Hello dear friends,
An interesting topic posed this month. Cosmic Skincare no less. I was a little baffled at first but knowing the healing qualities of stones and crystals I forged ahead with my research on how they can help us with skincare. Lo and behold: many stones have qualities and properties that can help with all sorts of skin issues, repairs, and regeneration. How do we build this into our skincare routines?
Elixirs, sometimes called Gem Remedies or Crystal Essences. Bear with me here. Crystals and stones carry their own vibration, if you’ve read my musings you’ll know this. What you may not know is that those vibrations can be transferred to water. There are two methods to create elixirs, direct and indirect, depending on the stone. Direct places the stone or crystal straight into the water, and indirect places the stone or crystal into a smaller glass vessel in the water, so they do not touch. The indirect method is for friable and toxic stones such as Selenite or Malachite. ** Once made these essences can be ingested, applied to the skin, or added to your bath water. And voilà, a beautiful addition to our skincare.
Please do check out the links below, or do your own research, if you want to make an elixir, it’s easy but comes with all sorts of caveats and so many more options than I have room to elaborate on here.
My healing practice of providing stones and crystals to be worn on the skin, inside our auric field, relies on the grace of these splendid gifts from Mother Gaia to transfer their incredible vibrations to us. This month I chose Rose Quartz, for what it can provide beyond the benefits for our skin, for the emotional and heart healing it offers. Love, self-love, and forgiveness are, IMHO, essential to our inner radiance. Beauty is more than skin deep.
Rose Quartz
Rose Quartz – Emotionally Rose Quartz is the finest healer. Stone of Unconditional Love. Teaches us to love ourselves, and encourages self-forgiveness, acceptance, self-worth, and self-trust. Purifies & opens the heart on all levels, and brings deep inner peace & healing. The stone or an elixir can soothe burns & blisters, & smooth the complexion. Strengthens heart & circulatory system, releases impurities from body fluids.
Pictured: Sisterhood of the Rose, Gratitude & Joy Necklace.
A few more of Gaia’s Gifts to aid the treatment & perfection of our largest organ:
- Azurite – Treats the spleen, thyroid, bones, teeth & skin, & aids detoxification.
- Amethyst – Reduces bruising, injuries, & swellings. Treats skin conditions & cellular disorders. Beneficial for intestines, regulating flora, removing parasites, & encouraging reabsorption of water.
- Angelite – This soothing stone repairs tissue & blood vessels, and balances fluids in the physical body. Can cool the heat of sunburn.
- Apophyllite – Works with the respiratory system. Can neutralize allergies. Promotes regeneration of mucus membranes & skin.
- Brown Jasper (Inc Picture Jasper) – Boosts the immune system, clears pollutants & toxins from the body, & stimulates the cleansing organs. Can heal the skin.
- Lepidolite – Relieves allergies, strengthens the immune system, restructures DNA, & enhances the generation of negative ions. A detoxifier of the skin & connective tissues.
- Peridot – A great tonic. Heals & regenerates tissues. Strengthens metabolism & benefits the skin.
- Rutile Quartz – Very efficient vibrational healer. Stimulates growth & regeneration in cells & repairs torn tissues & skin.
- Ulexite – Excellent as a skin elixir for smoothing wrinkles. (Indirect method)
- Varicite – Treats constricted blood flow, and regenerates elasticity of veins & skin.
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- Amethyst
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- Angelite
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- Apophyllite
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- Ocean Jasper
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- Picture Jasper
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- Brown Jasper
A final thought: Hydration! Do you drink enough water? Probably not, most of us don’t. My skin (wrinkles) definitely looks better when I’m well hydrated. I know this and yet some days I would still rather drink tea, coffee, and wine! Do your own research to see what resonates with you but I tend toward the “half ounce of water per pound of body weight” theory. I just need to do it. Some Jade might help. “Balances fluids within the body and the water-salt/acid-alkaline ratios. Removes, toxins, rebinds cellular & skeletal systems.” 🙏
Love & blessings til next time. J
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** There are many references out there for making elixirs, here are a few for you to dip into if this tickles your fancy.
https://www.mumblesandthings.com/blog/crystal-elixirs
https://meanings.crystalsandjewelry.com/how-to-make-gem-elixirs-or-crystal-essences/
https://www.charmsoflight.com/blog/how-to-make-a-gem-elixir