Historical recipes of Van Van indicate it was originally one of the standard alcohol perfumes of conjure, and due to its power evolved into being made up as oils, powders, etc. It can be hard to adapt some of the old time recipes for this reason -- for example, Van Van oil doesn't dissolve in water like some of the recipes expect, and doesn't light easily on fire (this procedure was used to add strength to candles: one would light the flame of the candle wick from the Van Van perfume set on fire.)
A straight perfume that can be used like old time Van Van, or applied in other creative ways like sprayed on your hairbrush, on your cloth covered clothes-hangers, on a plain piece of paper in your briefcase or school-bag, on your clothing before wearing it, etc.
Shampoo or soap in a Van Van scent is a great way to remove and keep off curses, hexes, jinxes and other negative influences.
Scented sachet bags like this can be laid wherever you store clothing or bedding to gently scent the fabrics, tucked into hats, shoes... they can even function as a mojo all itself and be carried for luck.
If you don't want to burn incense, or just want the scent of Van Van to provide permanent purification, using a diffuser oil like this can be an excellent choice.
Van Van Bath Ritual
More than a mere bath, this is a bath ritual for changing your luck!
Van Van Bath Salt or Powder (enough for 1 bath)
Basil Essential Oil
Van Van Perfume
Van Van Oil
Rabbit's Foot or other Lucky Talisman
I was preparing a mojo bag for a client, and was suddenly inspired to use Van Van instead of the all-purpose scent I had originally planned. I did not have any Van Van incense at hand as I hadn't been planning for it when I bought the other magic spell supplies; but I did have ingredients handy to make a batch of my own incense. This very simple formula was the best Van Van incense I have ever used!
I did not use any measurements, but you want a little more herb by bulk than you want of the copal powder. Simply blend these together, with enough oil so that the resin coats the lemongrass leaves. Burn over charcoal.
YOU NEED:
Van Van Bath Salt or Powder (enough for 1 bath)
Basil Essential Oil
Van Van Perfume
Van Van Oil
Rabbit's Foot or other Lucky Talisman
- Begin by mixing 3 drops of Basil oil into the Van Van powder or bath salt. Draw a bath for yourself and bathe in this mixture, staying in the water for at least 30 minutes. Scrub downward, then upward so as to first clean off negative influence then draw up positive energy.
- After the bath, set up a small cauldron or other suitable fireproof container. Pour some Van Van perfume into the cauldron and then light it on fire. Warm the talisman gently over the flames from this cauldron (do not let it singe or catch fire -- remember, you're holding it OVER the flames, not in them.)
- When the fire burns out, dress the talisman in Van Van oil, and consider it ready for use. Carry it with you for luck.
Van Van Spray
Aerosol Sprays are sometimes used by hoodoo practitioners who cannot use floor wash or incense for one reason or another. Unfortunately many of the aerosol sprays on the market -- even when marketed for magical practitioners -- are nowadays kind of questionable (they tend to be just any old fragrance relabeled with a conjure formula's name.)
Fret not, friends! With one of those travel-sized spray bottles and a few ingredients, you can make your very own room spray. For every ounce of liquid you will want about 20 drops of essential oil.
My recipe for a Van Van spray, based on Conjure Cookbook's Van Van Recipe, is:
25 drops lemongrass oil
4 drops cinnamon oil
4 drops rosemary oil
1 tbs distilled water
2 tbs vodka
Mix the oils into the vodka then add the water. Shake well before use. NOTE: some plastic spray bottles are a bit too sensitive for the high concentration of essential oils in this mixture, the result being that the Van Van mixture dissolves the plastic. A glass or metal spray bottle is recommended, or else store the liquid in a separate jar and only pour into the plastic spray bottle as-needed.
Not a sachet powder, but a sachet bag used to scent your clothing and linens by placing it into storage drawers or pinning it into hanging garments, to refresh and impart a delicious odor. It can be also referred to as an ascent bag, scent bag, sweet bag, sachet bag, sachet de senteurs, spiced sachet, potpourri sachet, scented sachet, perfume cushion, smelling cushion, scented cushion, fragrant bag, pomander and "dream pillow." This is an authentic old-time recipe for one with a Van Van perfume, a famous jinx-removing and luck bringing mystic conjure fragrance in hoodoo.
1 pound ground lemon-thyme
2 pounds ground lemon peel
1 pound ground orris root
1/2 ounce lemongrass oil
1 ounce bergamot oil
Combine, and sew the resulting mixture into little cloth baggies.
Use this to bring the cleansing and luck-enhancing powers of Van Van to your everyday life.
Van Van Incense
I was preparing a mojo bag for a client, and was suddenly inspired to use Van Van instead of the all-purpose scent I had originally planned. I did not have any Van Van incense at hand as I hadn't been planning for it when I bought the other magic spell supplies; but I did have ingredients handy to make a batch of my own incense. This very simple formula was the best Van Van incense I have ever used!
dried lemongrass herb
powdered copal incense
lemongrass essential oil
I did not use any measurements, but you want a little more herb by bulk than you want of the copal powder. Simply blend these together, with enough oil so that the resin coats the lemongrass leaves. Burn over charcoal.
Van Van Soap
Van Van in primarily a cleansing/luck drawing formula but it also has a reputation for enhancing the power of other spells and formulas it's used with, and has been a popular dressing for mojos and other talismans for this reason. There are a few different recipes for Van Van but the simplest ones are made with just plain lemongrass. In the old days it was most often sold in perfume form, but now there are Van Van powders, baths, oils and incenses. If you can't burn incense, try the recipe for Van Van Room Spray above. This post about homemade shampoo at the Gibson Girl blog gives a recipe for "verbena" shampoo. During this period, verbena oil was a term which usually meant, in fact, lemongrass oil; thus making the recipe one for Van Van shampoo. Here is the recipe:
"Cut in small pieces one-half pound of pure imported castile soap. Put in porcelain kettle with two quarts of warm water and dissolve by boiling. When cold it should be of the consistency of rather thin cream; if thicker, add more water. Stir in one-fourth pint of alcohol and let stand several days in a warm room. All the alkali and impurities will settle to the bottom of the bottle, leaving the liquid as clear as crystal. Pour off carefully, leaving the residue for kitchen purposes. Perfume with a few drops of oil of verbena, or any scent one may prefer. A small quantity of this used in the shampoo is delightfully cleansing."
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