How to Burn Loose Incense Blends with Charcoal

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This video shows you how to burn loose incense with charcoal.
The loose incense I’m burning here is actually a blend I made in another video. It’s made with Frankincense resin, rosemary powder, and Pinion Pine essential oil. You can find the recipe here: • How to Make Incense wi...
I’m using an incense burner that I got in Morocco. There are an endless variety of beautiful burners you can use, though. Just be sure the one you’re using is designed for burning loose incense, with a heat-safe surface. There are even “hanging” burners that you can carry around, swinging them gently to send the aroma all around the space. (2:54)
I like to use bamboo charcoal to burn loose incense. It’s a natural charcoal, not made with lighter fluid or toxins, so I'm not concerned about the smoke it creates. You can see what the bamboo charcoal looks like at 0:54.
To light a tab of bamboo charcoal (1:25), hold it with a small pair of tongs. Then use a lighter and hold the flame to the end of the charcoal for a while. It can take a little time for natural bamboo charcoal to light, since there is no lighter fluid, but it's worth it!
I know the charcoal is lit when I see a glowing red rim around the edges of it. (2:00)
Then I place the charcoal tab in my burner and sprinkle a bit of loose incense over it. Some of the incense will tumble off of the charcoal. As long as it’s in contact with the charcoal, it will burn.
It’s so simple to burn loose incense, and so simple to make it! Once you know how, you can experiment with a wide variety of ingredients and come up with your own unique blends. It’s fun!
If you do make your own loose incense and burn it, I’d love to know how it goes! What are your favorite ingredients to use?
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[@kirstymacfarlane1620]

That burner is beautiful xx

[@angielilliank.1109]

I'm in love with that burner too! Hope I find one just like it one day.

[@amyfentress4257]

Andrea, would you mind sharing where you buy your natural bamboo charcoal? I cannot seem to find it anywhere. Thank you for another awesome video!

[@amyfentress4257]

I did just locate Baieido charcoal. Do you have any idea if this is the same as natural bamboo charcoal? Thank you:)

[@amyfentress4257]

Awesome! Thank you so much:)

[@kathyhartman8980]

She is so wonderful...Right??

[@amyfentress4257]

She really is:)

[@amyfentress4257]

I just received my order from Scents-of-Earth today! I found out the Baieido charcoal is the same thing you have:) They even included a piece of Frankincense Royal Hojary! Thanks again!

[@OrganicallyAnn]

I love the burner🌼

[@aromatherapyoils]

Organically Ann thank you! It's a special memory from a trip I made to Morocco. 😁

[@johannaliebenberg7768]

I'm so glad I found your page I am loving your aromatherapy videos and I am going to be trying to make some different types of incense myself! My question is: where do you source your resins from? Do you tend to buy online or is there a local place that supplies for you? Thank you! 😁

[@aromatherapyoils]

www.aromatics.com/products/frankincense-resin Here is the link for my resins AMindfulHealthyLife

[@johnlark6583]

What a great video. Thanks for posting this.

[@aromatherapyoils]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@azalea.9]

You have to wait until the charcoal turns gray almost ashy then you put incense

[@aromatherapyoils]

Yes, with some charcoal you do wait until the charcoal is good and hot. Great comment!

[@fassenm6041]

Lovely.

[@Jenni208]

Are you supposed to place the charcoal on white ash in the burner? I keep seeing that in the instructions when shopping for the charcoal.

[@aromatherapyoils]

Hi Jenni! There are several ways to burn resins and using white ash is optional. If you are using a heat proof bowl, you can use just the charcoal and the resin.

[@carolknapik7426]

Where do you buy the bamboo sticks? The only ones ive found are black? Thank you.

[@aromatherapyoils]

We love these ones 💜 Blank incense sticks: scents-of-earth.com/thai-punk-sticks/

[@nicolek8971]

Hey Andrea, is Incense not bad for you? Because i thought inhaling smoke is bad for your lungs

[@nicolek8971]

Ohhk cool! So the smoke doesn't get collected/absorbed into the lungs like cigarettes?

[@aromatherapyoils]

Great question, Nicole K! Occasional burning of incense is fine since we are not directly inhaling the smoke but using it to scent the space around us.

[@saraswati999]

How do we burn powder incense? Thank you

[@aromatherapyoils]

Hi Sara! To burn powder incense you could either place a small amount on a charcoal disc as you would with a resin, or your could make incense sticks. You can see how to make your own incense sticks in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/npOQpZeahs5ohtU

[@jeannehupprich840]

Can I use a shell for a burner

[@aromatherapyoils]

Hi Jeanne! We suggest using a heat safe dish.

[@iridiyagalaxia4886]

Hi! Thanks for this! I have regular charcoal but it looks like its barely burning? What do I so then? I have tried to light it up numerous times but it just keeps going out

[@aromatherapyoils]

Sorry to hear you're having trouble keeping your charcoal burning. We prefer bamboo or hinoki charcoal because they do not have any lighter fluid in the charcoal as some of the regular charcoal rounds. They are available at Aromatics International. www.aromatics.com/products/charcoal-tablets

[@c_farther5208]

Went to link, Aromahead and I couldn't find that bamboo charcoal; that site is a chaotic mess!

[@aromatherapyoils]

Hi @C_Farther! Aromatics International carries Bamboo Charcoal- you can find it at this link: www.aromatics.com/products/charcoal-tablets