Citrine is touted as a powerful, self-purifying crystal, but does that mean it never needs cleansing? It takes a lot of negative energy in a short amount of time to make citrine lose some of its radiance and healing abilities, but it can happen. On the rare occasion where you feel your citrine faltering, there are a variety of simple rituals you can perform at home. We’ve put together a helpful list of safe ways to cleanse citrine. If you’re ready to restore its beautiful yellow shine and healing abilities, keep scrolling!

1

Hold it under running water for 2 minutes.

  1. Water is a powerful natural cleanser for crystals. Hold your citrine under a stream of running water for up to 2 minutes to cleanse it. A natural body like a river or creek is best, but tap water at home works too. Pat the stone dry or let it air dry in the sun for a few moments.[1]
    • Imagine the flowing water carrying away the citrine’s impurities while you hold it.
    • This quick cleanse is great when you don’t have time for an overnight soak or other, more complicated cleansing ritual.
    • Perform this ritual about once a week since it doesn’t cure impurities for very long.
  2. Advertisement
3

Smudge it with sage smoke.

  1. Sage has been a revered cleansing material for thousands of years. First, light the end of a sage stick until it begins to smoke and place the sage in a metal, ceramic, or heat-resistant bowl. Grab your citrine and slowly wave it through the rising sage smoke, focusing on positive thoughts.[3]
    • If you prefer, hold the citrine in one hand and waft smoke over it with a feather or fan in the other hand.
    • Imagine the stone’s impurities drifting away into the air along with the smoke. Continue smudging for a few minutes or until you feel the crystal is renewed.
    • This method is recommended for citrine jewelry, like necklaces or bracelets.
  2. Advertisement
4

Cleanse the citrine with incense smoke.

  1. Incense clears crystals (and the space around them) of negative energy. Light the end of an incense stick and let it burn for a moment. Then blow it out and place the opposite end in an incense holder. As the incense smoke billows, grab your citrine and slowly waft the stone through the smoke.[4]
    • Send positive thoughts to your citrine while you move it through the smoke.
    • To cleanse citrine for a specific use, try floral incense to alleviate anxiety, cedar or sandalwood for wealth and health, or jasmine to connect with your spirituality.
    • Incense is different from smudging, which uses ritualistic herbs like sage or Palo Santo.
6

Soak the citrine in moon water overnight.

  1. Moon water combines the cleansing properties of the moon and water. At night, fill a bowl or jar with fresh water and place it on a windowsill, balcony, or patio where there’s moonlight. Add your citrine to the jar and leave it to steep overnight. Bring it inside before sunrise to prevent heat damage to the crystal.[7]
    • Pat the stone with a cloth or let it air dry afterwards.
    • For the strongest cleanse, perform this ritual on a clear night during a full moon.
    • Cover the jar to keep the water clean, or leave it uncovered—the ritual works either way.
    • Citrine is a relatively hard stone (a 7 on the Mohs scale) that can withstand long exposure to clean, saltless water.
7

Bury the crystal in brown rice for 24 hours.

8

Rest the stone on Himalayan salt for 24 hours.

  1. Salt is excellent at absorbing negative energies from crystals. Fill a small bowl with Himalayan salt and place the citrine on top. If desired, pour more salt on top of the stone so it is partially or fully buried. Let it sit in the salt until you sense that it’s cleansed (up to 24 hours).[9]
    • Remove the citrine and rinse away any salt with tap water. Pat or air dry.
    • Only use dry salt. Citrine is vulnerable to damage if it’s exposed to saltwater for a long time (a quick rinse after letting it sit in salt is fine, though).
9

Bury the crystal and leave it for 3 days.

  1. Earth and soil can absorb large amounts of bad energy in one session. Look for a spot surrounded by nature, like in a garden or forest. Dig a shallow hole and bury the citrine completely, leaving it in the dirt for at least 3 days. Afterward, rinse and dry it.[10]
    • If you’re cleansing your citrine for the very first time, leave it in the earth for about a week.
    • Earth cleansing is considered one of the most powerful, effective, and natural ways to cleanse a crystal (they come from the earth, after all!).
    • Your citrine will also absorb great healing energy from the earth while it’s buried.
  2. Advertisement
11

Nestle the citrine in snow for a few hours.

12

Bathe the stone in sound waves for 10 minutes.

13

Use an ultrasonic cleaner to clean your crystal.

  1. Ultrasonic cleaners remove physical contaminants from the stone. They’re normally used for jewelry or surgical instruments, but can cleanse citrine as well. In the machine, intense sound waves are projected through a liquid cleaner to remove microscopic impurities and dirt.[14]
    • Just place your stone inside and let the ultrasonic cleaner do its work!
    • Avoid an ultrasonic cleaner if your citrine has been dyed or has pre-existing cracks (filled or unfilled).
    • Ultrasonic cleaners can get inside minute holes, crevices, and contours invisible to the naked eye.
  2. Advertisement

Warnings

  • Never use steam cleaning on your citrine since the exposure to heat could make it crack.[15]
    ⧼thumbs_response⧽
  • Keep your citrine away from harsh chemicals including bleach, denatured alcohol, ammonia, acetone, chlorine, ammonium fluoride, hydrofluoric acid, and alkaline solutions.[16]
    ⧼thumbs_response⧽
Advertisement

About This Article

Angel Eyedealism
Co-authored by:
Astrologer & Performance Artist
This article was co-authored by Angel Eyedealism and by wikiHow staff writer, Dan Hickey. Angel Eyedealism is an Astrologer and Performance Artist based in the Lower East Side of Manhattan. With nearly three decades of astrology experience, Angel specializes in relocation astrology and astrocartography. Eyedealism has been featured in numerous media outlets such as Vogue, Cosmopolitan, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, Refinery29, NBC, MTV, Showtime, and Bravo. Angel aims to help others through a straightforward, kind, and humorous astrological lens, utilizing her entertainment and singing skills for performance art astrology readings. This article has been viewed 14,242 times.
3 votes - 100%
Co-authors: 3
Updated: July 16, 2022
Views: 14,242
If you buy through links on our site, we may earn a commission.
Advertisement