An earth friendly option for families is our Salt Urns. Hand-crafted from solid blocks of Himalayan Rock Salt, the salt deposits in the Himalayas are over 250 million years old and believed to be the purest on earth.
Each natural salt urn is unique in both color and finish. When placed in water, our Salt of the Earth urns will dissolve within 4 hours.
As a precious and portable commodity, salt has long been a cornerstone of economies throughout history.
Covenants in both the Old and New Testaments were often sealed with salt: the origin of the word “salvation.” In the Catholic Church, salt is or has been used in a variety of purifying rituals. In fact, until Vatican II, a small taste of salt was placed on a baby’s lip at his or her baptism. Jesus called his disciples “the Salt of the Earth.”
In Buddhist tradition, salt repels evil spirits. That’s why it’s customary to throw salt over your shoulder before entering your house after a funeral: it scares off any evil spirits that may be clinging to your back.
Shinto religion also uses salt to purify an area. Before sumo wrestlers enter the ring for a match – which is actually an elaborate Shinto rite – a handful of salt is thrown into the center to drive off malevolent spirits.
Wow — Himalayan rock salt is very neat stuff, and what a great idea to make it into an urn. It’s beautiful!
Cool urn, really lovely. Is it heavy?
And…what if it gets wet? How does that work?
I have been taking sea salt baths. Cleans your auras and chakras and energy body. You can get some good inexpensive sea salt in the grocery store, you don’t have to buy the fancy and expensive perfumed stuff in bath shops. I highly highly recommend it.
Candace, weighs about 15 pounds and melts when it meets the water.
My mother left my step-fathers Salt Urn (with ashes inside), here with us in Florida a few weeks ago; she wants it to stay here until she passes away and then be placed in the Gulf of Mexico together.
Problem is that I just noticed that as the weather warms up (is that the cause?) the Urn has become…sort of oily. Not dry and smooth like it was. Just noticed this today.
Is this an issue? Does it need to be kept at a certain temperature? Could it last 10 years here?
Please help.
Lisa
I have had my step-fathers Salt Urn here in Florida for the past 2 weeks. Could be 10 years before we put it in water as Mother wants to go with him.
Problem is that I just noticed that as the weather warms up (is that the cause?) the Urn has become…sort of oily. Not dry and smooth like it was. Just noticed this today.
Is this an issue? Does it need to be kept at a certain temperature? Could it last 10 years here?
Please help.
Lisa
This “oily” residue that you referr to is caused by high humidity which leads the Salt Urn to sweat. This urn is not designed for permanent storage, however if it is kept in a cool, dry location the urn should last indefinitely. My suggestion would be to move the urn to a different location in the house, specifically away from any air cooling systems which may create additional humidity. The urn should not sweat if it is kept in a low humidity location with a moderate temperature. Additionally, it would be a good idea to keep this urn out of direct light. If the urn has direct sunlight or a direct bright light shining on it, the urn will heat up which increases the rate of sweating. Finally, my last suggestion would be to put a small cup of rice or a silicon bag near the urn. This will wick away some additional humidity in the vicinity of the urn, which will also reduce sweating.