By now, many of us know and enjoy the health benefits of herbal incenses for aromatherapy purposes. We know that herbal incenses relieve symptoms of depression, anxiety and insomnia by encouraging relaxation of the mind and body.
We know, too, that herbal incenses can lessen the physical symptoms of pain, soreness and numbness associated with certain diseases particularly when used in conjunction with touch therapy.
However, you may be worried about the costs of herbal incenses especially when you are an avid user.
* Add in the reports that some of the herbal incenses sold in stores have been found to contain substantial traces of synthetic marijuana and you have every reason to look into making your own herbal incenses.
* Well, in that case, you can start your DIY project with these tips.
Steps in Preparation
The Internet is a treasure chest of steps for homemade herbal incenses as well as their tools and ingredients. Usually, sites selling said ingredients often offer these steps as bonuses although the tools can be found in your kitchen.
* You should prepare the ingredients of the recipe before measuring them.
* Take note that it is better to grind the ingredients first before measuring them so as to ensure near-precise proportions.
When grinding the herbs, be sure to use old-fashioned mortar and pestle. If you use electric grinders on the leaves, the fast motion of the blades creates heat that robs the herbs of their aromatic properties, thus, defeating the purpose. You may use the electric grinder, however, for the tougher wooden ingredients.
* Also, you must grind the ingredients according to the order of their scent - light scent for the top note first, followed by the stronger aroma of the middle note and then ending with the strongest scent of the base note.
* If you reverse this order, you are more likely to create "confused" final herbal incense, in a manner of speaking.
Now, you must place the ingredients into a Ziploc bag and then shake it well to thoroughly blend them. You should then add the chosen essential oils to the dry ingredients one drop at a time before mixing again to form a smooth consistency.
The next step is to add the base oil until you have achieved the desired smell.
* This means adding the base oil one small drop at a time to avoid overpowering the other ingredients.
* You can then form the herbal incense into the desired shapes, with cones as the most popular.
Tips in Preparation
To make your DIY project more successful, these tips are of great help:
* Only use essential oils instead of perfume oils as its composition is incompatible with herbal incense.
* Be patient when using incense. Usually, it will take 1-2 weeks to mature and if you use it before that date, you will have very smoky incense indeed. If you want to use the finished incense almost immediately, just omit the base oil from the list of ingredients.
*
Be very careful when using the ingredients. You have to determine if any of them can cause allergic reactions, of which mace and pepper are the most notorious.
With these steps and tips on DIY herbal incense, what's keeping you from making one of your own?
We know, too, that herbal incenses can lessen the physical symptoms of pain, soreness and numbness associated with certain diseases particularly when used in conjunction with touch therapy.
However, you may be worried about the costs of herbal incenses especially when you are an avid user.
* Add in the reports that some of the herbal incenses sold in stores have been found to contain substantial traces of synthetic marijuana and you have every reason to look into making your own herbal incenses.
* Well, in that case, you can start your DIY project with these tips.
Steps in Preparation
The Internet is a treasure chest of steps for homemade herbal incenses as well as their tools and ingredients. Usually, sites selling said ingredients often offer these steps as bonuses although the tools can be found in your kitchen.
* You should prepare the ingredients of the recipe before measuring them.
* Take note that it is better to grind the ingredients first before measuring them so as to ensure near-precise proportions.
When grinding the herbs, be sure to use old-fashioned mortar and pestle. If you use electric grinders on the leaves, the fast motion of the blades creates heat that robs the herbs of their aromatic properties, thus, defeating the purpose. You may use the electric grinder, however, for the tougher wooden ingredients.
* Also, you must grind the ingredients according to the order of their scent - light scent for the top note first, followed by the stronger aroma of the middle note and then ending with the strongest scent of the base note.
* If you reverse this order, you are more likely to create "confused" final herbal incense, in a manner of speaking.
Now, you must place the ingredients into a Ziploc bag and then shake it well to thoroughly blend them. You should then add the chosen essential oils to the dry ingredients one drop at a time before mixing again to form a smooth consistency.
The next step is to add the base oil until you have achieved the desired smell.
* This means adding the base oil one small drop at a time to avoid overpowering the other ingredients.
* You can then form the herbal incense into the desired shapes, with cones as the most popular.
Tips in Preparation
To make your DIY project more successful, these tips are of great help:
* Only use essential oils instead of perfume oils as its composition is incompatible with herbal incense.
* Be patient when using incense. Usually, it will take 1-2 weeks to mature and if you use it before that date, you will have very smoky incense indeed. If you want to use the finished incense almost immediately, just omit the base oil from the list of ingredients.
*
Be very careful when using the ingredients. You have to determine if any of them can cause allergic reactions, of which mace and pepper are the most notorious.
With these steps and tips on DIY herbal incense, what's keeping you from making one of your own?
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