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Perfume or incense

Coconut Oil

Perfume or incense1 tradition
overview

Coconut oil is solid at room temperature and melts on the skin. In folk practice the coconut is a vessel of purity and protection.

Uses

  • Purification
  • Protection
  • Salves and balms
ritual

Working with it

Melt coconut oil with dried herbs to make a simple salve.

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Botanical name
Cocos nucifera
Planet
☽︎ Moon
Kind
Carrier oil
Element
Water
Works for
PurificationProtection
Forms
carrier oil
How to use
Anointing oilRitual bathDress a candle
Receptive
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Where the traditions place it

  • Moon — Common practice