Hoodoo Oils: Recipes for Love, Money, Protection, and Luck

For those of you who are interested in the art of crafting Hoodoo oils and are ready to manifest your intentions, we’ve got all the right recipes for our favorite and most beloved hoodoo oils.  Originating from African American folk magic, hoodoo oils are a tool used to help practitioners enhance their rituals and bring their intentions to fruition. They are typically made from a combination of herbs, oils, roots, and other organic ingredients that target a specific goal or intention. Hoodoo oils can be used in a variety of ways, including candle burning, anointing objects,  sachets, mojo bags, talismans, and amulets, mixed into floor washes, and used in spiritual baths. Let’s break down their ingredients and give you the fundamental recipes needed to make your own. To begin,  let’s break down the top five hoodoo oils that every practitioner needs.  Hands down, the most popular Hoodoo Oils are Money Drawing Oil, Love Drawing Oil (Love & Attraction Oil), Protection Oil, Road Opener Oil, and Van Van Oil.

 

Money Drawing Hoodoo Oils

Money Drawing Oil is used to draw in money, prosperity, and financial success. Money Drawing Oils can be used in a variety of rituals and spells, such as attracting wealth and finacniancial stability, reducing debt, and creating more money-related opportunities. A few of the most popular ingredients include cinnamon, patchouli, and bayberry. However, there are hundreds of other herbs and oils that can be used with great success.

 

Money Drawing Oil Recipe #1

• Patchouli
• Basil
• Cinnamon
• Bayberry Bark
• Nutmeg

 

Money Drawing Oil Recipe #2

• Chamomile
• Cinnamon
• Vetiver
• Five finger grass
• Allspice

 

Money Drawing Oil Recipe #3

• Fenugreek
• Cedar
• Patchouli
• Ginger
• Flax Seeds
• Magnetic Sand

 

Other ingredients you might consider:

• Lodestones
• Devil’s shoe string
• Red brick dust (good for businesses)
• Pyrite
• Wheat, rice or flax seeds
• Jade or tiger’s eye crystals
• Irish Moss
• Black tea
• Sassafras root
• Alkanet
• Comfrey
• Alfalfa
• High John the Conqueror root

 

Love Drawing Hoodoo Oils

 

Love Drawing Hoodoo Oil is intended to do exactly what it says: draw in love. The goal of any love drawing oil is to either enhance or draw in a love interest. Like Money Drawing Oil, Love Drawing Oil can be used for a variety of purposes such as drawing in a new romantic interest, deepening the commitment between two romantic partners, encouraging proposals or simply igniting the passion between two people. A few of the more popular recipes include rose petals lavender, orris root and jasmine.

 

Love Drawing Oil #1

• Rose
• Lavender
• Catnip
• Orris Root
• Damiana

 

Love Drawing Oil Recipe #2

• Hibiscus
• Vanilla
• Jasmine
• Rose
• Lemon Balm

 

Love Drawing Oil Recipe #3

• Honeysuckle
• Orange blossoms
• Cinnamon
• Lovage root
• Linden

 

Other ingredients you might consider:

• Adam and eve root
• Cardamom
• Saffron
• Rose Quartz
• Magnetic Sand
• Passionflower
• Corriander
• Ginger
• Black snakeroot
• Elecampane
• Dragon’s Blood
• Avocado leaves or oil
• Lotus blossoms
• Sugars (sweeteners)
• Vervain
• Yarrow
• Tonka beans
• Licorice root (commanding)
• Calamus (commanding)
• Yarrow
• Elderberries

 

Protection Hoodoo Oils

Protection Oil is used to spiritually guard against negative energy such as curses, hexes, crossed conditions, or any other type of nefarious intention. Protection Hoodoo Oil can be used to dispel negative energy within the home, ward against spiritual attacks or simply block people who wish to drain, dominate or negatively impact your well-being  Some of the most popular ingredients include rue, hyssop, myrrh, and mullein.

 

Protection Oil Recipe #1

• Agrimony
• Myrrh
• Rue
• Hyssop
• Angelica root
• Peppermint

 

Protection Oil #2

• Burdock root
• Frankincense
• Black pepper
• Mullein
• Nettle
• Asafoetida (does not smell good)

 

Protection Oil Recipe #3

• Broom
• Eucalyptus
• Sage
• Rosemary
• Blessed Thistle

 

Other Ingredients to consider:

• Garlic
• Devil’s shoestring
• Salt
• Parsley
• Black mustard seeds
• Clear or smokey quartz
• Galangal
• Geranium
• Pennyroyal
• Sulfur
• Peony
• Vinegar
• Wormwood
• Black snakeroot
• Wood betony

 

Road Opener Hoodoo Oils 

Road Opener Oil is used to clear the way and get rid of anything that can be in the way of achieving your goals. Road Opener Oil removes obstacles and blocks and can help open doors for new opportunities and successful endeavors. Most authentic Road Opener Oil recipes typically include Abre Camino. Abre Camino, otherwise known as Thoroughwort, comes from southern Florida, the Bahamas, and Cuba. Other popular Road Opener ingredients include bay, ginger, bergamot, and frankincense.

 

Road Opener Oil Recipe #1

• Abre camino
• Cinquefoil (five finger grass)
• Frankincense
• Bergamot
• Pine
• Lemon balm

 

Road Opener Oil Recipe #2

• Abre Camino
• Vetiver
• High John The Conqueror root
• Ginger
• Clover

 

Road Opener Oil Recipe #3 (without Abre Camino)

• Lemon
• Pine
• Patchouli
• Frankincense
• Snake root

 

Van Van Hoodoo Oils 

Van Van Hoodoo Oil is frequently employed for spiritual purification and to expel unwelcome energy from a person or location. Typically, a mixture of herbs and oils with purportedly cleansing characteristics is used to create this oil. Van Van Oil can usher in good luck and provides protection against negative energy, particularly the evil eye. It is known to help boost success and remove obstacles that may be standing in your way. Some of the most popular ingredients include lemon, citronella, and palmarosa.

 

Van Van Van Oil Recipe #1

• Lemon
• Citronella
• Frankincense
• Palmarosa
• Lemon Balm

 

Van Van Oil Recipe # 2

• Lemon
• Lemon Mint (aka bee balm)
• Ginger
• Pine
• Cinquefoil (five-finger grass)
• Bay leaves

 

Van Van Oil Recipe #3

• Citronella
• Hyssop
• Pine
• High John the Conqueror Root
• Vetiver

 

Other ingredients to consider:

• Irish Moss
• Lucky Hand (salep)
• Bamboo Leaves
• Black Tea
• Eucalyptus
• Basil
• Fern Leaves (careful this can be toxic)
• Chamomile
• Mint
• Ginseng
• Citrine or yellow topaz crystals
• Lodestones
• Comfrey
• Yellow Dock
• Pyrite
• Tobacco
• Thyme
• Sandalwood
• Mistletoe
• Salt
• Parsley
• Wintergreen
• Goldenrod
• Angelica
• St. johns Wort
• Sage