Table Salt Crystals Growing

Adding the vinegar and growing the crystals on a sponge alters the appearance a bit.

Table salt crystals growing.

Now it s time to add the salt. Table salt sodium chloride distilled water a clean clear glass container a jam jar is perfect string a spoon for stirring. So without some trick you ll never get big and relatively transparent crystals like ones at the photo above. Epsom salt grows into smaller needle like crystals and faster than table salt.

Instead of using a sponge try growing the crystals on another surface. You can experiment with different types of salt such as sea salt iodized salt himalayan salt and other. Iodized salt won t work as well but will still form crystals. Yellow substance is inclusions of the iron iii chloride.

Table salt crystals grown in 7 months. You can buy it at a pharmacy. Though you can see from the above right photo we did not use all of our solution for our tray. Table salt crystals have a cubic shape.

Table salt takes a few days to grow. We microwaved about 2 cups of water for 2 minutes. To grow your own salt crystals you ll need. 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.

First you need to start with hot water so this is an adult only step if needed.