hydrated lime, for example https://www.mccabefeeds.com/product/lime-25kg?gclid=CjwKCAjw4rf6BRAvEiwAn2Q76pkDOwc2fZoehv2Otd_yVVmza2AY0wPiQoW0TPH-cS4oczPd6OjtghoCcWAQAvD_BwE
appears to perform well in evaluations of characteristics that we might associate with allowing old stone walls to dispense with salts (absorbed through upward capillary action, thus protecting the stone component of the walls - evaluation such as this:
Article Lime putty versus hydrated lime powder: Physicochemical and ...
why are we so often directed toward lime putty?