How to Make Florida Water

If you’ve been in the spiritual community for a while, you’ve most likely heard of Florida Water. But you may be wondering: What is this? what does it do Where does it come from? No, it’s not water from the faucet of a house in Florida in the southern United States! It’s funny how many people have this as their first thought, and it makes sense. But what is actually the reason for the name? Today we’re going to go over the history and uses of Florida Water, as well as a simple recipe.

What is Florida water?

Surprisingly, Florida Water started out as an eau de cologne in 1808 by a New York perfumer named Robert I. Murray. The name comes from the Spanish word for flower: “flor”. It was adapted for America from a popular German perfume created in 1709. It was considered a unisex perfume because of its sweet floral and citrus notes, but also strong spice and herbal notes. Back then, cologne was used to refresh everything, not just apply it to the skin. So it has a long history as a perfume, but where exactly do its magical uses come in?

Popularly used in hoodoo, voodoo, and santeria, one of the theories is that slaves used it in their magical practice to hide it from their Christian owners. This is the same reason hoodoo and voodoo spells are often used in the Bible today. Slavery was legal, and with no freedom in sight, combining African religions with the American religion imposed on them became a small way to resist oppression and preserve some of their roots. While the slaves worked, they used Florida Water to covertly infuse magical purification into all their tasks.

Florida water has become a staple in some Hispanic spiritual practices, but the reason for this is also largely unknown. Another theory is that due to the already established magical use of Florida Water’s ingredients, it was a convenient way to access its magical properties as it was something most people had on hand anyway. To this day, it’s still easy to find, affordable, unobtrusive, and readily available, allowing even closet witches to secretly infuse magic into their daily lives with it.

Ways to Use Florida Water

The first and most obvious way to use Florida Water is for its original purpose, as a cologne. You could use it in spell magic this way and enchant it to make you more attractive to others. As a facial tonic, it is said to heal skin imperfections.

Similarly, Florida Water can be used as an ingredient in a love spell because of its inclusion of roses. * It is highly flammable so keep away from open flames and do not use on or near candles.

Many people still swear by Florida Water as a panacea. It’s unknown why and hasn’t been proven, but it has stood the test of time. Perhaps it was the original claim that Florida Water came from the fountain of youth. Or maybe it’s just magic! There’s no harm in trying it to relieve fatigue, nervous tension, headaches and fevers.

Anoint your doors to cleanse and protect your home. In Feng Shui, the front door is considered the “mouth” of the house, the place where energy enters. The Florida water anointing purifies the incoming energy and prevents harmful energy from entering your home.

Add to kitchen cleaning products e.g. B. to create a floor detergent or an oven cleaner with Florida Water. In feng shui, the kitchen is the center of prosperity in your home, and keeping it clean brings good luck, both literally and spiritually!

When a few drops are placed in a chalice of water as an offering to your ancestors, Florida Water provides clearer communication so you can ask for advice.

Wipe your altar and everything on it with Florida Water for spiritual cleansing. Use it to cleanse crafting tools before a ritual to cleanse old energies they may be holding onto.

You can also cleanse yourself with Florida Water before a ritual. It’s a great ingredient for a ritual bath. A small amount added to water cleans and protects.

DIY Florida water recipe

Although Florida Water is easy to find in most places, making it yourself is almost as easy if you have the right supplies. Do you want to try your hand at DIY?

Here’s an easy recipe!

Items you will need:

1 part vodka
1 part rose water
1 orange zest
2 cinnamon sticks
2 cups fresh herbs of your choice
10 drops each of bergamot, lavender, lemon, ylang-ylang and jasmine essential oils

directions:

There are two different ways you can prepare this recipe. The first is to simply add all of these ingredients to a large glass container and now you have your very own Florida water!

The second option is if you don’t have rose water or fresh herbs, you can use a few tablespoons of dried roses and dried herbs of your choice and steep like an infusion in boiling water and cover for 20-30 minutes, then add the vodka mixture in Glass. You can choose from herbs like basil, hyssop, lemon balm, lemon verbena, lemongrass, peppermint, sage, rosemary depending on your intentions. This recipe is intentionally customizable to suit your own magical preferences!

Let the ingredients sit in the vodka mixture for a lunar cycle. It’s great to make on the full moon and charge it on the full moon after you’ve put the ingredients together, or make it on the new moon and charge it on the full moon mid-cycle. When it’s done, you can strain the herbs or use them as is!

Have you ever used Florida Water or made your own? Share your favorite uses in the comments!

Written by: Sarah Esmae Wolfe @sarahesmaewolfe

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