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Wellness & Ambiance

An honest look at the wellness and air-quality claims made about salt lamps, and what the evidence actually supports.

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Do Salt Lamps Really Purify the Air? Separating Fact From Marketing

Air purification is the most repeated claim about salt lamps, and also the one with the least solid evidence behind it. Here is what is actually known.

Kate Sorensen · 8 min read

Wellness & Ambiance

Negative Ions and Salt Lamps: What the Research Actually Shows

Negative ions come up constantly in salt lamp marketing. The research on ion generation and mood is real, but it mostly doesn't involve salt lamps at all.

Kate Sorensen · 7 min read