Best sage

Sage clears your home of negative energy, creating a positive and healing environment for you and your loved ones.

Best sage
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Burning sage, or the ritual of "smudging," is an excellent way to rid your home of negative energy. Using sage, you can create a more positive, healing environment to purify your thoughts, improve your mood, relieve stress, aid meditation, and help you focus. Sage can be used in rooms as well as on objects to create a more positive atmosphere. Consider our superb sage selection. 

Staff pick

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Alternative Imagination premium California white sage smudge sticks

Clear the air with these sticks

You can lighten the atmosphere in any room with these sage sticks from Alternative Imagination.

Pros:

  • Slow burning 
  • No added scents 
  • Pesticide-free

Cons:

  • Plastic packaging 

This California-grown sage comes in packs of one to six. Each stick, measuring 4-by-1 inches, is the perfect size for smudging your environment, whether that's your home, workspace, or yoga studio. The pesticide-free sage used in these bundles consists of white sage—Salvia apiana —which is great for cleansing spiritual impurities and negative energies. You can also use these sage sticks to ward off unwanted insects. 

Compact choice

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New Age Smudges and Herbs mini sage wands

Three mini bundles for purification

The sage in these wands is grown organically on private family farms. 

Pros:

  • Sun-dried sage 
  • 100-percent natural 
  • Organic 

Cons:

  • Only 3 inches

These mini New Age Smudges and Herbs sage sticks measure 3 inches long and just under one inch thick, making them a more compact choice than alternatives. The smudge sticks are intended to purify and spiritually bless your room, leaving you with a positive environment for affirmations and prayer. Made from sage grown on family farms, these sage bundles are hand-picked in California and tied with a 100-percent cotton string to make burning as clean as possible. 

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Purple Canyon white sage bundles

Comes with a smudge manual

These classic white sage sticks are a great choice for meditation. 

Pros:

  • Guide included 
  • Sustainably sourced 
  • Pure white sage 

Cons:

  • More costly than alternatives 

These bundles from Purple Canyon come in packs of one, three, and six. These white sage sticks are excellent for creating an environment for meditation and concentration. Simply light the end of the smudge stick and follow the directions in the included smudging manual to properly cleanse your room and create a peaceful environment. The white sage used in these smudging sticks is naturally sourced from eco-friendly farms. 

Variety pack

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Mama Wunderbar smudge kit

Five sage bundles

This variety selection makes a great housewarming present for a sage-loving friend. 

Pros:

  • Variety pack 
  • Organic
  • Environmentally-friendly 

Cons:

  • High cost 

This pack contains five different sage sticks with blends, including white sage, cedar, flower sage, yerba santa, and palo santo. These Mama Wunderbar smudging bundles are great for clearing negative energies. These sage sticks can be used to promote love, facilitate concentration, aid in meditation, and improve health. Each of these bundles is organically and ethically harvested in California. These come with an information pack that tells you about the different varieties and how and when to use them. 

Sage and affirmations

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Govinda premium California white sage smudge sticks

For manifesting positive influences

A trio of traditional white sage sticks that are great for everyday use. 

Pros:

  • Handcrafted
  • Tied with string 
  • Made in the USA 

Cons:

  • Can require re-lighting 

These sage sticks are made in the USA; handcrafted in California. These three hand-tied white sage bundles can be used in cleansing and spiritual rituals. The ties are made of pure cotton for a clean burn. You can use these bundles to rid an area or object of negative energies before preparing to manifest positive influences into your life. Each of these sage sticks measures four inches long and about one inch wide.

Buy in bulk

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Soul Sticks white sage smudge sticks

A sustainably sourced solution

Buying in bulk is a cost-effective solution if you carry out regular smudging sessions.

Pros:

  • Guide included
  • Organic
  • Sustainable 

Cons:

  • Only one variety 

Sage-burning enthusiasts recommended carrying out the smudging process at least once a week. If you use a lot of sage, bulk buying is the economic way to go. Soul Sticks' offers packs of three, six, 12, 25, 50, and 100 sticks. These smudge sticks are grown organically in California with no pesticides. They measure four inches long, are dried naturally, and hand-tied with 100% cotton twine. Along with the sticks, you'll get a smudging how-to written in layman's terms. 

Perfect purification 

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Sage can be used to cleanse negative energies from an object or space, allowing you to create a positive and healing environment. The Alternative Imagination premium California white sage smudge sticks are great for this. Not only does this smudge stick three-pack create a peaceful and positive atmosphere, but it can also free your healing space of unwanted insects. 

If you're looking for a sage stick variety pack, the Mama Wunderbar smudge kit is an excellent choice. This kit has five different sage sticks, each with unique cleansing properties. Choose between white sage, cedar, flower sage, yerba santa, and palo santo when cleansing, blessing, or manifesting. 

Anyone who smudges regularly may want to consider bulk buying their sticks. The Soul Sticks white sage smudge sticks come in packs as large as 100, offering an economic solution. This Californian sage is organic and sustainably grown. 

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