Make your house incense !
5 March 2012 by House made
Filed under Incense, Home, Novelty
Je suis très sensible aux odeurs et j’adore parfumé ma maison. I used among other things, of incense, but as many know, incense purchased commercially contains many chemical ingredients. As synthetic fragrances, dyes, solvents, etc.. Here I suggest you make yourself your little incense cones. Of course you will need some very specific ingredients, but then be very easy to find. Contrary to what you might think it is very easy to achieve. For this recipe, which is not the only possible to, you will need…
1/2 from powdered incense frankincense *
1 from iris powder
1 from tonka bean into powder
1/4 part of nutmeg
A little water
(accuracy after a few comments on a forum for… must of course be put very little water if it's been a dry cake that not !!!)
Method :
Reduce your incense frankincense powder in a mortar. (This one is very important as it helps to keep your cone, but do not put too much otherwise you will struggle to burn. You can also put other kind of incense or even better gum and / or absolute benzoin). Carefully Rappez your tonka bean. Mix all ingredients together and drip add water to form a stiff dough. Train your small cones and let dry for two to five days.
And here !! Not simple ? Feel free to vary the pleasure, sage, cinnamon, du jasmine, pine resin, absolute benzoin, even a few drops of essential oils in place of a few drops of water. You have to figure !
Use :
Turn the tip of your cone and let burn on a small plate or burner appropriate.
Where to find :
You will find your ingredients easily with a herbalist, even at the grocer for spices and also on some site I have a supplier list here.
For burners you will find several shops and garden decorations.
Interesting site, English, to formulate its scents :
Incensemaking
Video (English) the American company “Mountain Rose Herbs” which shows you how :
thank you for this recipe! ec what I would love to test them! they really want!!! like you I am sensitive to odors in a house and I find the incense trade are harmful rather than anything else! occasionally, I use a strip of paper armenie. and above: I use my mist of ET!
Oh I'm glad it stings your curiosity !! I had done or I put too much incense frankincense… suddenly it was burning less well but still burned. 🙂
Awesome this recipe, j’adore
hehe merci 🙂
Rhooo thank you for the idea !! I really want to do now is evil ^ ^
hehe ^ ^
ohhh here's a nice recipe. I'm not a fan of the incense trade but then you give us the means to do it ourselves and I like it much.
Just a quick question : is it safe for pregnant women ? 😉
Then I know nothing at all… Normally I would say no if you do not use essential oils but it is best to ask an herbalist.
What does a hand in almost gr, I want to test but I'm afraid to dose no matter how.
Part of what you want… 1 teaspoon… Soup… one gram… I am writing here because all of the shares depends on the amount to. Yes you estime 1 hand as 1 teaspoon that you will make about two big cones.
merci beaucoup avec un peu de retard^^
I think you're going to save me with this recipe! My man keeps asking me to make something for the house but I reject lack of motivation…I no longer have an excuse! Thank you!
Thank you for this article and the links, very interesting.
If I understand it should not exceed a certain percentage of resin, if you have difficulty in burning the cone, is that correct ?
Thank you again
Yes and the quantities of water.
Merci pour cette recette très intéressante !
Merci pour votre visite sur mon site !
Hello, je souhaite faire des cônes d’encens au bois de santal quel recette me conseillez vous? J’ai essayé de faire 1 part de gomme arrabique pour 3 parts de santal. Alors oui ça s’enflamme mais ça reste allumé seulement min même pas ensuite ça s’éteint. Est-ce que je me suis trompé dans le dosage ou faut-il que je rajoute quelque chose à ma recette? Thank you very much