What is Himaliyan Salt?
Himalayan pink salt is rock salt and mined from the Punjab region of Pakistan. This salt has a pinkish tint as it possesses trace amounts of iron oxide(rust) and other trace minerals include calcium, iron, potassium, and magnesium. This salt is used for cooking, presentation of food, decorative lamps, and skin treatments in the spa as it is considered to be a source of multiple health benefits.
How to Tell if Your Himalayan Salt and Lamp are Fake?
Like sea salt and regular table salt, pink salt is used for cooking and skin treatments, but the pink salt is also loved in the form of beautiful looking salt lamps. These lamps are bought and used not only for decoration but there is a belief that authentic Himalayan salt lamps purifies the air in the surroundings and these beautifully carved salt lamps are claimed to be the source of multiple health benefits.
Where to Buy Himalayan Salt in Australia?
There are many stores in Australia from which you can buy natural pink Himalayan salt products including pink salt, salt blocks, and salt lamps, and other skin care and bathing products made from Himalayan salt. This salt is originally produced in Khewra salt mines, the mountainous region of the Himalayas in Punjab, Pakistan. The pink color is due to the trace minerals present in the salt.