Put away your climbing gear, everyone! Despite its name, there is no need to ascend Mount Everest to reap the benefits of Himalayan Pink Salt.
When I first saw this light pink salt at Whole Foods, I immediately whipped out my phone to Google its benefits. It was explained as being the “purest form of sea salt.” I had been wanting to start a salt-water face wash regime to combat a random re-surge of acne I’d been experiencing. I figured that better than using the standard, over-processed, potentially toxic table salt, I could use a more natural form of salt and reap better results. I didn’t know then just how right I was!
First of all, my acne dramatically cleared up after just two weeks of once a day Himalayan Pink Salt cleanses. I poured just a tablespoon or two into a cup and filled the cup about an inch high with warm water. I then dipped a cotton ball into the cup to soak up some salt water as well as grab a few actual salt crystals. I gently rubbed these
crystals on my face while also spreading the salt water around -focusing mainly on my oily T-zone. I let my face air-dry, and once it had, it felt a little tight and grainy from the leftover salt sitting on my skin. As odd as this felt, I went to sleep with the salt still on my face and woke up and washed my face as normal. My acne dried up and I felt my pores were less noticeable and I had fewer blackheads. Needless to say, I will be praying to the Himalayan salt-Gods for a long time.
If acne isn’t your concern (lucky!), there are still an array of reasons to introduce Himalayan Pink Salt into your beauty regime and diet. For starters, replace regular table salt with this stuff to begin a body detox without breaking a sweat. This salt works overtime for you to purify your blood of destructive threats like heavy metals.
Himalayan Pink Salt is also helpful to those with digestive issues like constipation or cramping, and helps with metabolism functioning. It soothes sore muscles so adding to a bath after a rigorous workout would do wonders!
If you’re ever worried that your healthy, nutritious cooking has been in vain and you don’t seem to be feeling better or reaping any benefits, try sprinkling some of this magical fairy salt in your next dish. This pink salt helps to replenish electrolytes and energy supply, and allows your body to better absorb the nutrients you are taking in. Not
only that but -in my opinion- food just tastes better with this salt than with table salt!
Needless to say, I’m in love. I think I may just start sleeping in a gigantic pile of this stuff.
Thank you for this post! I just purchased my Himalayan Pink Salt yesterday for acne purposes but was unsure of exactly how to use it. I’ll let you know how it goes.