Hot Foot Anointing Oil by Envision Crystals, 2 Dram

A drive-away formula, honestly named. Hot foot work is for removing a specific person from your life or your space, and this oil is made for that job rather than for general cleansing, so you know exactly what you are reaching for.

For candles, doors, and paper, not skin. Traditional hot foot formulas are built on heat, and this bottle follows that logic: use it on a black or brown candle, a threshold, a photo, or a name paper, and wash your hands afterward.

A 2 dram bottle for a single working. A quarter fluid ounce is more than one hot foot working needs, and a small bottle is easy to keep separate from your drawing oils, which is exactly where a sending oil belongs.

• Volume: 2 dram (1/4 fluid ounce, about 7.4 ml)
• Maker: Envision Crystals
• Type: condition oil for dressing candles and objects
• Not for skin; not for internal use; keep away from eyes and children
• Weight: about 2.4 oz (supplier unit weight)

The formula is proprietary to the maker and the current listing does not publish an ingredient list. The full ingredients, including the carrier oil, can be confirmed with Plentiful Earth before you order. Assume it is a hot, irritating formula regardless and keep it off your skin.

Hot foot oil is used in Hoodoo and conjure to drive an unwanted person away from a home, a job, or a town. It is the oil form of hot foot powder, the older and better known version of the formula, which rootworkers sprinkle where the target will walk so that the powder gets into their shoes and sends them packing. The saying is that they will hot foot it out of town.

This is a working with a target, and Hoodoo does not pretend otherwise. It is not protection and it is not cleansing; it is a sending. Practitioners in the tradition use it when a person needs to go and gentler methods have not moved them, and they follow it with a cleansing of the space and a protection working so that the door stays shut. If you are new to conjure, this is the kind of formula that rewards reading a good Hoodoo manual first. You are allowed to want someone gone. The oil simply asks you to be clear about who and why.

1. Write the person's full name on a small piece of paper, or use a photo. Be specific; hot foot work is aimed, not broadcast.
2. Dress a black or brown candle with a few drops of hot foot oil, stroking from the wick down toward the base, away from you, while you state plainly that this person is leaving your life or your space.
3. Set the candle on the name paper and let it burn down. Some rootworkers do this for three nights, or on a waning moon.
4. For a doorway they use, touch a drop to the outside of the threshold with a cotton swab and tell them to go. For a letter or an item they will handle, a single drop on the back is enough.
5. Wash your hands with soap when you are done and do not touch your face. Afterward, cleanse the room with salt or smoke and dress a protection candle so the space fills with something you chose. Your own judgment about who truly needs to go is the first and most important step.

• Hot Foot Powder Incense, 1 oz: The powder form of the same formula; burn it to carry the working out the door while the candle works.
• Sulfur Powder (Brimstone), 1oz.: Brimstone is the classic Hoodoo curio for driving off harm and pairs with hot foot work at the threshold.
• Black 6" household candle: A plain black candle to dress with hot foot oil and burn over the name paper.
• Nightshade Banishing Oil, 4 Dram: A general banishing oil for the cleansing and closing work that should follow any hot foot sending.
• Hoodoo Cleansing and Protection Magic: Banish Negative Energy and Ward Off Unpleasant People by Miss Aida, Judika Illes: Miss Aida's guide to sending unpleasant people away and cleansing afterward, in the Hoodoo tradition.

What is hot foot oil used for?

Hot foot oil is used in Hoodoo to make an unwanted person leave a place: a home, a workplace, a neighborhood. It is the oil version of hot foot powder and is applied to candles, doorways, name papers, and objects the target will touch. It is a sending formula, not a cleansing or protection one.

Can I put hot foot oil on my skin?

Hot foot oil is not for skin. Traditional hot foot formulas are built on hot, irritating ingredients, and even though this bottle is labeled anointing oil, you should use it only on candles, thresholds, paper, and objects. Apply it with a cotton swab, wash your hands with soap afterward, and keep it away from your eyes.

What is the difference between hot foot oil and banishing oil?

Hot foot oil is aimed at a specific person and is meant to move them physically out of your space, while banishing oil is broader and sends away habits, patterns, energies, or influences. If a named person needs to leave, hot foot is the traditional choice; for everything else, start with banishing.

How do I use hot foot oil with hot foot powder?

Use the oil where you dress and the powder where they walk. Dress a black candle with hot foot oil and burn it over the person's name, and sprinkle or burn hot foot powder at the threshold or path they use. The two forms of the formula reinforce each other and are traditionally worked together.

Is hot foot work appropriate for beginners?

Beginners can do hot foot work, but it is aimed work with a target, so read a Hoodoo manual first and be certain the person truly needs to go. Keep the working small and specific, follow it with cleansing and protection for your space, and keep the oil separate from the drawing oils in your kit.

What should I do after a hot foot working?

After a hot foot working, cleanse and close. Wash your hands, sweep or salt the threshold, cleanse the room with smoke or a floor wash, and dress a white or protection candle so that the space you cleared is filled with something you want. Dispose of the wax and name paper away from your home.