Crystal Care & Cleansing

Salt is one of the oldest and most potent cleansing materials across traditions — and one of the most commonly misused in crystal care. Used correctly on the right stones, it

Yes — sunlight cleanses and charges crystals effectively, but only for specific stones and within specific time limits. For clear quartz, citrine, carnelian, tiger’s eye, and obsidian, a few hours of

Leave crystals in moonlight for a minimum of four hours, ideally overnight from dusk to dawn. Most practitioners find that a full overnight exposure — roughly eight to twelve hours depending

Sage smudging is one of the oldest and most reliable methods for cleansing crystals — and unlike water or salt, it works for every crystal without exception. There’s no need to

Crystals accumulate energy from the environments they pass through, the people who handle them, and the emotional weight of the situations they’re used in. Cleansing removes that accumulated energy and

Black tourmaline can go in water briefly — a quick rinse under cool running water is generally safe and won’t cause immediate damage. Prolonged soaking, however, is a different matter. Black

Rose quartz can go in water for short periods without immediate damage — a quick rinse under cool running water is generally fine. But prolonged soaking, regular water exposure, and

Amethyst can go in sunlight briefly, but prolonged direct exposure will cause it to fade — sometimes permanently. The purple color in amethyst comes from iron impurities within its quartz structure

Several common crystals should never go in water — including selenite, which dissolves, malachite, which releases toxic compounds, and pyrite, which rusts and can make water acidic. The Mohs hardness scale

Amethyst can go in water for short periods, but prolonged soaking will damage it. A quick rinse under running water — 30 seconds to a minute — is generally fine. Leaving