Here are some of the most common crystals to avoid putting in your crystal water bottle or crystal elixir. This is by no means an all-encompassing list and you should always check out your individual stone to double check before creating gem elixirs.
- Actinolite: fibrous form of asbestos
- Amazonite: contains copper which is toxic
- Angelite: contains lead and sulfur
- Azurite: contains copper
- Chrysocolla: contains copper
- Garnet: contains Aluminium
- Hematite: contains iron and will rust when submerged
- Labradorite: contains Aluminium
- Lapis Lazuli: contains sulfur
- Lodestone: contains iron and will rust
- Malachite: contains copper
- Pyrite: contains iron and traces of sulfur
- Serpentine: a fibrous form of asbestos
- Stibnite: contains lead and antimony
- Tiger’s Eye: raw Tiger’s Eye is a fibrous form of asbestos
- Unakite: contains Aluminium and may also contain Zirconium, which is radioactive
- Zircon: contains Zirconium (radioactive)
You can also create a perfectly safe crystal elixir with any of these stones by placing the gem outside the water bottle. This indirect method is possible because it’s thought that the water is able to absorb the healing properties of the crystal even if not in direct contact.
The main things to look out for are whether the crystal contains copper, lead, sulfur, asbestos or any other toxic or harmful chemical that you wouldn’t ordinarily want to ingest. As always, Crystals ending in “ite” are generally water unsafe crystals.