eaglewolf
February 9th, 2001, 10:31 PM
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Posted by mol
Now how about that? I have wondered about making my own for some time. How do you do it? Or rather...can it be done?
I must say i have been pretty much locked into buying most of my items.
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Posted by eaglewolf
Sure, you can make your own incense... personally, we do not due to lack of time (...laziness...)
I have many resources for making your own incense, however. There are two basic types of incense, combustable (sticks or cones), and non-compustable (loose incense to be burned on charcoal).
Tell you what, I will start an incense topic/class, beginning with which ever you are most interested in at first.
Let me know...
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Posted by mol
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Tell you what, I will start an incense topic/class, beginning with which ever you are most interested in at first.
Let me know...
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Lets do some combustible incense. Then we can go to non..later.
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Posted by eaglewolf
I decided not to start a new topic, this one should be fine.
The easiest way to make your own incense is to start with cones. Cones are a simple solution for beginners and burn more eromatically, in my opinion.
Starting out, you should purchase premade incense blanks. These are formed charcoal cones with no scent, and save alot of headache! They can be purchased, or ordered, from most metaphysical shops and will save you a bundle. We get 100 cones for $2.00 US.
If cone blanks are not available to you, I will try to explain a method for making them later.
For this block of instruction you will need :
A ziplock bag (any sealable plastic bag would do)
Your cone unscented blanks
Your choice of oil (1 oz should make 100 cones)
Cutting oil*
* A note on cutting oil. Most essence oils are very strong. It is best to dilute them with a cutter. We use dipropolyne glicol, which is a purfume cutter, but this is hard to find. Any grain alcohol will work, but you want to use grain alcohol only (DO NOT DRINK IT!)
Cutting oil is used to soften the scent of more powerful oils. You do not have to cut it, but some scents can be very powerful and overbearing. If you can stand it, or like it, fine. I do suggest cutting most oils however. If you are mixing an ounce, you will want to use about 1/2 ounce of the cutter for thick or expensive oils (those you want to stretch). For others, experimenting is the only way to determine how much to add. The cutting oil will take the scent of the essence to which it is added.
Now comes the easy part.
1. Put the cone blanks into your ziplock bag.
2. Add the oil.
3. Make sure the cones are covered well and let them sit for about a half hour to soak.
4. Lay the cones out on some newspaper (or whatever) to dry.
5. When the cones are almost dry (not completely) you will want to put them into a container for storing. We use tupperware (plastic containers) but you may use whatever you like. Ziplock bags, plastic wrap or tin foil are good to use for storing, you just do not want them to dry out.
If you make ALOT of incense, you could store it in the refigerator to keep them from drying, just do not store them near foods which may soak up their scent.
Hmmm, I think that's it! Enjoy...
Take it slow, and remember, practice makes perfect (well better anyway).
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Posted by mol
Ok. Sounds good. I am off to the supply store...well. Not right now. But soon. :)
Blesses Be.
[Edited by eaglewolf on 02-10-2001 at 01:10 PM]
Posted by mol
Now how about that? I have wondered about making my own for some time. How do you do it? Or rather...can it be done?
I must say i have been pretty much locked into buying most of my items.
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Posted by eaglewolf
Sure, you can make your own incense... personally, we do not due to lack of time (...laziness...)
I have many resources for making your own incense, however. There are two basic types of incense, combustable (sticks or cones), and non-compustable (loose incense to be burned on charcoal).
Tell you what, I will start an incense topic/class, beginning with which ever you are most interested in at first.
Let me know...
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Posted by mol
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Tell you what, I will start an incense topic/class, beginning with which ever you are most interested in at first.
Let me know...
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Lets do some combustible incense. Then we can go to non..later.
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Posted by eaglewolf
I decided not to start a new topic, this one should be fine.
The easiest way to make your own incense is to start with cones. Cones are a simple solution for beginners and burn more eromatically, in my opinion.
Starting out, you should purchase premade incense blanks. These are formed charcoal cones with no scent, and save alot of headache! They can be purchased, or ordered, from most metaphysical shops and will save you a bundle. We get 100 cones for $2.00 US.
If cone blanks are not available to you, I will try to explain a method for making them later.
For this block of instruction you will need :
A ziplock bag (any sealable plastic bag would do)
Your cone unscented blanks
Your choice of oil (1 oz should make 100 cones)
Cutting oil*
* A note on cutting oil. Most essence oils are very strong. It is best to dilute them with a cutter. We use dipropolyne glicol, which is a purfume cutter, but this is hard to find. Any grain alcohol will work, but you want to use grain alcohol only (DO NOT DRINK IT!)
Cutting oil is used to soften the scent of more powerful oils. You do not have to cut it, but some scents can be very powerful and overbearing. If you can stand it, or like it, fine. I do suggest cutting most oils however. If you are mixing an ounce, you will want to use about 1/2 ounce of the cutter for thick or expensive oils (those you want to stretch). For others, experimenting is the only way to determine how much to add. The cutting oil will take the scent of the essence to which it is added.
Now comes the easy part.
1. Put the cone blanks into your ziplock bag.
2. Add the oil.
3. Make sure the cones are covered well and let them sit for about a half hour to soak.
4. Lay the cones out on some newspaper (or whatever) to dry.
5. When the cones are almost dry (not completely) you will want to put them into a container for storing. We use tupperware (plastic containers) but you may use whatever you like. Ziplock bags, plastic wrap or tin foil are good to use for storing, you just do not want them to dry out.
If you make ALOT of incense, you could store it in the refigerator to keep them from drying, just do not store them near foods which may soak up their scent.
Hmmm, I think that's it! Enjoy...
Take it slow, and remember, practice makes perfect (well better anyway).
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Posted by mol
Ok. Sounds good. I am off to the supply store...well. Not right now. But soon. :)
Blesses Be.
[Edited by eaglewolf on 02-10-2001 at 01:10 PM]