There's a trend going around for these "self-care" items. While I'm fulling on board with self-care, some of these things are quite strange and frankly don't seem to do anything besides their aesthetic value. From lamps to baths, there's a lot of strange things that really just don't make any sense. Here are just five that secretly weird everyone out.

1. Himalayan Salt Lamps

Hoooooooooooly crap, do I have a lot to say about this. For starters, I have one of these. And quite frankly, the only interesting things that have happened with it is that my youngest sister comes in my room to lick it. And don't worry, I looked it up, apparently she won't suffer for it. However, I made up a bunch of fake symptoms for her to worry about if she does decide to keep licking my lamp. Hopefully that stops her.

Okay so first of all they "purify the air." How?! It's a lamp. It also improves "cellular nutrition" and strengthen the "biofiled of the body." I look up what the hell this meant, and all I could find was this shady website. I still don't understand what it means. And, I'm quoting here, the lamp will "enrich the surroundings with Negative Ions, balancing the excess of positive ions (harmful to our health)."

...do these people know how chemistry works...?

2. Candles

...she said with like four candles on her shelf. Candles are said to help calm a person with their soft glow, and the smell can relax you.

The smell thing is half true, called aromatherapy. Though it really isn't a therapy, and it's more of a placebo for most things. Very little science supports all the hype about aromatherapy. And quite frankly the, expensive candles Bath and Body Works sells you aren't worth the hype.

"But wait!" You cry, holding to your candles and thinking of all the money you wasted. "Why do YOU have candles if you just finished bashing them?!"

Because I like the smell, sellout. There's no magic to it. In fact the smells sometimes make me feel worse if I'm sick.

3. Epsom Salts (or scented salts)

I ACTUALLY HIGH KEY HATE THESE BECAUSE I'M ALLERGIC TO THEM. I used them once out of curiosity and ended up with rashes in... bad places.

But the claims that Epsom salts can take away your pains are ludicrous. While they do contain an element we need, called magnesium, the magnesium doesn't get absorbed into your skin as easily as you think. Your skin's job is to keep things out, and it does a good job at doing so. And scented salts do nothing except smell nice. OR GIVE YOU A RASH.

4. Drinking Eight Glasses Of Water

This is just untrue and frankly, quite unhealthy? We don't just get water when we drink it, we also get it through foods, so even if you did have to drink eight glasses of water a day, you're covered with it.In fact, drinking TOO much water can give you a stomach ache, and also, because as you may know, it can mess up your bladder.

5. Forcing Yourself To Smile

I hate this one most of all. I can't stand walking down the street or something, and a complete stranger tells me to smile. Quite frankly, it's creepy and makes me more likely to frown. You don't know my story, random person! Maybe my best friend just died! Maybe I failed a test! Don't tell me to smile. Besides that, there's also no scientific evidence that smiling makes you happier.

In all, while these things will most likely not kill you, don't expect them to cure your woes. If you are feeling down, talk to someone, don't put your trust in edible lamps and magnesium salts.