Will epsom salt work as good as table salt?
I thought it would work better because pure epsom salt crystals are much easier to grow than salt crystals. I was wrong. After three days of growing thee were no crystals at all. How about sugar? Again, no. It appears this technique only works with table salt. Can you dry these crystals to preserve them? Yes and no. You can dry them but they remain very fragile. Below is an example. The crystals will continue to grow even if the briquette is taken out of the pan of solution because there is a lot of solution still stored inside the briquette. The simplest, fastest crystals of all to grow The simplest and fastest crystals to grow are Epsom salt (magnesium sulfate) crystals. Epsom salt is sold for a few dollars in half-gallon containers in the medicine department of grocery stores. To grow a bowl of crystals, simply mix 1/2 cup of Epsom salt with 1/2 cup of the hottest water you can get out of your kitchen faucet. Stir for one minute and then place the bowl in a refrigerator. There shoul
