Gallina Negra (Black Hen) tin candle

How to Use It

Witchcraft & Folk Magick

• Limpia: light the candle and pass a raw egg over the body from head to feet, then crack it into a glass of water beside the tin and read it.
• House clearing: burn in the room that feels heaviest, with a bowl of salt water nearby that is poured out the front door when the candle is spent.
• Hex breaking: set the tin on a mirror and burn it over several nights to turn back work you believe was sent to you.

Hoodoo & Rootwork

• Uncrossing: bathe in a salt and herb bath, let yourself air-dry, then light the candle and recite Psalm 37.
• Disposal: carry the empty tin and any leftover wax to a crossroads or running water and walk away without looking back.

A Simple Working

• Take a cleansing bath with a handful of sea salt and a sprig of rue.
• Dress in clean clothes and light the candle in your main room.
• Pass a raw egg over yourself from head to feet while saying that all evil and envy leave you.
• Crack the egg into a glass of water and set it beside the candle.
• Let the candle burn for an hour, then pour the egg water down the toilet or out at a crossroads.
• Repeat on following days until the tin is spent.

Pairs Well With

• Rue: the classic herb of Latin American limpias.
• Sea salt: for the bath and the bowl of absorbing water.
• Fresh eggs: for the egg limpia done beside the candle.
• Florida water: to wipe down doors and hands afterwards.

What You Receive

One scented Gallina Negra candle with crystal chips, poured in a tin with a lid, 120 g, aloe vera scented.

Origin & Lore

Gallina Negra, black hen, is a long-standing name in Latin American spiritual supplies, found on soaps, sprays, baths and candles sold to counter witchcraft, envy and bad luck. Black fowl turn up in cleansing traditions in Mexico and the Caribbean, and the black hen became a shorthand for strong, no-nonsense spiritual cleaning.

The black hen is a bird of two reputations. Grimoires used her for summoning and treasure, while botánicas put her on candles and soaps meant to undo that kind of work.

A grimoire called The Black Pullet, usually dated to the late 18th century in France, claims to teach talismans and the making of a hen that finds gold. French folklore also tells of a black hen carried to a crossroads at midnight to bargain with the Devil. The Gallina Negra of the botánica turns that dark bird around, putting her to work against witchcraft rather than for it.