Black Lava Stone Beads: Earthy yet elegant, black lava stone beads are made from basalt, a type of igneous rock formed during volcanic eruptions. Due to their many holes and bubbles, lava stone beads add great texture, but not a lot of weight, to jewelry designs. Lava stone is naturally rough in texture, and our lava stone beads usually appear to have been treated with a paraffin wax to make them smooth to the touch - plain basalt would be rather abrasive! Lava stone beads are a great base for essential oils, as well as Art Clay Silver paste and other Metal Clay pastes -- just be sure to burn off the waxy coating in a kiln first. Don't have a kiln? For essential oils, you don't need to remove 100% of the waxy coating: you can burn off some with a torch, or bake the beads in a 250 F oven on a layer of foil for about 20 minutes (remove from the oven and wipe with a paper towel before they completely cool). Please follow all safety precautions when using either method.
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Lava Stone Beads, Round, 8mm
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Approximately 8mm round gemstone beads. Black Lava Stone. These beads have been enhanced to bring out their natural beauty. Lava stone is a great carrier for essential oil aromatherapy jewelry. Center drilled beads. Questions? Call our friendly sales staff at 1-800-366-2156, or email us.
Didn't see the need to cook in 250 oven before using a bunch in bracelets. Very disappointed. should come with a warning as just about everyone ordering these is probably planning on using them with essential oils.
Waxy coating not great for essentil oils use
By Joanne on 5/9/2018
I bought these lavastones to use for essential oil bracelets, but the waxy coating does not allow for good absorption of the oils. Otherwise, a good product at a good price.
