Crystal Care
How to Cleanse Your Crystals
Crystals absorb energy from their surroundings and everyone who handles them. These eight simple rituals reset your stones so they keep working at their best.
Crystals absorb energy from their surroundings and everyone who handles them. Cleansing resets them so they keep working at their best. Cleanse a new piece when it arrives, about once a month after that, and any time it has been through intense use or handled by others.
Method 01
Moonlight
Rest your crystals on a windowsill or outdoors overnight, ideally under a full moon. The gentlest method, safe for every crystal.
TIME overnight
Method 02
Running Water
Hold under cool running water for 1-2 minutes, picturing stagnant energy washing away.
CAUTION Skip for soft or water-sensitive stones such as selenite, and never soak a strung bracelet as water weakens the elastic.
Method 03
Morning Sunlight
Two to four hours of soft morning sun recharges and cleanses.
CAUTION Strong sun can fade stones like citrine and amethyst.
Method 04
Sage or Palo Santo Smoke
Light the bundle, blow out the flame, and pass each crystal through the smoke for 30 to 60 seconds. Safe for all crystals including jewellery.
Method 05
Sea Salt
Bury crystals in a bowl of dry sea salt for 24 hours, then throw the salt away. It has absorbed the negativity, so never reuse it.
CAUTION Avoid for soft, porous or metallic stones such as selenite and pyrite.
Method 06
Sound
Play a singing bowl, bell or tuning fork near your crystals for 5 to 10 minutes. Safe for everything and ideal for cleansing a whole collection at once.
Method 07
Selenite
Rest your crystals on a selenite plate for a few hours. Selenite is self-cleansing and never needs cleansing itself.
Method 08
Earth
Bury in clean soil for 24 hours to ground and fully reset the energy of the stone.
Once cleansed, hold your crystal, set your intention, and wear it close.