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Tools
/ Supplies
Incense burner |
filled
with ash or sand |
Natural incense ingredients |
resins,
woods and herbs |
Bamboo
charcoal or makko powder |
makko
is needed if making cones or sticks or for
burning loose incense on top of makko |
Tweezers |
to hold
charcoal while lighting it |
Mica
plate |
if using
this style of incense burning (mica on top of charcoal) |
Mortar
and pestle or coffee grnider |
to pulverize
our ingredients into powders or you can omit
this by starting with powdered substances - (however the
freshest ingredients are
obtained if you pulverize them yourself) |
Distilled
water or fragrant hydrosols |
needed
if making cones or sticks |
2 mixing bowls or food grade plastic bags |
to hold
our pulverized ingredients until final
mixing |
Gram
scale, measuring cups or spoons |
to measure
the ingredients in our recipes |
Drying
cloth or wax paper |
for drying
some recipes |
Stirring
spoon |
|
Lighter
or candle |
|
Notebook |
to record
your recipes |
Food
processor |
optional |
Incense
Ingredients
The
starting ground for making fine aromatic incense mixtures is
using high quality
natural
ingredients. Start with some of your favorite woods and spices
and experiment with new substances as you become more comfortable
and
intrigued with the process. Try to always use at least one
resin or wood in your mixture as a base. Visit local herb shops,
incense
stores, nurseries, etc. to uncover hidden aromatic treasures.
Wine, honey, dried fruits and fragrant hydrosols are
often used as well. Recipes and suggestions are listed later
in this
article. All ingredients should be stored in a dark, cool space.
Here is a partial
list of popular incense ingredients from around the world.
|
|
Woods
|
| Ambrette seeds |
Amber |
Aloeswood / Agarwood |
| Cassia |
Aloe |
Cedar |
| Chamomile flowers |
Balsam - Peru |
Cedar - Red |
| Cinnamon bark |
Balsam - Tolu |
Cedar - Himalayan |
| Calamus root |
Balsam - Copaiba |
Cedar - Atlantic |
| Cardamom seeds |
Benzoin - Siam |
Cedar - Lebanon |
| Clove buds |
Benzoin - Sumatra |
Juniper |
| Cocoa Grass |
Borneol Camphor |
Palo Santo |
| Coriander seeds/fruit |
Copal - Gold |
Sandalwood |
| Dream Herb |
Copal - Black |
Spruce - Australian |
| Fragrant Grass |
Dammar |
Spruce - Norway |
| Galangal root |
Dragon's Blood |
Pine - Scotch |
| Ginger Lily |
Elemi |
Pine |
| Henna |
Frankincense |
|
| Herb Bennet |
Galbanum |
|
| Hops |
Labdanum |
|
| Hyssop |
Mastic |
|
| Iris flowers |
Myrrh |
|
| Juniper berries |
Opoponax |
|
| Juniper twigs |
Sandarac |
|
| Lavender flowers |
Storax |
|
| Lemongrass |
|
|
| Marjoram |
|
|
| Mistletoe |
|
|
| Mugwort |
|
|
| Patchouli |
|
|
| Quince |
|
|
| Rhododendron |
|
|
| Rhubarb |
|
|
| Rose, cabbage |
|
|
| Rose, damask |
|
|
| Rose, French |
|
|
| Rosemary |
|
|
| Saffron |
|
|
| Sage, White incense |
|
|
| Sage, garden |
|
|
| Sage, Russian |
|
|
| Sage, common |
|
|
| Spikenard |
|
|
| Star Anise |
|
|
| Sweet clover |
|
|
| Sweet Grass |
|
|
| Thyme |
|
|
| Vanilla |
|
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| Verbena |
|
|
| Vetiver |
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