Lucky Hand Root Body Oil by Aura Variety, 1 oz., roll-on

The Lucky Hand tradition. Named for the orchid root carried in Hoodoo for luck in money, love, opportunity, and games of chance.

A 1 oz roll-on. Made to be worn at the pulse points, a daily charm rather than a working oil.

From Aura Variety. A blended fragrance oil in a body-oil base, not an essential oil.

• Volume: 1 oz roll-on body oil
• Brand: Aura Variety
• Tradition: Lucky Hand root, a Hoodoo luck curio
• A blended fragrance oil in a body-oil base, not an essential oil
• For external use only. Not for ingestion. Patch test before regular wear.
• SKU: OLUCH

Lucky Hand root, sometimes called Salep or Helping Hand, is the dried tuber of a wild orchid, and its value in the tradition rests on the shape: dried, it curls into what looks like a small hand with fingers, and the more fingers the better. Hoodoo reads that literally. A hand grasps, and a grasping hand holds onto what it is given, so the root is worked to seize luck and keep it: in money, in love, in a job, in a game of chance.

Worn rather than carried, the oil is a daily version of the same gesture. The honest frame is the one the tradition itself uses: luck work steadies your nerve and sharpens your attention to an opportunity when it comes, and it pairs with the practical footwork. It does not change the odds of a game of chance, and anyone gambling should only ever play with money they can comfortably afford to lose. Hoodoo is a living African American tradition; to go deeper with Lucky Hand, learn from its own teachers and practitioners.

1. Patch test on the inner arm before regular wear.
2. Roll it at the pulse points before the day, the interview, or the opportunity you mean to catch.
3. Name what you are holding onto as you put it on, if the wearing is part of a working.
4. Wear it as a daily charm rather than as a single working; that is what the carried root is for.
5. Cap it tightly and keep it from heat and sun.

• Lucky Clover Amulet: the four-leaf charm, in the same register.
• Lodestone Food, 4 oz: the drawing curio's magnetic sand.
• High John the Conqueror Root, 1 oz: the great mastery root, to carry alongside.
• Green Household Candles: money-green candles for the luck work.
• Jojoba Carrier Oil, 8 oz: a neutral base if you want to dilute it further.

What is Lucky Hand root?

The dried tuber of a wild orchid, which curls as it dries into a shape resembling a small hand with fingers. Hoodoo carries it for luck, and the more fingers, the better the root is held to be.

What is it worked for?

Holding onto luck: in money, love, work, opportunity, and games of chance. The grasping-hand shape is the logic of the whole working.

Does it improve my odds at gambling?

No. Luck work steadies your nerve and sharpens your eye for an opportunity; it does not change the odds of a game of chance. Only ever play with money you can comfortably afford to lose.

Can I wear it on my skin?

Yes, it is a body oil made for that. Patch test a small area first if you have sensitive skin or known fragrance allergies.

Is this an essential oil?

No. It is a blended fragrance oil in a body-oil base rather than a single-botanical extract.