Table Salt Crystals Growing

Table salt takes a few days to grow.

Table salt crystals growing.

Yellow substance is inclusions of the iron iii chloride. Iodized salt won t work as well but will still form crystals. The biggest one is about 2cm in size. Instead of using a sponge try growing the crystals on another surface.

To grow your own salt crystals you ll need. Epsom salt grows into smaller needle like crystals and faster than table salt. You can buy it at a pharmacy. Table salt sodium chloride distilled water a clean clear glass container a jam jar is perfect string a spoon for stirring.

Alum salt grows quickly sometimes making visible crystals within a few hours. Table salt crystals have a cubic shape. Adding the vinegar and growing the crystals on a sponge alters the appearance a bit. Now it s time to add the salt.

Table salt crystals grown in 7 months. We microwaved about 2 cups of water for 2 minutes. Making a super saturated solution for growing salt crystals. So without some trick you ll never get big and relatively transparent crystals like ones at the photo above.

You can experiment with different types of salt such as sea salt iodized salt himalayan salt and other.