Palo Santo essences oil

How to Use It

Witchcraft & Folk Magick

• Anoint a white candle and carry it through a room to clear it.
• Dress your tools, cards or crystals to cleanse them before use.

Hoodoo & Rootwork

• Add a few drops to a floor wash after an argument or a difficult visitor.
• Anoint doorways to keep a home calm and clear.

A Simple Working

• Open a window in the room you want to clear.
• Anoint a white candle with the oil.
• Light it and walk slowly around the room sunwise.
• Pause at the corners, where stagnant energy collects.
• Return to the centre and say that the room is clear and blessed.
• Let the candle burn out.

Pairs Well With

• White sage, a classic partner for cleansing.
• White candles, for clearing.
• Clear quartz, cleansed with the oil.
• Frankincense, a botanical cousin.
• Sea salt, for baths and washes.

What You Receive

Palo Santo perfume oil, in a 1/2 oz bottle, blended in cosmetic-grade oils.

Origin & Lore

Palo santo is Bursera graveolens, a tree of the dry forests of Ecuador, Peru and nearby regions. Its fragrant wood has long been burned in South American healing and spiritual practice to clear heavy energy. This oil brings that sweet, resinous scent for cleansing and blessing.

Palo santo means holy wood in Spanish, and the tree belongs to the same plant family as frankincense and myrrh.

Bursera graveolens is in the Burseraceae family with frankincense and myrrh, which explains its warm resinous smell. Traditionally the best wood is gathered from trees that have died naturally and lain for years, as the aroma develops after death. Overharvesting has prompted protective regulations in Peru.