Cascarilla Spiritual Chalk Powder, Set of 100

Cascarilla is powdered eggshell, the soft white chalk that runs through Santeria and the wider Afro-Caribbean traditions as efun. This box holds a hundred ready portions, the working supply for anyone who marks, seals, and protects with it often.

It is one of the plainest and most trusted protective materials there is: white, cooling, and tied to new life. Mark a doorway, draw a circle, dust a candle, or trace a sign on the skin.

Key Features

One hundred portions. A box of 100 wrapped cascarilla portions, a generous working supply.

Powdered eggshell (efun). The traditional white chalk of Santeria and Afro-Caribbean practice, made from finely ground eggshell.

Protection and marking. Used to draw protective signs, seal a space, and cool and cleanse.

Product Details

• Contents: 100 portions of cascarilla powder
• Material: powdered eggshell (calcium carbonate)
• Made in the USA
• Use: ritual marking and cleansing
• SKU: RPEGG100
• External ritual use only. This is eggshell chalk, not for consumption.

The Spiritual Significance

In Lucumi (Santeria), cascarilla is efun, the sacred white chalk, and white is the color of Obatala, the orisha of the cool head, of clarity, and of peace. Efun is used to mark the body in rites, to draw protective signs, and in the cleansings (limpias) that cool an agitated spirit and clear away what does not belong. Across Espiritismo and the wider Latinx folk-Catholic world, cascarilla is the chalk you reach for to mark a cross on a door, draw a protective circle, or dust a threshold against harm.

The material itself carries meaning: eggshell stands for new life and the protective shell around it, and its whiteness reads as purity and coolness. A box of a hundred portions is the working quantity, enough to keep marking, sealing, and cleansing through a long stretch of practice. One important caution: ritual cascarilla is eggshell, and should not be confused with cascarilla bark, a different and toxic plant material. This is for external ritual use, not for eating.

How To Use

1. Set your intention, and unwrap a portion of the powder.
2. For chalk, moisten and press the powder into a cake; for marking, use it dry from the hand.
3. Draw a protective sign, a cross or a circle, on doorways and thresholds, or trace a light mark on the skin in the traditional way.
4. Dust a ring of cascarilla around a candle or sacred space to seal and protect the working.
5. When the working is done, sweep or wash the marks away, sending what they held off with the water.

Pairs Well With

• White Sage Smudge Sticks to clear a space with smoke before you mark and seal it.
• Rue (Ruda) Water, 8 oz to clear the evil eye alongside cascarilla's protective marking.
• Protection Soap by Ohli~Way, 3.5 oz. Bar to extend the protective work to a spiritual bath.
• White Selenite Wand a white, cooling cleansing tool that pairs with efun's coolness.
• Coconut Spiritual Cleansing Soap by Ohli~Way for the cooling, clearing bath that complements white-chalk work.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is cascarilla?

It is powdered eggshell, known in Santeria as efun, used as a protective white chalk. Practitioners draw signs and circles with it, mark the body in certain rites, and dust it to seal and cool a space. This box holds a hundred ready portions.

Is this the same as cascarilla bark?

No, and the difference matters. Ritual cascarilla is eggshell, safe for external marking. Cascarilla bark is an entirely different plant material that can be toxic. This product is eggshell chalk for external ritual use, not for eating or brewing.

How do I use it?

Set an intention, then mark with it: draw a cross or circle on a doorway, dust a ring around a candle, or trace a protective sign. Use it dry from the hand, or moisten it into a chalk cake. Sweep or wash the marks away when the work is done.

Can I put it on my skin?

Marking the skin with efun is traditional in several practices, and the powder is eggshell, used externally. As with anything applied to skin, keep it out of eyes and broken skin, and patch-test first if your skin is sensitive.

How many uses are in a box?

The box holds 100 individual portions, a generous working supply. For most marking and sealing, a single portion goes a long way, so a box lasts a long time through regular practice.