Tip · Stones
Cleansing Crystals Without Wrecking Them
October 28, 2026
Stones collect the day the way a doormat does. Cleaning them isn't complicated, but the wrong method can ruin a good piece, so start with what your stone actually is.
Water is the quickest rinse — and the fastest way to wreck a soft or water-soluble stone. When you're not sure, skip the sink and use one of the dry methods below.
What to Do
- 1Water-safe stones only: a short rinse under cool running water, then dry fully in the sun or on a towel.
- 2Moonlight: set the stone on a windowsill overnight and bring it in at sunrise.
- 3Sunlight: an hour or two is plenty. Amethyst, rose quartz and other purple and pink stones fade if you leave them baking.
- 4Dry soil or sand: bury the stone in a flowerpot of plain dirt overnight, then brush it clean.
- 5Sound: a bell, a singing bowl, or a loud song in the room. Nothing touches the stone, so nothing can hurt it.
However you do it, say out loud what you're doing. The words are the part that makes it mean something.
