Whether you want to clean your crystals, make crystal moon water, or create a crystal elixir, you probably know that not all crystals are not safe for water.
Because crystals vary in their mineral content, putting some crystals in water can make them rust, tarnish, leach minerals into water, or worse, dissolve completely.
It can be difficult to know which crystals are safe for water and which aren’t, so let’s go through how to figure it out!
Crystals That Are Safe For Water:
In general, the guidelines you can use for whether or not a crystal is safe for water are:
- Is it a hard crystal? The Mohs Hardness Scale says that crystals above a 6 are generally safe for water.
- Is it made of salt? Crystals with salt in them cannot go in water. This includes most crystals that end with “ite” like halite and selenite. These tend to be softer crystals too, which again, makes them not safe for water. Crystals with salt will degrade or dissolve when placed in water.
- Does it have iron or any type of metal? Crystals that contain metals, like hematite, pyrite, or galena will tarnish or rust when placed in water.
- Will it leach minerals into the water? If a crystal will leach minerals into the water, it won’t be safe to create a crystal elixir or crystal water. That includes malachite, sulphur, and fluorite.
- Is it aura treated? Aura treated crystals are treated with chemicals and/or metals and are not safe for water.
If you have a question about whether or not you should place a crystal in water, err on the side of caution and don’t do it!
There are plenty of other crystals you can use to make crystal elixirs and waters, without using one that is questionable.
There are also crystal water bottles that don’t place the crystals in the water yet will still charge the water with their vibrations.
And if you need tips for cleaning your crystals without water, you can check out this post.
Another thing to note about water-safe crystals is pretty much any crystal will break down in water if submerged for long periods of time.
Even water-safe crystals can crack or deteriorate when exposed to water for a long time.
If you are attached to your crystal and don’t want anything to happen to it, do not expose it to water for any length of time.
Also, keep in mind that tap water contains lots of different additives and minerals which can alter your crystals over time.
Even if a crystal is water safe, submerging it in tap water is probably going to erode, tarnish, or cause buildup on your crystal.
The Following Crystals Are Safe For Water
All of those notes aside, the crystals that are safe in water are:
Crystals in the quartz family (if they are not a blend!) such as:
- Rose Quartz
- Clear Quartz
- White Quartz
- Amethyst
- Citrine
- Smoky Quartz
Plus:
- Agate
- Aventurine
- Carnelian
- Moonstone
- Obsidian
- Jasper
As you can see, there really isn’t a huge list of crystals that are safe to put in water!
Again, if you’re not sure just don’t put it in water.
Crystals are just as effective when they are NEXT to the water as they are in it.
And the same is true when using crystals for plants – they are just as effective NEXT to the plant.
If you want to take a crystal bath, you can always place the crystals near your bathtub so they won’t get wet.
Crystals That Are NOT Safe For Water
The following crystals are not safe to be placed in water.
This is not an exhaustive list, so if your crystal is NOT on this list, make sure you google it to find out its mineral makeup before placing it in the water!
Note: These crystals are not safe for salt water, either!
- Pyrite
- Galena
- Goethite
- Tiger Iron
- Tiger’s Eye (fibrous tiger’s eye can leach minerals, plus a lot of tiger’s eye is a blend of other minerals)
- Tangerine Quartz
- Hematite/Rutile Quartz
- Lapis Lazuli (usually mixed with pyrite)
- Selenite
- Hematite
- Magnetite
- Halite
- Calcite
- Fluorite
- Malachite
- Apatite
- Apophylite
- Opal
- Turquoise
- Labradorite
- Lepidolite
- Gypsum
- Sulfur
- Celestite
- Azurite
- Peacock Ore/Chalcopyrite
- Desert Rose
- Black Tourmaline
- Jade
- Serpentine
- Sodalite
- Stilbite
- Pink/Green/Yellow Tourmaline
- Topaz
- Vanadinite
- Fuchsite
- Chrysocolla
- Bumblebee Jasper
Crystals That Are Not Safe for Salt Water
Personally, I wouldn’t use salt water directly on any of my crystals.
Saltwater can degrade things over time, causing them to pit, wear, and tarnish.
And some crystals that are safe for regular water aren’t safe for salt water.
If you want to use salt to cleanse your crystals, place them on top of a bowl of salt instead of submerging them into the salt.
Again, the crystals that are not safe for water are also not safe for salt water.
Other crystals that cannot go in salt water are:
- Amber
- Angelite
- Fire Opal
- Kunzite
If you want to cleanse your crystals without using salt, check out this post for more techniques: How to Cleanse Crystals (+ 6 Signs Your Crystals NEED A Refresh!)
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