Salt question

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In a message dated 3/6/02 3:19:24 AM Pacific Standard Time,

srunge@... writes:

> However, the only thing I'm finding in my area for water softening or

> treatment is 40# bags of rock salt. Are these two the same thing. Does

> anyone use rock salt in their bath salts.????????

I tried using them as bath salts but they are big compared to epsom salts and

dead sea salts. Also, at that size they take longer to melt and they can be

hard on the tuckus if you accidentally sit down in the bath and they are

under you.

I tried grinding them up in an old grinder and that worked better but not

great.

However, rather than throw away a 40 lb bag, I decided to use them as a

potpourri for the bathroom. I color them and add fragrance (especially fos

or eos that lend themselves to the spa experience) and sell them in a jar

for the expressed purpose of being used as potpourri as opposed to being used

in the bath.

Sell like hotcakes!

lynn in valencia

lavender bluffs bath and body

" A little touch of heaven in your bath "

[Guest guest]

I use the 50 pound bag of solar salts. They are a little smaller than the

40lb size. I also use a coffee grinder ($10.00) to reduce the size. I use

them as a base. People love my bath salts.

Shirley Ann

[Guest guest]

What's Solar Salts??? THANKS ! Carla

Re: Salt question

I use the 50 pound bag of solar salts. They are a little smaller than the

40lb size. I also use a coffee grinder ($10.00) to reduce the size. I use

them as a base. People love my bath salts.

Shirley Ann

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In a message dated 3/7/2002 1:16:13 AM Eastern Standard Time,

frogge18@... writes:

> What's Solar Salts??? THANKS ! Carla

Its those big bags of salt you see in the Hardware stores or Walmart used for

water softening systems. Big chunks of salt. Bags are 40 or 50 pounds, cost

anywhere from 2.50 to 5.00 per bag........depends when and where you buy.

Donna

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Hummmmmm I'll have to check around here. Never have seen those before.

That small town thing ....LOL Carla

Re: Salt question

In a message dated 3/7/2002 1:16:13 AM Eastern Standard Time,

frogge18@... writes:

> What's Solar Salts??? THANKS ! Carla

Its those big bags of salt you see in the Hardware stores or Walmart used for

water softening systems. Big chunks of salt. Bags are 40 or 50 pounds, cost

anywhere from 2.50 to 5.00 per bag........depends when and where you buy.

Donna

[Guest guest]

We use Morton's Solar Salt in our water softener and it states it is Rock

Salt nothing more. Maybe its just a name because its bigger chunks than the

rock salt we use in ice cream making. That is all I know about it.

Donna

Scents of Eden

[Guest guest]

Ahhhhh I forgot to ask that part. I'm don't know either.

Re: Salt question

In a message dated 3/7/2002 1:16:13 AM Eastern Standard Time,

frogge18@... writes:

> What's Solar Salts??? THANKS ! Carla

Its those big bags of salt you see in the Hardware stores or Walmart used for

water softening systems. Big chunks of salt. Bags are 40 or 50 pounds, cost

anywhere from 2.50 to 5.00 per bag........depends when and where you buy.

Donna

[Guest guest]

Coollll........I'm gonna try those in my Coffee Grinder..... THANKS DONNA !!

I had forgotten to ask you if they were about the same earlier

Re: Salt question

We use Morton's Solar Salt in our water softener and it states it is Rock

Salt nothing more. Maybe its just a name because its bigger chunks than the

rock salt we use in ice cream making. That is all I know about it.

Donna

Scents of Eden

[Guest guest]

I buy Morton's from a hardware store at 50 pounds. It is listed as solar

salt. So is the 40 pound larger chunks.

Shirley Ann

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 3/7/02 7:02:30 PM Pacific Standard Time,

srunge@... writes:

> Hi again, I posted the original question and I have seen several people

> post that they use SOLAR salts, but is this the same thing as ROCK salt?

> When I requested the solar salts that are used in water softening systems I

> was directed to the big bags (40#) of rock salt. I had several different

> brands and sizes to choose from, but it all was labeled rock salt. I chose

> the smallest size available (coarse), but I'm not sure it is the same as

> solar salt. . . . . ANYONE KNOW ????????

>

> Thanks, Rhonda

>

>

Hi Rhonda,

You may want to try

http://www.cargillsalt.com/cargillsalt/water_cond_answers.htm

Here are some questions and answers that are mostly around water softeners,

but here they define solar salt: " a natural product obtained through the

evaporation of seawater or inland brine sources. It has a sodium chloride

content of 99.5% or higher, and a water insolubles level of less than 0.03%.

It is most commonly sold in a crystal form, but also maybe sold in the form

of compressed pellets or blocks. "

So, hope this helps a bit.

Angie

The Herbarie...Visit us at:  http://www.theherbarie.com for Body Care

Products and Bulk Ingredients...Botanical Extracts and Proteins, Ultra-Mild

Surfactant Blends, Conditioning Emulsifiers.

[Guest guest]

well I cook with sea salt all the time - it has less

sodium - I'm sure you've seen the campbells soup

commercials lately touting this fact... lol

as for dendritic - I don't know about the cooking

http://www.doh.gov.za/docs/regulations/2000/reg0034.html

dendritic salt " means salt containing one or more of

the ferrocyanide salts that are added to brine during

the crystallization step;

?? I guess you'd have to make sure from the supplier

that it meets food grade requirements which is 97%

sodium chloride...

HTH

Willow

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> a brick & mortar for almost a year. I had forgotten

> how

> demanding and stressful it can be to work for

> someone else

> (while you are bottom-lining a few cents on the

> dollar income

> after paying all expenses it cost to work for a

> paycheck).

> Whew....I had rather try to live on pennies and work

> for myself!

> LOL.

> My question is: I have a storeroom FULL of

> supplies left over

> from my bath & body business. (BTW, if anyone

> wants to buy molds

> and various other supplies for good price, let me

> know what you

> are in the market for, I probably have it.) I

> have several quart

> containers of ES DENDRITIC SALT and several pounds

> of SEA SALT. Can

> I use both of these in the kitchen for cooking?

> They LOOK the same

> as the sea salt and table salt that I buy at WalMart

> for kitchen use.

> I bought them for and used them in making bath

> salts, but did not

> know

> if they are safe for cooking too.

> YEAH...I KNOW...THIS IS probably a dumb question,

> but we are planning

> a huge hamburger cookout for New Year (the whole

> church body) and want

> to use this abundunce of salt if possible.

> Sorry for the long-winded message and thank you for

> your help.

> MERRY CHRISTMAS, MY FRIENDS!

> Kandiie

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

There has been an ongoing arguement at our house about salt. My husband does

most of the shopping and tries to save money so he buys " Olde Himalayan

Pink Salt " fine grain from the local grocery. I can't see any words on it that

say it's unrefined. Is this the product we need to be eating everyday? I

can't tell you the number of times of loaded with it and nothing happens.

For pete sake my pathways are messed up enough without adding this injury.

someone set me straight so I can tell my husand i told you so.

Thanks in advance, Katy