Potassium Alum Stone, 1 Lb

Genuine potassium alum. The astringent mineral of folk tradition, in stone form.

A full working pound. Chunks enough for many workings and jars.

The gossip-stopping curio. One of conjure's most specific and storied tools.

• Contents: potassium alum stone, 1 lb
• Sold as a ritual curio only: not a cosmetic, not a deodorant, not for skin application, not for consumption
• Keep away from children and pets; store dry and sealed
• SKU: HALUSB

Alum earned its magical reputation from its physical one: touch it to the tongue and the mouth puckers shut, and folk logic did the rest. In Hoodoo and related folk traditions, alum is the classic curio for stopping gossip, quieting slander, and souring a troublesome tongue, kept in the home to hush household quarrels, carried when loose talk follows you, and worked into jar and packet workings aimed at a specific wagging mouth. Some traditions also count it among the protective minerals kept at thresholds against ill intent, the evil-eye customs of the Mediterranean among them. The mineral does no silencing by itself; it carries one of folk magic's most vivid metaphors while your working supplies the intent, which is how curios have always honestly operated.

1. Keep a chunk in a dish where household peace is wanted, the old quiet-home custom.
2. Add a piece to jar workings aimed at stopping gossip or slander.
3. Carry a small chunk wrapped in cloth when loose talk follows you.
4. Store it dry and sealed; alum slowly dissolves in moisture, and this jar stays out of the bathroom and kitchen alike.

• Plastic Jar with Cap, 1 oz: portions a working's worth of chunks.
• Black Velveteen Bag: the carry cloth for a pocket piece.
• Pink Love Rice, 1 oz: a fellow curio of the honest conjure shelf.

Can I use this on my skin or as deodorant?

No. We sell this strictly as a ritual curio and make no cosmetic or health claims; body-grade alum products are a different, regulated trade, and this pound belongs to the working shelf.

What is alum used for in folk magic?

Above all, stopping gossip: souring slanderous tongues, quieting quarrels, and protective threshold work in several folk traditions.

How should I store it?

Dry and sealed, away from children and pets; alum dissolves slowly in moisture.