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$39.93The Story
Rich, sultry and feminine, Hexensalbe, also known as witches’ flying ointment, was a hallucinogenic salve used in witchcraft in the middle ages, often attributed to the imagery of broomsticks.
The drug produced an ecstatic trance with powerful sensations of flying, images of otherworldly creatures and an increased sexual urge. The image of witches flying can be traced back to the use of hexensalbe, but why on a broomstick? The ointment was so poisonous that eating it would be directly fatal, instead it was applied to other soft membranes of the body. Often rubbed directly onto a phallic object like the end of a staff or a broomstick. And so, the witch did not ride the broomstick like we picture her today.
Given which aspects of the story of hexensalbe has survived into the modern image of witches, and what has been suppressed, it would seem that the one thing more terrifying than witches or devils, is female sexuality.
- Eau de Parfum
- 30ml glass bottle
- Spray mist application
- Handmade in Sweden
- Ingredients: Alcohol denat. Parfum
- See specifications for full ingredients list
Top note: Wormwood, & Salty Liquorice
Mid note: Tuberose, Rosemary, Angelica & Belladonna
Base note: Black Hemlock, Patchouli & Lichen
This product cannot be shipped internationally. We can only ship outside of NSW with regular post not express postage. Please also note that we do not accept returns on fragrances.
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Rich, sultry and feminine, Hexensalbe, also known as witches’ flying ointment, was a hallucinogenic salve used in witchcraft in the middle ages, often attributed to the imagery of broomsticks.
The drug produced an ecstatic trance with powerful sensations of flying, images of otherworldly creatures and an increased sexual urge. The image of witches flying can be traced back to the use of hexensalbe, but why on a broomstick? The ointment was so poisonous that eating it would be directly fatal, instead it was applied to other soft membranes of the body. Often rubbed directly onto a phallic object like the end of a staff or a broomstick. And so, the witch did not ride the broomstick like we picture her today.
Given which aspects of the story of hexensalbe has survived into the modern image of witches, and what has been suppressed, it would seem that the one thing more terrifying than witches or devils, is female sexuality.
- Eau de Parfum
- 30ml glass bottle
- Spray mist application
- Handmade in Sweden
- Ingredients: Alcohol denat. Parfum
- See specifications for full ingredients list
Top note: Wormwood, & Salty Liquorice
Mid note: Tuberose, Rosemary, Angelica & Belladonna
Base note: Black Hemlock, Patchouli & Lichen
This product cannot be shipped internationally. We can only ship outside of NSW with regular post not express postage. Please also note that we do not accept returns on fragrances.
