Botanicals for Cleansing 💧

lunaesteria:

kendrilybee:

lunaesteria:

Because sage isn’t the only thing you can use to cleanse your space.

• Alkanet
• Angelica
• Anise
• Arrow Root
• Bay Laurel
• Bay Leaf
• Benzoin
• Blessed Thistle (Holy Thistle)
• Blue Cohosh
• Birch
• Black Pepper
• Bloodroot
• Broom
• Camphor
• Cayenne Pepper
• Cedar
• Chamomile
• Club Moss
• Coconut
• Copal
• Culver’s Root
• Dandelion Leaf
• Dragon’s Blood
• Fennel
• Fern
• Frankincense
• Fumitory (Earth Smoke)
• Garlic
• Ginger
• Grapefruit
• Guava
• Horehound
• Horseradish
• Hyssop
• Iris
• Lavender
• Lemon
• Lemongrass
• Lemon Verbena (Vervain)
• Lime
• Lovage
• Marjoram
• Melon
• Mesquite
• Mimosa
• Oak
• Parsley
• Peppermint
• Pine

• Red Willow Bark

• Rosemary
• Rue
• Sage
• Sagebrush
• Sandalwood
• Sea Salt
• Snapdragon
• Solomon’s Seal Root
• Tangerine
• Thyme
• Turmeric
• Vinegar
• Wintergreen
• Wood Aloe
• Wood Betony
• Yucca

So like, there’s really no need for you to appropriate white sage and/or buy that shit from Sephora

according to several natives i spoke to about this topic, simply using white sage is not appropriative. using it and then calling it “smudging” is appropriative. 

but for some reason, people think sage is the be all end all for cleansing and it is not.

also it smells horrible lol. 

100% agree it smells terrible. I’ll be honest I usually use the “Garlic Sponge” technique