Holly, Salts (Was RE: Introduction and Information request... sort of long)

[Guest guest]

Hi Holly,

 

I was wondering if there is a particular kind of sea salt you prefer

using in your baths, or just basic sea salt? I am kind of a salt fanatic

*lol* and love to use all kinds of salts, from the Gray Sea Salts, Dead

Sea Salts, Haitian Sea Salt, Hawaiian 'Alaea Red Sea Salt, Orsa Mineral

Salts (which are actually unrefined pink color rock salt from Utah),

etc. I got a small sample of some Japanese Salts once that are lovely,

and some black salt from Hawaii that has squid ink in it! I also want to

try some of the Peruvian Pink Crystal Sea Salts one day (but holy cow

are those $$$). I was just wondering if you have a favorite

 

Also, do you notice any distinct energy difference in various

(unrefined) salts?

 

Oh, and since I'm into gourmet cooking I like to try them all in my

foods as well as my bath water

 

*Smile*

Chris (list mom)

http://www.alittleolfactory.com

 

 

 

 

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My name is Holly Perry, and I'm a recent addition to your list.

 

I am a hands-on energy healer with a healing practice in my home in

Laingsburg, Michigan, and my initial interest in using essential oils

was from the

healing perspective. As a follow up for clients after receiving an

energy healing,

I recommend that they bathe in a combination of sea salt and baking

soda.

Several years ago I began offering this combination to clients after

hearing too

many comments from them about not knowing where to find the sea salt.

The

addition of essential oils to the mix followed shortly thereafter, after

clients

made comments about sore muscles, and insomnia and wanting to feel

healing

effects while bathing.

 

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[Guest guest]

At 10:48 AM 1/22/2004 -0600, you wrote:

>

>Hi Holly,

>

>I was wondering if there is a particular kind of sea salt you prefer

>using in your baths, or just basic sea salt?

 

Hey, Chris:

I love salts, all kinds, all textures. Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't

all salts 'sea salts " ? Some are deposited in veins in the earth, and some

are freshy scooped or scraped from areas by the coastline, but all salt

comes from the sea, yes?

 

For my baths, I prefer Kosher salt. Diamond brand is readily available, and

it's about $2 for a five-pound box. Wonderful stuff, I like the soft and

flakey 'fine' version.

 

I am kind of a salt fanatic

>*lol* and love to use all kinds of salts, from the Gray Sea Salts, Dead

>Sea Salts, Haitian Sea Salt, Hawaiian 'Alaea Red Sea Salt, Orsa Mineral

>Salts (which are actually unrefined pink color rock salt from Utah),

>etc. I got a small sample of some Japanese Salts once that are lovely,

>and some black salt from Hawaii that has squid ink in it! I also want to

>try some of the Peruvian Pink Crystal Sea Salts one day (but holy cow

>are those $$$). I was just wondering if you have a favorite

 

I've only tried a few 'exotics', including the pink Hawaiian I got from you

(it's mixed with red clay from a Hawaiian mountain, so I call it the 'dirty

salt' :-) Ylva just sent me some coarse Greek salt 'scraped from the cliffs

outside Krynos', I believe. Never heard of the Haitian, which is weird,

since I live in a Haitian part of town. Have to check that out. I'm having

lunch at a Peruvian restaurant today, I'll ask if they know of a Peruvian

grocery to check out the $$$ salt.

 

I received the very $$$ Fleur de Sel as a gift, and it's great, but I find

the differences very subtle between the salts. I like Kosher for everyday

cooking, and sometimes, for color or a *slightly* different taste or

texture, I sprinkle the FiFi ones on food just before its served.

>

>Also, do you notice any distinct energy difference in various

>(unrefined) salts?

 

I notice my wallet vibrates at distinct energy differences when I pay for

them (money being energy and all that :-)

>

>Oh, and since I'm into gourmet cooking I like to try them all in my

>foods as well as my bath water

 

Next subject: gourmet muds for the bath, LOL. Really, the spa industry has

quite a rigid heirarchy of muds, and salts, all part of their sales pitch.

I actually believe more in the diffent properties of the muds than I do the

salts, due to the inclusion of base rock decomposition being a part of the

mud. And I'm starting to believe all the naysaying I'm reading about clays

for facials -- they can clog, not remove impurities as previously thought.

Guess I started freeassociating - salt, earth -- we sure love to experiment

and classify :-)

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