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It’s a toiletry, sure that and more.
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you’re free to use it as an aftershave, or some smell-good to spike your bath with.
But how did it become so many different things to so many different people?
We spoke to experts very familiar with the product to find out.
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“It adds spicy notes including lavender and clove.”
Similar toVaselineor Dr. Bronner’s, Murray & Lanman Florida Water is a multi-use product.
Eighty-one percent is a lot of alcohol.
New Jersey-based cosmetic chemistGinger Kingnotes that a formula like this could be drying to the skin.
Plus, the addition of artificial dyes could be potentially irritating, especially if you are acne-prone.
That said, its high alcohol content makes it a contender for hand sanitzer.
TheCDC recommendsusing something with at least a 60 percent base.
What ties these communities together?
The shared African influences in each of their cultures.
People use Florida Water to clean things of physical impurities, but it’s also popular among spiritual practitioners.
Osundara also says you’re free to use it inspiritual bathwaters and floor washes, too.
“Florida Water is essentially on the same foundation for me as Holy Water.
Believers will also tell you it works as a repellent for bad energies.
As almost anyone in any kind of spiritual practice will tell you, intention is everything.
“Whatever you do, attach prayer to it,” Ora explains.
