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How to Make Herbal Incense

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Introduction to Aromatherapy Incenses

For aromatherapy enthusiasts, herbal incense might be a favorite way to inhale the healing smokes and make your entire home smell nice.

You can buy many fine discount herbal incense formulations for less than you might be able to buy the ingredients yourself, but for those that plan to harvest particular favorites from nature, it is possible to make your own herbal incense. There are a few things you need to accomplish this:

Starting to Make Your Own Homemade Herbal Incense

Incense Sticks SmokingTools and Ingredients For Herbal Incense:
  1. Herbal Incense Ingredients, including dried flowers, spices, herbs, barks or leaves or aromatherapy essential oils. You might purchase some of these ingredients in powdered forms.
  2. Mortar and Pestle to grind ingredients, unless you have purchased ingredients that are already in a powdered form.
  3. Small Bowls to separate Ingredients.
  4. Larger Bowl to mix your formulation.
  5. Measuring Spoons, to help duplicate your formulation
  6. Paper and Pencil, to record your incense recipe so it will be easier to make adjustments next time.
  7. Charcoal Tablets, which can be found where you purchase herbal incense and aromatherapy potpourri ingredients- they will burn for about 30 minutes.

Slow Burning Incense Smoke

Aromatherapy Incense Pot

Mixing Ingredients into Herbal Incenses

Meditate with Aromatherapy Essential OilsPreparing Your Herbal Incense Ingredients:
  1. You will want to finely grind any ingredients you have gathered, whether they are spices, barks, rose petals or dried berries, leaves, resins and anything that isn't already in a fine powder form. Keep them separated and labeled for future batches you might want to make. You can purchase some of the more exotic herbal incense ingredients from places that sell herbal incense and essential oils for aromatherapy.
  2. If you are adding certain ingredients as you go, be sure to write down what you have added and how much.
  3. Some people like to add hints of crystals for magical powers and you can purchase these in powdered form. A popular ingredient of herbal incense is Dragons Blood resin.
  4. You can find recipes for certain herbal incenses for particular purposes, whether it be for romance and love or some other ailment that can benefit from aromatherapy, including physical ailments or emotional ones, like depression and mood lifting.
  5. If you are lacking a certain ingredient in powdered form, you can substitute a few drops of essential oil, just remember, your herbal incense recipe needs to end up in a powdery or very heavy paste consistency that needs to dry, so add them at the end of the mixing and only add a drop or two at a time.

Finishing Touches

How to Make Aromatherapy IncenseYou are ready to burn your own herbal incense recipe- all you have to do is light the charcoal tablet and sprinkle a teaspoon of your herbal incense recipe over it. If you have never used these charcoal tablets, be sure to read all the warnings and instructions for use so that you don't create fire hazards.

Of course, many people just find some of their favorite herbal incense products and save the trouble and expense that can go into making your own herbal incense.
  • Many people that love aromatherapy will try to formulate their own herbal incense recipes occasionally, however. Just research the ingredients that are known to help what is ailing you and try this fun and creative way to practice this alternative medicine treatment at home.
  • If all else fails, you can always buy discount herbal incense products online.

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  • AlleyCatLane Nov 6, 2011 @ 9:45 am | delete
    Interesting lens. Good instructions. Didn't know you could make your own.
  • FixbuttonHQ Oct 26, 2011 @ 12:52 pm | delete
    Cool lens. I always wondered how one would make their own incense. :)
  • FixbuttonHQ Oct 26, 2011 @ 12:52 pm | delete
    Cool lens. I always wondered how one would make their own incense. :)
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