Amber Bracelet from the Baltic - Mixed Amber Bracelet

All the way from the Baltic ports of Lithuania, we bring you this Genuine Baltic Mixed Polished Amber 6 gram Bead Stretch Bracelet

Amber was known as "elecktron" to the ancient Greeks because rubbing a piece of amber with a soft cloth gives it an electric charge, a rare property among precious stones.  The ancient Germans knew amber as "bernstein" (literally, "burn stone") because they valued it for its use as incense rather than as a precious stone.

Amber is often classified as a precious stone, but it isn't actually a mineral or even a stone at all.  Amber is fossilized sap, or resin of a pine tree.  "Sea amber," found washed up on the shore among the seaweed, is more valuable than mined amber, because its surface is smooth and polished by the waves, rather than covered with a crust like amber from the earth.  Amber washes up on beaches, because it is light enough to float on seawater.

Bracelets and necklaces made of Amber are said to be highly effective for controlling the pain of rheumatism, arthritis, and aching muscles and joints. Amber is also believed to be an anti-anxiety remedy that rids fatigue and weariness, excellent pain relief for head, neck and throat areas, especially for congestion.

Amber contains succinic acid, a natural analgesic and healing agent.  Amber will warm against your body and the succinic acid will be absorbed through your skin helping with pain relief. Used for centuries, Baltic Amber has been used for a variety of ailments from teething pain to arthritis.  Baltic Sea Amber contains a high amount of succinic acid.

As valuable as amber is today, it once commanded an even higher price.  Pliny from ancient Rome wrote that the Emperor Nero considered even a small amber figurine to be worth more than a healthy slave.

Even longer ago, amber was an important part of Stone Age man's daily rituals and supernatural beliefs.  Amber, in its fossil form, can be up to 135 million years old, but most specimens are closer to 25 to 50 million years old.