This info is for marble, other smooth stone and ceramic tools.
- Mortar and pestle assortment
Especially very sticky resins. Ugh, how do you get all that goop off?
If the mortar has copious junk adhered to the bottom pour a small amount of 91% rubbing alcohol into the vessel and let it soak a bit.
If there is lots of build up on the pestle scrape the excess off with a knife and with a pure cotton ball (no synthetic) soaked in the alcohol, rub the tool until it is clean.
Then with mortar, after a soaking, swish a cotton ball around to get the bulk off. Then use a new cotton ball with fresh alcohol to further polish it off.
Depending on how mucked up these tools are, the processes may need repeating. Sometimes two, three or four more times. Cutting the resin with the alcohol will make globed on resin very sticky, and this is why it may need repeating. Use a fresh cotton ball each time.
(Side note:
A fun thing to do is burn the cotton balls after use for a brief scrying session. Be sure to use fire safe container and only burn one at a time or you may have a bonfire!
) Light oils and 91% Alcohol
- 91% rubbing alcohol, pure cotton balls and oil
Blessings, Firebird
