The softener tank is filled with specially formulated resin beads, which are permanently sealed inside the tank. The brine tank has a removable lid so you can fill it with salt pellets or ...

In addition to the resin beads, there is salt in the water softener that rinses the beads so they are renewed and able to remove more hard minerals.

The resin beads are either transparent or amber in color. More importantly, they are high-quality, pure beads. They work by forming a polystyrene sulfonate cation exchange resin gel.

Notably, the resin selectively captures mRNA via the polyadenylated tail using simple salt and water purification steps. [Artur Plawgo/Getty Images] ...

Once the resin beads are filled to capacity, the salt pellets cleanse the beads, replacing the mineral ions with salt ions—hence why softened water often has a higher salt content.

Just scrape off the bulk of the resin and then drop it into a Ziploc baggie with 90-100% isopropyl alcohol for a good three-hour soak. You can also use a bit of non-iodized salt as an agitator for ...

Design studio Think Forward developed SALGHT, an art installation that explores the interaction between salt and light, and the qualities of salt as a product design material.