Van Van is an old hoodoo formula for oil, incense, sachet powders, and washing products that are designed to clear away evil, provide magical protection, open the road to new prospects, change bad luck to good, and empower amulets and charms. It is the most popular of the New Orleans or "Algiers style" hoodoo recipes. As an amulet enhancer, it is closely associated with both the rabbit foot and the lodestone -- clicking on the links to those two pages will take you to a 1940s advertisement for a rabbit foot key chain charm that was sold with a small vial of Van Van oil and a 1930s label for Mo-Jo Brand Lodestone in Van Van oil. This style of dual-packaging of Van Van oil with lucky amulets is still in use by the Lucky Mojo Curio Co.
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