Hot Foot Sachet Powder, Consecrated 1 Pound

Made for sending someone away. Hot Foot is not a protection or cleansing formula; its single job in Hoodoo is to drive a specific person out of your life or your space and keep them from coming back.

A sprinkling powder, not a body powder. Traditional Hot Foot formulas are built on hot peppers and other fiery ingredients, which is why it goes on thresholds, paths, and footprints, and stays off skin, out of baths, and away from anything you eat from.

A wholesale-scale supply. One pound is meant for working practitioners, group leaders, and shop owners who lay Hot Foot for clients or stock it for sale. For one doorstep, the 0.5 oz sachet is the better fit.

• Weight: 1 lb
• Shipping weight: about 1.2 lb packaged (per AzureGreen)
• Color: varies by batch (per AzureGreen)
• Form: sachet (sprinkling) powder
• Consecrated
• Supplied by AzureGreen
• Also available in a 0.5 oz sachet

The ingredient list is not printed on the listing. Traditional Hot Foot formulas are pepper-based; confirm the exact contents with Plentiful Earth, and keep the powder off skin regardless.

Hot Foot Powder is used in Hoodoo to drive an unwanted person away. The name says it plainly: you make their feet hot so they cannot stay put. Rootworkers sprinkle it where the target walks, in their footprints, across a doorstep they use, or in the shoes of someone who needs to move on, with the words spoken out loud about who is leaving and where they are going.

It is one of the oldest named formulas in African American conjure. Folklorist Harry M. Hyatt recorded hot foot workings from rootworkers in the 1930s, and the powder was a fixture of the mail-order curio catalogs that supplied Black communities through the twentieth century. Its relatives in the tradition are the crossing and banishing powders; its opposite is Come To Me.

Because the work is aimed at a person, practitioners take it seriously. It is meant for someone causing real trouble or refusing to leave, not for a passing irritation, and most rootworkers follow it with a cleansing for themselves.

1. Be certain. Name the one person this working is for and say clearly why they need to go. Hot Foot is not a shotgun; it is aimed.
2. Lay it down. Sprinkle a thin line of hot foot powder across a threshold the person crosses, along a path they walk, or into a footprint they left. Use gloves or a spoon; it does not go on your hands.
3. Say the words. As you sprinkle, speak the sending: "Go, and do not come back," or name the place you want them to end up. Some workers add a psalm or burn a written petition afterward.
4. Walk away. Leave the powder where it lies. Do not sweep it back toward your own door.
5. Cleanse yourself. Wash your hands, then wipe down with Florida Water or take a cleansing bath so none of the heat stays with you. The days that follow will tell you whether the work has taken.

• Hot Foot Sachet Powder Consecrated, 0.5 oz: the single-working sachet of the same powder.
• Hot Foot Anointing Oil, 2 Dram: dress a black candle with it while the powder does its work outside.
• Hot Foot Powder Incense, 1 Lb: the matching bulk incense powder for the same work.
• Florida Water Cologne, 7.5 oz: the classic wipe-down for cleansing yourself after laying the powder.
• Black Chime Candles, Set of 20: the candle color for sending-away work.

What is hot foot powder used for?

Hot foot powder is used in Hoodoo to make an unwanted person leave: a bad neighbor, an ex who keeps returning, a tenant who will not go. It is sprinkled where that person walks so they cannot settle and move away. It is a targeted sending-away powder, not a general protection or cleansing formula.

Can I put hot foot powder on my skin or in a bath?

No. Hot foot powder is a sprinkling powder for the ground, thresholds, and footprints only. Traditional formulas are built on hot pepper and similar fiery ingredients, so it stays off skin, out of baths, and away from food. Use a spoon or gloves to lay it down and wash your hands afterward.

Is hot foot powder the same as banishing powder?

Not quite. Banishing powders clear energy, habits, or influences from a space; hot foot powder is aimed at a specific person and works on where they walk. Both send something away, but Hot Foot is the more pointed of the two. Rootworkers reach for it when a person, not a mood, needs to go.

How do I use hot foot powder without the person knowing?

Rootworkers lay hot foot powder where the person already walks: a thin line across a doorstep, a pinch in a footprint, a dusting along a path or in a shoe. It blends into dirt and floorboards. The working is done quietly, with the words spoken under your breath, and the powder left where it falls.

Do I need to cleanse after using hot foot powder?

Most rootworkers do. Because hot foot powder carries heat and is aimed at another person, the custom is to wash your hands, wipe down with Florida Water or take a cleansing bath, and light a white candle for yourself once the powder is laid. It keeps the sending moving outward and none of it lingering with you.

Who is the 1 lb bag of Hot Foot Powder for?

The 1 lb bag is for working rootworkers, group leaders, and shop owners who lay Hot Foot for clients, fill smaller jars for resale, or keep a working stock on the shelf. A single person with one troublesome neighbor needs the 0.5 oz sachet. Store the bulk bag sealed, dry, and well away from the kitchen.