Can You Actually Improve Air Quality With a Salt Lamp?
If you are interested in interior design or healthy living, you have probably seen bloggers and influencers recommending salt lamps lately. These lamps look like a huge, glowing rock, and some people claim that the lamp purifies the air. Does this really work? Keep reading to find out.
How Salt Lamps Supposedly Work
Salt lamp supporters suggest that these lamps work because the warmth of the light bulb inside gently heats the salt. Supposedly, this salt can then release negative ions that help it trap moisture and dust inside the surface of the lamp. These claims make it sound as if you can just plug in a lamp and start purifying your air, but are they actually true?
Research on Salt Lamp Benefits Is Inconclusive
Of course, it is easy to find people who claim to feel better after using salt lamps, but it is important to take a look at what the actual experts say. So far, there is no reliable research on salt lamps. Studies have taken a look at the effects of salt filtration and negative ions, but they have not found any reliable evidence showing that these features can improve indoor air quality.
Salt Lamp Effects May Not Be Strong Enough to Purify the Whole Home
As you can see, there is almost no evidence showing salt lamps actually do anything except create a pleasing appearance. If they do have any effect, it is fairly minimal. Most lamps do not even get hot enough to have a noticeable effect on humidity. You would need to have salt lamps on every surface of your home to even potentially begin noticing any effect.
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Luke Cooper is the General Manager of the Cooper Green team and son of Gary Cooper, owner and CEO of Cooper HVAC. After years in the field, Luke took his talents to management and has helped thousands of Colorado homeowners during hot summers and frigid winters. His decade of experience in the field and guiding the company makes him one of the most knowledgeable individuals in Colorado on HVAC, plumbing, electrical and other home services.
