The directions say to place a drop of oil on the lava bead and let it set for a minute to let the oil soak in.  15 minutes later, the drop was still sitting on the bead.  The bead absorbed nothing and made a mess because the oil rolled off the bead when I picked up the bracelet.  Oil got on my hand trying to put the bracelet on, and I had oil on the counter.  I do not think its a real lava bead...more like a pores plastic and the oil didn't even get into the holes. What little amount of oil that was on the bead, maybe lasted an hour. The only thing positive I can say is the bracelet is a nice looking accessory but does not make it useful for why I purchased it.  I already have a chakra stone bracelet and didn't need another one...was needing a bracelet for my essential oils.