Table Salt Crystals Growing

Now it s time to add the salt.

Table salt crystals growing.

To grow your own salt crystals you ll need. Table salt takes a few days to grow. We microwaved about 2 cups of water for 2 minutes. Epsom salt grows into smaller needle like crystals and faster than table salt.

Table salt crystals grown in 7 months. How to grow salt crystals table salt sodium chloride water clean clear container a piece of cardboard optional string and pencil or butter knife optional. Alum salt grows quickly sometimes making visible crystals within a few hours. The biggest one is about 2cm in size.

Table salt crystals have a cubic shape. Instead of using a sponge try growing the crystals on another surface. You can buy it at a pharmacy. Making a super saturated solution for growing salt crystals.

Yellow substance is inclusions of the iron iii chloride. Table salt sodium chloride distilled water a clean clear glass container a jam jar is perfect string a spoon for stirring. Adding the vinegar and growing the crystals on a sponge alters the appearance a bit. So without some trick you ll never get big and relatively transparent crystals like ones at the photo above.

Iodized salt won t work as well but will still form crystals.