Mother Algol Lip Balm
The kiss of Mother Algol, upon thine own lips.
Note that Algol materia is very intense, and the user of this would ideally have experienced Her power already in material form, and in ritual. Contact with this materia can cause “Algol Poisoning”, which commonly includes nausea, sweating, headaches, paranoia, and electrical disturbances. All items from this series require divination before shipping as a fail-safe. If divination denies the item, it will be refunded.
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As someone else has noted in their review, I felt the power of this as soon as I opened the package, like wispy threads were surrounding it and clung to my fingers after handling. I physically washed my hands then cleansed with smoke after handling, but I still had an uneasy feeling that would not go away until I further smoke cleansed the room and used some DA materia. I'm glad I secured one at least, I'm staying away from malefic influences right now and can't wait to try it at a later junction, so it's still wrapped in its paper and tucked into a black velvet pouch, put away somewhere cool and dark.
Algol is strong in my chart and I’m not gonna lie - it is one of the S+ materia I was most intimidated by. But when the lip balm became available, I purchased it and kept in a dark corner for months. Last night, I concluded my 12 Magical Nights spell for the New Year and annointed my lips and spoke my last intention for the ritual. I generally think of myself as having a strong constitution, but I instantly felt the beginnings of a headache somewhere right above my 3rd eye. I also started to feel a bit…clammy. But I wasn’t afraid. I am asking Algol to protect me as I work on trust issues and it felt like the magic was doing what needed to be done.
This lip balm makes me feel like I have my own personal invisible gorgon on my shoulder. I can't use it everyday like other S+S lip balms, but when I do wear it the protection and glow and power is INTENSE.
For me, this lip balm is apotropaic. Highly protective and emboldening.
Much more wearable when you don't want to fully engage on Algol in full terms. It is gentle but still very potent.
Mother Algol, of course, is the Great Protectrix. I experimented with applying this at work and found I didn’t feel any of the “Algol poisoning” effects listed above and instead felt fortified. On that day, my manager had sent me numerous emails as follow-ups on work I had done before. I understand her job involves going through large batches of her subordinates’ work, so I reacted very normal and simply handled her feedback in kind. This is something we’ve gone through before, it’s just the nature of our work. We the subordinates produce, she reviews and provides feedback, we discuss/ make changes and we get it approved by the ultimate decision makers at the company. After the final feedback email I received that day, after reapplying the lip balm, I also received an instant message from her apologizing for spamming me with so many emails. Her message lifted my mood significantly and I immediately reassured her it was fine and I know how it goes. At no point was I actively intimidating, at no point did I react anything but pleasantly to her, and still she was so apologetic for putting so much work back on me/potentially overloading me with emails. After this happened I laughed because it felt so appropriate for what this lip balm is. It’s like Mother Algol told my manager “leave her alone!!!!” and I didn’t have to do it myself lmao.
Otherwise, this has been wonderful for engaging in devotional work for Algol and her associated faces (eg Medusa, the gorgons generally, idk the list goes on). I haven’t made any petitions to her with this materia as I generally don’t do that in my practice with her. Typically I make promises to her and I execute on the promises.
The lip balm smells faintly like the anointing oil and it’s a scent I truly adore and find so deeply comforting. It’s like my soul is cocooned. Not for every day use, but far gentler to one’s constitution than the anointing oil. I once wore the anointing oil on my person to work and I ended up being in possibly the worst mood I have ever been in in my life. I felt awful, I felt vengeful! Fortunately we have Asclepius materia and I literally ALWAYS KEEP THAT ON ME!!! and spraying the hydrosol all over myself dissipated the mood and any side effects entirely.
If you do engage with Mother Algol materia, I do highly recommend keeping Asclepius with you at the same time. The “poisoning” is a real concern and in my experience it is quite easily remedied with Asclepius! Even recently I used the lip balm and felt myself getting hotheaded. I wiped my lips and applied the Asclepius IV lip balm on top and did a VERY quick Kolonía cleanse and all was well.
I have seen reviews/posts about materia being so powerful they could feel the energy just picking up the package. I hadn’t experienced that before, but when I opened the box my fingers were BUZZING. Like electricity running through them. I will have to update after *actual* use, but I have this locked up for the time being. Very excited to see where this leads though!
| Creation Date | Sunset, Tuesday November 12, 2019. Full Moon conj. Algol rising, hour of Saturn. Chart in image gallery. |
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| Vegan | No – Beeswax, No — Contains cruelty free, ethically, and legally harvested animal-derived components |
| Warnings | HIGH STAIN POTENTIAL — Always perform patch tests before application to any medium |
| Dimensions | .80 × .80 × 3 in |
| Weight | 1 oz |
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