Bagged Ice Melter De-Icing Salt 50 Lb Bag	Bagged MeltAway De-icing Salt	Bagged Polar Strength Melt Away De-Icing Crystals 50 Lb Bag
Bagged Remove Ice Melter 50 Lb Bag	Bulk Rock Road Salt Treated	Bulk Snow Slicer
Bagged Mighty Melt De-Icing Rock Salt	Bagged Ice Melt Down Beneath Zero	Bagged 100 Pct Magnesium Chloride Ice Melter 50 Lb Bag
Bagged Excel 50 Calcium Chloride Ice Melter 50 Lb Bag	Bagged Potassium Chloride Ice Melter 50 Lb Bag

Different types of Salt:

Sodium Chloride / Mined and Solar -
The most popular for De-Icing.
Lowest effective temperature is 5 degrees above Zero.
Near or below this point the salt will not work and well below this temperature, it will more than likely freeze up.

All mined rock salt is not pure. It contains other minerals and impurities from when the deposit was laid down long ago. These impurities will alter the color of the rock salt and may cause it to form smaller or larger grains/crystals. The impurities allow mined rock salt to have a better residual effect. Depending on the mineral composition around the salt, it can be yellow, pink, red, purple, brown, and clear.
 
Solar salt is evaporated sea water. Solar salt is significantly more pure than mined rock salt as there are much fewer impurities in the salt. It works faster but has less residual effect. The color is always clear/white.

Magnesium Chloride -
Effective to –25 degrees Below Zero.
Safer for turf.
Safer for concrete .

Calcium Chloride -
Effective to –25 degrees Below Zero.
Safer for concrete.
Often used as a concrete additive.

Potassium Chloride -
Effective to 10 degrees above zero.
Safest for plants.
Is a major component in fertilizer.

Moisture - and how it affects salt:
Salt is hydroscopic.
All salt products contain moisture.
Salt will adsorb moisture out of the air.
It is imperative that salt is kept covered and protected from moisture.

Anything you can do to keep rain or snow from pooling on top of pallets or a pile is effort well spent.  When the temperature drops below the effective of range of the salt it can and will freeze. The fact that it is frozen does not mean the salt is bad it is just too cold and won't melt Ice.  Once the temperature rises into the working range of the salt it will unfreeze and be-able to melt ice.


De-Icings salts are not for human consumption -  
All chloride salts are corrosive.
Always rinse equipment when done to extend equipment life.
Wear gloves and eye protection when handling.
Do not ingest. Do not inhale dust.