Himalayan Pink Salt contains an abundance of ionized, trace minerals that were encrusted into the earth more than 250 million years ago. It’s color ranges from clear white to gray, to varying shades of pink to deep shades of red. Himalayan pink salt is mined by hand, without the use of mechanical devices, preserving a rich long standing tradition in the Punjab Region of South Asia. After the harvest, it is then hand crushed, washed and dried in the sun. If you do not have access to Himalayan Pink Salt, you can alternate with Real Salt, mined from Utah beds or Celtic Sea Salt, found off the shore of France. All three of these options contain a higher trace mineral content than common table salt which is denatured, bleached and stripped of minerals. The key to salt is that it remains unrefined.