药香珠 · medicine beads
Three formulas, hand-pressed.
Medicine beads — whole herbs and resins ground, bound, then pinched and pressed into beads by hand. The inaugural collection opens with three of the oldest formulas — Pear Veil, Lady Bloom and Silken Wood — 100 pieces of each.
How they are made · 药香珠制作
Ground, bound, and pressed by hand.
Medicine beads: real herbs and resins, ground and pressed one at a time. No fragrance oil, no plastic core. Body heat releases the formula slowly all day.
- 01研磨
Grind
Herbs, woods and resins, stone-ground to powder. No fillers, no fragrance oil.
- 02和料
Bind
Bound with pear juice, rose water or honey, then kneaded into a soft dough.
- 03压模
Press
Pinched off and pressed in a hand mould, one bead at a time.
- 04阴干 · 穿绳
Dry & string
Air-dried in the shade for weeks, polished, then strung by hand.
Caring for your beads · 药香珠保养
Wear them well, and they only get better.
Hand-pressed medicinal beads are alive to water, oil and air. A little attention keeps the fragrance in them for years.
- 01日常佩戴 · 避水
Keep them dry
Take the bracelet off to shower, swim, or work up a sweat — water carries the scent away and can crack or spot the beads. If they do get wet, wipe them at once with a soft cloth and let them dry in cool, moving air. Never in direct sun or under a hot dryer.
- 02盘玩技巧
Break them in by hand
For the first one to two weeks, handle new beads with cotton gloves to build an even base patina. After that, wash and dry your hands and roll them directly — clean hands only, as oil and grit dull the surface.
- 03存储与维护
Store them sealed
When you are not wearing them, keep the bracelet in a sealed pouch or bag, away from air and humidity, and the fragrance will hold. Surface bloom in damp weather is normal — brush it off gently with cotton or a soft brush. Uneven colour evens out with continued wear.
- 04特殊禁忌
Nothing sharp or scented
Keep the beads away from perfume, alcohol, and synthetic fragrance. They will pick up the scent and the material can be damaged.
These are wearable fragrance pieces, not medicine. They do not treat or cure illness and are not a substitute for medical care. If you are pregnant or have a health condition, speak with your doctor first.