Murray & Lanman Florida Water (7.5oz Original)

Sinderella's note

Florida Water is the yellow citrus cologne every Latin American and Caribbean botanica sells, my child — Murray & Lanman, in print since 1808. Folk Catholic, Hoodoo, Espiritismo, Santería all use it. Splash it on the back of your neck after a hard reading. Wipe down a doorway. Add it to a mop bucket on a Saturday. *Madonn',* it works.

The long version

Florida Water is a citrus-and-clove eau de cologne first formulated by the Murray & Lanman company in 1808 — yellow, alcohol-based, lemon-and-clove-scented. It has been adopted across multiple folk magic traditions: folk Catholic (especially Italian and Latin American), Hoodoo (especially in the US South), Espiritismo (Puerto Rican / Cuban / Dominican spirit work), Santería, Voodoo. The cleansing uses are *dense.* Splash it on the back of the neck after a hard reading or a draining encounter. Wipe down a doorway with it after an unwelcome guest. Add a capful to a mop bucket on a Saturday for spiritual house-cleaning. Add a few drops to a glass of water on an altar as an offering to spirit guides. Sprinkle it on hands before tarot to clear the deck. The Murray & Lanman bottle (yellow label, 7.5oz, ~$8 on Amazon or any botanica) is the original — there are competitors but most practitioners specifically buy this brand because the *spirits* know this one. Sinderella keeps a bottle in the kitchen and another in the back room. Use it sparingly on skin if you're sensitive (it's alcohol-based and citrusy). Pair with the rosemary bundle and the abalone shell as a complete cleansing kit. Saint Brigid (the cleansing fire) for the ritual. Saint Cecilia for the practitioners who taught it.