The incense has been part of popular culture for centuries. Burned for religious reasons, to aid in meditation, or simply to deodorize the air, which instantly creates a mood.
Incense is made from a combination of flowers, herbs, roots and spices. The selected items are dried and ground into a fine powder. This powder is bonded with an adhesive, molded and dried. While herbal incense is readily available, making your own allows you to express themselves by creating custom blends. Furthermore, the control of the quality and quantity of finished product.
Instructions Dried herbs
Resins
10 drops of essential oil
clear plastic film 2 tbsp. Potassium nitrate
1 tsp. Gum Arabic
A metal grid
Choose your ingredients. While there are no rules, in general, you should use some of the herbs, some of wood and a resin part. The most popular herbs are sage, rosemary, patchouli, cinnamon bark, clove, nutmeg and bay leaves. Ingredients such as pine bark chips of cedar, sandalwood and rich scent add to the final product: While the resins, such as aloe, amber, frankincense and myrrh, help bind the mixture together.
Place selected items in a small bowl. Spray each ingredient, crushing with a glass bottom heavy, or grind in a mortar. Start with herbs and flowers, and then grinding the woods, resins saving for last, as it can be challenging due to its flexible nature.
Place ingredients in large bowl. Add up to 10 drops of essential oil if desired. Shake vigorously until the mixture is smooth. Put your head near the bowl and inhale deeply. Adjust ingredients if necessary, to achieve an aroma you find attractive.
Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and place in a cool, dark place. Let the mixture stand for 14 days. This will give the ingredients time to blend. For non-combustible incense, simply sprinkle this mixture over the hot coals.
Place a cup of mixed herbs in a bowl. Add 2 tablespoons. Potassium nitrate to the mixture. Commonly known as saltpeter, potassium nitrate, in general, can be found at the pharmacy
Pour a cup of water in a shallow dish. Add a teaspoon. Arabic gum and stir. The rubber must absorb water to form a liquid paste. Add the pasta to the mix of incense, a teaspoon. At the time, until the texture of clay, as has been achieved. It forms
dough into small cones and placed on a rack. Moreover, the paste can be rolled until frac14; inch thick and cut into 1-inch squares. Let dry incense for 1 to 2 weeks.
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