Opalite Power Bracelet, 8mm

The classic single strand. Full 8mm beads in the traditional power bracelet format.

Honest opalite. Manmade opalescent glass, disclosed up front and prized for the glow.

Stretch cord, one size. Rolls on over the hand and fits most wrists.

• Bead size: 8mm; material: opalite (manmade opalescent glass)
• Format: single strand power bracelet on elastic stretch cord
• See also our 8mm blue tone and warm tone opalite strands
• SKU: JBBOP

Opalite is a modern material, and we file its reputation with modern practice, where it keeps a gentle register: calm, soft transitions, and easeful communication, the glow carried as a small portable dusk. Because it is glass, we leave the classical correspondence fields blank rather than borrow entries from natural stones. What the bracelet honestly offers is the oldest service of worn things: a reminder where the eye falls, catching the light exactly when a long day needs something caught.

1. Cleanse it on arrival with smoke or sound; skip salt and long soaks, which dull glass.
2. Wear it through transitions, new starts, and the weeks that ask for steadiness.
3. Turn a bead when words need choosing; the small touch is the practice.
4. Roll it on and off over the hand, and keep it from hard knocks and water.

• Opalite Bracelet, 8mm Blue Tone: the cooler cast of the same glow.
• Opalite Goddess Earrings: the glow at the ears to match.
• Opalite Tumbled Stones, 1 lb: the same light by the pound.

Is opalite a real crystal?

No, and we say so plainly: opalite is manmade opalescent glass. It earns its shelf by beauty rather than pedigree.

What does power bracelet mean?

It is the trade's name for the classic single strand of full sized beads worn alone; the format, not a claim.

How do I care for it?

Cleanse with smoke or sound, keep it off in water, and store it apart from harder stones that could scratch glass.