What are crystals?

A crystal is defined by specific characteristics, but the word “crystal” is often used interchangeably with “rock”, “gemstone” and “stone”. All crystals have one thing in common: they’re formed from minerals through a varying process, which account for the differences among them. Real crystals are distinguished from the rest of natural world by their unique internal geometric structure. You could think of crystals as the flowers of the mineral world, because of their beauty.

- Tamara Driessen

How do crystals work?

Although there isn’t much scientific evidence to support crystal healing, it hasn’t stopped the main stream market being over-populated with public demand. Historically, crystals where used by healers to assist with shifting energies and rituals. Each crystal holds its own unique vibration. Although similar by family type, they differ in its history depending on where it came from and aftercare.

Regardless of the mystical healing powers, they are highly used in our everyday technologies such as keyboards, screens, computers, medical equipment, lasers and watches to name a few.

In 1880, French physicist Pierre Curie with his brother Jacques found that putting pressure on various crystals – such as quartz, topaz and tourmaline – created electricity. This phenomenon, called the Piezoelectric effect, is why crystals are used as essential elements in microphones, quartz watches, computers and inkjet printers.

Furthermore,  VitaJuwel, a range of crystal water bottles that infuse water with the power of crystals, was tested by Institute Hagalis, an international research laboratory for water quality. The institute studied the differences between tap water from Ueberlingen at Lake Constance, Germany and a sample of the same water after being treated with a VitaJuwel drink bottle. They found an improvement in water quality, neutralisation of harmful substances, improvement of the pH-value and oxygen content, increase in bio availability of minerals and an increase in energy balance.