up to 250,000 visitors travel to the Khewra Salt Mine in Punjab, Pakistan, the world’s second-largest salt mine, to see the ancient pink rock from which Himalayan salt lamps are carved. That same salt has been forming inside Pakistan’s mountains for over