Da Qing Yan (Halite / Coarse Sea Salt) — Traditional Bath, Foot Soak & Hot Compress Salt, 500g

Da Qing Yan (大青盐), also known as Halite or Rong Yan (戎盐), is a naturally occurring mineral salt traditionally used in Chinese wellness practice for bathing, foot soaks, and hot compress therapies. In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), Da Qing Yan is classified as a mineral of salty nature and cold property, entering the Kidney, Heart, and Liver channels. It has long been prized as a cleansing, cooling, and blood-moving mineral used to support external therapies, soothe the body, and promote comfortable circulation.

Key Selling Points

• Traditional mineral salt for bath, foot soak, and hot compress use
• Known in TCM as Da Qing Yan (大青盐) or Rong Yan (戎盐)
• Salty, cold nature entering Kidney, Heart, and Liver channels
• 500g pack, also available as custom-milled powder
• Long-used in folk wellness for external warming therapies

Quality & Sensory

Each batch of Da Qing Yan presents as coarse, crystalline granules with a deep blue-grey to pale grey hue and a clean, mineral appearance. The texture is firm and slightly damp to the touch, dissolving readily in warm water. When added to a bath or foot soak, it releases a mild saline mineral aroma and creates a smooth, softly briny soak that leaves the skin feeling refreshed and clean.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Bath soak for full-body mineral bathing
• Foot soak for warming and refreshing tired feet
• Hot compress pack for external warming therapy
• Custom-milled powder for bath or compress blends
• Traditional external wellness routines

Traditional Uses

In folk herbal practice, Da Qing Yan is a classic mineral salt used in external therapies rather than internal decoctions. It is dissolved in warm bathwater for full-body soaking, added to foot-soak basins to warm and refresh the feet, and wrapped in cloth as a heated compress for localized warming. In TCM tradition, its salty and cold nature is associated with cooling, cleansing, and moving blood, making it a common ingredient in external formulas for soothing the body and supporting comfortable circulation. It is also sometimes paired with herbs such as Ai Ye (mugwort) or Hong Hua (safflower) in bath and compress blends.

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