Table Salt Crystals Growing

Making a super saturated solution for growing salt crystals.

Table salt crystals growing.

The biggest one is about 2cm in size. Epsom salt grows into smaller needle like crystals and faster than table salt. Though you can see from the above right photo we did not use all of our solution for our tray. Adding the vinegar and growing the crystals on a sponge alters the appearance a bit.

Alum salt grows quickly sometimes making visible crystals within a few hours. Now it s time to add the salt. To grow your own salt crystals you ll need. So without some trick you ll never get big and relatively transparent crystals like ones at the photo above.

Table salt sodium chloride distilled water a clean clear glass container a jam jar is perfect string a spoon for stirring. Table salt takes a few days to grow. You can buy it at a pharmacy. Table salt crystals have a cubic shape.

You can experiment with different types of salt such as sea salt iodized salt himalayan salt and other. First you need to start with hot water so this is an adult only step if needed. Instead of using a sponge try growing the crystals on another surface. Yellow substance is inclusions of the iron iii chloride.

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