Lava Chakra Bracelet, 8mm Beads

Porous lava beads. Basalt at 8mm, whose open structure holds a drop of oil and releases the scent slowly through the day.

The seven chakra colors. Colored beads set among the black, in the standard chakra sequence.

Stretch cord. On and off without a clasp, one size fits most.

• Material: black lava stone (basalt) beads at 8mm, with chakra-colored beads, on elastic cord
• The lava beads are porous and will absorb and slowly release a drop of fragrance oil
• Natural stone: texture and shade vary bead to bead
• SKU: JB8LAVC

Lava stone is basalt: rock that was molten and then was not. Modern crystal practice reads that origin for the grounding register, fire cooled to stone, and keeps it for steadiness and for standing firm. These are contemporary attributions rather than old folk lore, and we file them as such; basalt has no entry in the older sources.

The chakra system is a genuine feature of Indian religious and yogic tradition, and the seven-color scheme most Western jewelry uses is a modern adaptation of it, which is worth knowing when you wear one. What the bracelet does most reliably is the practical thing: a drop of oil on the porous beads means the scent travels with you, which turns a piece of jewelry into a small carried working. That is a real and rather elegant use, and it needs no inflation.

1. Cleanse it on arrival with smoke or moonlight; skip water and salt, which are unkind to stretch cord.
2. Put a drop of fragrance oil on a lava bead and rub it in; the stone will hold it and release it slowly.
3. Choose the oil to match the working: a love oil, a protective one, or simply a scent you want with you.
4. Refresh the oil every few days as the scent fades.
5. Keep it from lotions and heat, and store it dry and unstretched.

• Jojoba Carrier Oil, 8 oz: a neutral base to dilute an oil before it meets the beads.
• All Purpose Blessing Oil by Espiritu: a versatile oil for the beads to carry.
• Kiss Me Quick Oil, 2 Dram: a love oil, if that is the register you want carried.
• Kambaba Jasper Bracelet, 8mm: another stone at the same scale, to stack.
• White Sage Smudge Stick: the arrival cleanse.

What is lava stone?

Basalt: volcanic rock that cooled from molten. Its porous structure is what lets it hold oil, which is the practical appeal of lava jewelry.

How do I use it with oil?

Put a drop on a lava bead and rub it in. The stone absorbs it and releases the scent over hours. Refresh it every few days.

What does practice keep lava for?

Grounding and steadiness, read from its origin as fire cooled to stone. These are modern crystal attributions; basalt has no entry in the older folk sources, so we assign it no element or planet.

Are the chakra colors traditional?

The chakra system is genuine to Indian religious and yogic tradition; the seven-color scheme used in Western jewelry is a modern adaptation of it, and we would rather say so.

How do I care for it?

Keep it from water, lotions, and heat, cleanse with smoke or moonlight, and store it dry and unstretched.