Now you can
make your own hand made incense in your favorite scents! Make incense
to match your candles, soaps and bath & body products for great gift
sets! It's easy!
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Mix 1
part fragrance oil to 2 or 3 parts solvent liquid (DPG), and stir well.
Do not use alcohol
in place of DPG, it does not work well. Do
not use straight fragrance oil as it will
make excessively smokey incense! Any of our fragrance oils can be
used for incense, regardless of flash point or soap/lotion safety, etc.
Some popular incense scents are Patchouli, Nag Champa, Sandalwood, Lavender,
China Rain, Butt Naked, Jasmine, Frankincense & Myrrh, and Voodoo Love.
Some other scent suggestions would be Dream Weaver™, Angel type, Drakkar
type, Sunset, Mountain Lake, Amber Musk, Cedar Wood, Cinnamon Stick, Sex
on the Beach, and Smoke & Odor Eliminator. Or how about some
Citronella bug repellant sticks for summer time! Or an AromaMoods™
line, perfect for a gift set!
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Soak incense
in scent mixture for 24 hours in a glass or
HDPE plastic container. Soaking takes
patience, but is necessary to allow the incense to fully absorb the oil.
A shallow glass baking pan works well to lay sticks in and submerge in
the oil. Or you can soak the sticks while still bundled in a tall
glass vase or cylinder. For cones, a glass bowl works well.
After soaking, pour the leftover oil mixture into a glass or HDPE plastic
bottle, such as our fragrance bottles, for storage. You can use this
again to make more incense, it doesn't go to waste!
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Lay the cones or sticks out
on a screen or drying rack with several layers of paper towel underneath
to soak up any drips. Or if your sticks are still bundled, you can
hang them to dry on a hook with paper towel underneath. Be sure to
put them where they will get air flow to help them dry (you may use a fan
to speed the process). Do not bake the incense
in an oven or microwave to dry it! Incense must be allowed
to dry completely for at least 48 hours
before burning. If incense is still wet or damp, it will not burn
properly! Be patient and allow it to dry fully before using for best
results. Cones tend to take a little longer than sticks because of
their thickness. Note: It is also important that you make sure the
incense is totally dry with no wet or damp spots before packaging in plastic
bags or tubes, etc! Fragrance oils are very strong and can melt or
eat through many types of plastic!
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16 oz.
of scent mixture should make approx. 500 or more sticks or cones.
Properly made, fully dried incense should burn for approximately 45 minutes
to over 1 hour.
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Incense is very popular and
a great seller at flea markets, craft booths, etc, especially with the
younger crowd! Most people package their incense in bags of 20 sticks
or cones, usually selling for about a dollar or more. That's about
3 to 4 times your cost, a great profit! Let the customers mix and
match, they love a variety! You may also want to offer a bulk package
of 100 for a savings to your customers, and more volume sales for you!
For a professional looking package, try printing your own "labels" on Avery
business cards, and fold the card over top of your bag and staple it.
Use a hole punch to make a hole in the top of the card to hang on a rack
:)
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