Clean your mala / beads when you feel they need cleaning
Care & Precautions
Clean your mala / beads when you feel they need cleaning after regular usage. Dip in warm water. Add some liquid soap. Hold for at least 24 Hours and then brush with a plastic brush to clean dirt and grime that fixes in the pores of the beads. Then wash with running water and allow the balls to dry for several hours, and the apply some oil on the balls with the help of a brush. Sandalwood oil is best mixed with light olive oild. Oiling can be repeated every few weeks or when the bullets seem to dry as oiling makes pearls strong.
Rudraksha can be worn by all (Men, Women & Children) on a regular basis. There is no taboo while wearing Rudraksha. The mala should be taken off during sex, bowel movements, going to funeral grounds and menstrual cycle. The mala can also be taken off while taking bath as regular soap and water can dehydrate the beads orwhile taking bath care has to be taken to prevent damage and to avoid contact with soap. It is hence recommended to take off the mala at night and wear it in the morning after a bath, while chanting “Om NamahShivay” mantra.
The beads should be kept clean and free from deposits of sweat and talcIf the beads need cleaning after regular wear, they should be dipped inwarm water overnight. Then they should be scrubbed thoroughly using a plastic brush. Lastly, they should be washed with normal water and should be allowed to dry. After the beads have dried any vegetable oil has to be applied on the beads (using a small toothbrush). Thereafter Incense and sandal paste has to be offered and the seed mantra for the Rudraksha beads has to chanted. Once in 3 or 4 months little camphor powder has to be applied over the beads. It will help keep insects away.
If rudraksha is worn for swimming, it is recommended to keep them away from the soap because it penetrates the bead pores and make them dehydrated. Regular washing with water is good for pearls. If not worn during bath, the beads can be washed in normal clean water, during prayers.
Rudraksha are very strong beads and have a life span of hundreds of years and if maintained properly and can be handed over through generations.