Too cheap it makes one uneasy, especially the white crystal variety which is the rarest and has the highest price tag. A 4kg sized Himalayan salt lamp costs around 1.6-1.8k pesos, this is based on different suppliers that I have found online when I was still canvasing (all had glowing feedback from past clients by the way). Authentic Himalayan Pink Salt Lamps won't cost next to nothing.

Himalayan pink salt lamps cleanse the air a room by absorbing moisture and any attached airborne material then evaporating pure water back out. This process is called hygroscopy and is responsible for one of the most common problems genuine Himalayan pink salt lamps have – sweating which leads to shrinking.

You can test your lamp by taking a damp cloth and gently rubbing the surface of the lamp. The part of the cloth you’ve rubbed with should have noticeable discoloration and the lamp should look like it’s sweating.

Genuine Himalayan salt manufacturers recommend that their products be placed in a cool, dry area. That’s because the salt will absorb any moisture around it and begin to shrink. So, if it doesn't sweat, it's probably fake.

Himalayan salt crystals typically range in color from medium pink to dark orange. Also, because the salt is full of various different minerals, light emanating from the lamp is muted and uneven. For these reasons, the average salt lamp emits only a soft warm glow, that’s just the nature of genuine Himalayan salt. If your lamp gives off enough light to fully illuminate the room that it is placed in, this is a fairly good sign that your Himalayan salt lamp is made from something other than real salt.

Miners of Himalayan salt are among the happiest people in the world, they rarely suffer from allergies, asthma, and other respiratory ailments. This is because they spend their days in an environment saturated with negative ions, which Himalayan Salt releases naturally. The air we breathe every day is filled with negative and positive ions and, in order to maintain a healthy living atmosphere, these negative and positive ions must remain in balance. Unfortunately, many of the conveniences of modern living, such as our wireless electronic devices and heating and cooling systems, produce a huge amount of positive ions which throw the air we breathe completely out of balance. That, in turn, can contribute to the development of allergies, asthma, stress, insomnia and other sleep disorders, sinus and migraine headaches, and a host of other health problems for many individuals.

Himalayan salt lamps – especially the white variety – tend to be rather fragile. In fact, it's actually a common thing for these salt lamps to be damaged during shipping due to poor packaging or improper handling. It was one of my biggest concerns since we couldn't pick 'em up and had to resort to having them shipped to our house. Accidentally dropping or bumping a genuine Himalayan salt lamp into another solid object is a sure fire way to ding or chip away pieces of the salt crystal. If this ever happened or anything else that would otherwise damage a fragile chunk of Himalayan pink salt and your lamp held up exceptionally well or looks good as new, then it's a fake one for sure!

Real Himalayan pink salt is found deep underground in the mines of Khewra, Pakistan. Khewra is located on the western edge of the Himalayan mountains and it is the only place where true Himalayan pink salt can be obtained. So if you aren’t sure about the authenticity of your lamp, you can always inquire about the salt crystal’s country of origin from your supplier to determine if your lamp is a fake or the real deal.