For a first session the shop behind this site points to its 10X extract, and to the higher strengths only for people who already know salvia. The number before the X says how many units of leaf went into one unit of extract, so 80X is eight times as concentrated as 10X. This guide sets out the steps as Avalon Magic Plants describes them. It applies to adults during a stay in the Netherlands, where buying and using salvia is legal (the law).
For a stay in the Netherlands · adults only
Six extract strengths at Avalon Magic Plants, from the 10X starting point to 80X. Pick a step.
10X · Starting point
The extract the shop names as the first step: "Start with the 10X variant."
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Avalon Magic Plants
Salvia Divinorum 10X extract
€14.50View product
15X · One step up
A step between 10X and 20X for people who know how 10X affects them.
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Avalon Magic Plants
Salvia Divinorum 15X extract
€17.50View product
20X · Middle of the range
One step up from 10X. Also the strength in the Enjoy Salvia Pack.
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Salvia Divinorum 20X extract
€21.50View product
80X · Strongest
The shop: "exclusively suitable for experienced Salvia users".
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Salvia Divinorum 80X Extract
€27.95View product
What the X means
Avalon Magic Plants describes its extracts as salvinorin A taken from a number of units of dried leaf with a solvent and deposited onto one unit of leaf. An 80X extract is therefore made from 80 units of leaf.
Because the active amount of salvinorin A is so small, the step up from one strength to the next is large. That is why the shop sells a three-step pack and advises starting at the bottom of it.
The steps, from mild to strong
Dried leaves. The plain leaf without added extract, the mildest form in the range.
10X: the starting point. The extract the shop names as the first step in its three-pack. Its warning reads: start with the 10X variant, in a calm environment with a sober trip sitter present.
15X and 20X: the middle. For people who know how 10X affects them. The 20X is also the strength in the Enjoy Salvia Pack.
Avalon Magic Plants
Salvia Divinorum 15X extract
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Salvia Divinorum 20X extract
€21.50View product
30X and 40X: experienced. The upper part of the range, where the lab studies saw unresponsive periods and loss of contact with the body (out-of-body experiences on salvia). The 40X comes in a half-gram pack.
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Salvia Divinorum 30X Extract
€19.50View product
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Salvia Divinorum 40X Extract
€22.95View product
80X: the strongest. The shop calls it the most potent extract in its range and "exclusively suitable for experienced Salvia users who are already familiar with lower concentrations". Not for a first session.
Packs
The Salvia 3 Package Deal holds 1 gram of 10X, 1 gram of 20X and half a gram of 30X. The shop describes it as a way to learn your own sensitivity without jumping straight to a stronger variant. The Enjoy Salvia Pack combines 1 gram of 20X with a metal pipe and a torch lighter; the shop marks it for experienced users.
Avalon Magic Plants
Salvia 3 Package Deal
€49.95View product
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Enjoy Salvia Pack
€29.95View product
Which step for whom
In the lab studies the effects rose in an orderly way with dose: higher steps reach further along the same curve, towards the part where the room and the body drop away (why salvia is an atypical dissociative).
| Situation | Step to look at | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Never used salvia | Leaves or 10X | The shop's own advice is to start at 10X |
| Used 10X with a sitter, want to compare | 15X or 20X | One step up, same room and sitter |
| Know salvia well | 30X or 40X | Stronger dissociation is expected here |
| Very experienced, familiar with 40X | 80X | The shop reserves it for experienced users |
Before ordering
- Adults only, and only for use in the Netherlands. In the UK importing is an offence, and several US states ban possession (the law).
- Plan the sitter and the room before choosing a strength (why the body moves while awareness is elsewhere).
- Store extracts dry, dark and out of reach of children.
All products on this page link to Avalon Magic Plants, the shop that publishes this site (about).