Guest guest Posted October 26, 2005 Report Share Posted October 26, 2005 > Does anyone in our group make incense? Is it profitable or a pita? Just > about every craaft show someone asks for little bottles of oils or incense. > I know the little bottles are out but I wondered about the incense. > Jeanine Hi Jeanine, When I used to make the sticks they sold fairly well. Depended on the show. Not hard to scent your own using dpg oil and fo. You can use the same mix and bottle as an incence oil also. Bill McGregor Mountain Soapworks http://www.saratogascents.com Coconut Milk, Lye , Eo's and more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 26, 2005 Report Share Posted October 26, 2005 > Does anyone in our group make incense? Is it profitable or a pita? Just > about every craaft show someone asks for little bottles of oils or incense. > I know the little bottles are out but I wondered about the incense. > Jeanine Hi Jeanine, When I used to make the sticks they sold fairly well. Depended on the show. Not hard to scent your own using dpg oil and fo. You can use the same mix and bottle as an incence oil also. Bill McGregor Mountain Soapworks http://www.saratogascents.com Coconut Milk, Lye , Eo's and more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 26, 2005 Report Share Posted October 26, 2005 Thanks Bill. May try some to see how they sell. Jeanine McGregor Mountain Soapworks http://www.saratogascents.com Coconut Milk, Lye , Eo's and more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 28, 2005 Report Share Posted October 28, 2005 Hey Jeanine, Why do you feel the little bottles are out? I package F.O.'s in 1/2 ounce amber bottles, had a rack made for them, and sell tons of them for $3.50 each at my shows. Go for it! ----Original Message Follows---- From: " Jeanine Van Voorhees " <jlv40@...> Reply- " groups (DOT) com " < > Subject: incense Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2005 08:09:11 -0400 Does anyone in our group make incense? Is it profitable or a pita? Just about every craaft show someone asks for little bottles of oils or incense. I know the little bottles are out but I wondered about the incense. Jeanine Jeanine's Hummingbird Soap Works http://my.tupperware.com/JEANINEVANVOORHEES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 28, 2005 Report Share Posted October 28, 2005 Only because they seem to be a pain. Are they really good sellers? Where do you get your bottles? And then there is the labeling....... Can you tell I'm kind of wavering? Just what I need - another goody to sell. Jeanine incense Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2005 08:09:11 -0400 Does anyone in our group make incense? Is it profitable or a pita? Just about every craaft show someone asks for little bottles of oils or incense. I know the little bottles are out but I wondered about the incense. Jeanine Jeanine's Hummingbird Soap Works http://my.tupperware.com/JEANINEVANVOORHEES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 29, 2005 Report Share Posted October 29, 2005 Hi Jeanine, They aren't a pain at all. I use plastic pipettes to fill the bottles. Bottles are available all over the place. I think the last batch I got was from SKS, but WSP has them, as well as containersandpackaging etc. Make sure you get phenoic caps-those are the ones with the little plastic cone shaped liner in them. For labels I just use standard avery address labels, I think they are the 5160. I put a disclaimer on it that says something like....Not for use directly on skin. Do not allow contact with wood or plastic furniture. At a small show I may sell 15-20 of them. At larger shows I've sold 50+. Not too bad for just transfering FO to a different bottle. Try it. ----Original Message Follows---- From: " Jeanine Van Voorhees " <jlv40@...> Reply- < > Subject: RE: incense Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 22:19:50 -0400 Only because they seem to be a pain. Are they really good sellers? Where do you get your bottles? And then there is the labeling....... Can you tell I'm kind of wavering? Just what I need - another goody to sell. Jeanine incense Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2005 08:09:11 -0400 Does anyone in our group make incense? Is it profitable or a pita? Just about every craaft show someone asks for little bottles of oils or incense. I know the little bottles are out but I wondered about the incense. Jeanine Jeanine's Hummingbird Soap Works http://my.tupperware.com/JEANINEVANVOORHEES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 29, 2005 Report Share Posted October 29, 2005 , what do your customers do with them? do you sell things they can put the scent on or anything like that? Shaye incense Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2005 08:09:11 -0400 Does anyone in our group make incense? Is it profitable or a pita? Just about every craaft show someone asks for little bottles of oils or incense. I know the little bottles are out but I wondered about the incense. Jeanine Jeanine's Hummingbird Soap Works http://my.tupperware.com/JEANINEVANVOORHEES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 29, 2005 Report Share Posted October 29, 2005 Hi Shaye, I do sell light bulb rings and scent stones as well, but most want to use them either to refresh potpourri, or to put in their car, or for oil warmers. ----Original Message Follows---- From: " Shaye " <shaye@...> Reply- < > Subject: RE: incense Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2005 09:48:40 -0400 , what do your customers do with them? do you sell things they can put the scent on or anything like that? Shaye incense Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2005 08:09:11 -0400 Does anyone in our group make incense? Is it profitable or a pita? Just about every craaft show someone asks for little bottles of oils or incense. I know the little bottles are out but I wondered about the incense. Jeanine Jeanine's Hummingbird Soap Works http://my.tupperware.com/JEANINEVANVOORHEES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 10, 2007 Report Share Posted February 10, 2007 I don't believe that was what I wrote. Here's what I said.....Burning paraffin candles (they are petroleum based) also creates indoor pollution. http://cfpub.epa.gov/si/osp_sciencedisplay.cfm?dirEntryID=63438 & ref_site=SI & kwor\ ds=PARTICULATE%20MATTER http://www.epa.gov/ttn/atw/hlthef/methylet.html This site contains multiple links on paraffin wax. http://www.circle-of-light.com/Spells/paraffin.html --- szukidavis@... wrote: > In a message dated 2/10/07 3:46:58 PM Eastern > Standard Time, > lisanwilliam@... writes: > > > > Incense burning also creates more local pollution > > > than road traffic > > Where is the science behind this statement? > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > ________________________________________________________________________________\ ____ No need to miss a message. Get email on-the-go with for Mobile. Get started. http://mobile./mail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 http://www.scents-of-earth.com/frankincense1.html incense / Olibanum incense provides one of the most evocative scents in the long history of aromatics. Its fresh, fruity, pine-lemon bouquet with delicately sweet, resinous and woody undertones, slows and deepens breathing and has been used since ancient times to awaken higher consciousness, and enhance spirituality, meditation and prayer. The name "incense" is widely known as an historic biblical ingredient, and to many as one of three gifts from the visiting Magi to the newborn Jesus and as an ingredient in the Old Testament's Exodus incense mixture. Few have experienced its aroma though or know of its rich history and how the world has treasured and used it since long before recorded time. Lets explore some of it together... incense has been one of the world's most treasured commodities since the beginning of written history. At its peak its value rivaled that of gold, the rarest silks, and the most precious of gems. Ironically, it is but a milky-white resin produced by a scrubby, unlikely looking tree, genus Boswellia. There are twenty-five known species of Boswellia, each creating a water-soluble gum-resin with its own distinctive fragrance and medicinal properties. incense trees require an arid climate where moisture is provided by morning mist. The few ideal environments in the world for this small prized tree are found in Southern Arabia (Oman and Yemen), India, and Northern Africa (Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea and Kenya). Further, frankincense trees require a limestone-rich soil and are mostly found growing on rocky hillsides and cliffs, or in the dried riverbeds below. Harvesting can be a very dangerous task. incense trees grow to about 20ft. in height (8m) with branches often beginning near its base. The common Oman, Aden (Yemen), and Somalia species, B. sacra / B. carteri, produce small yellow-white colored flowers with five petals, while the African B. papyrifera and B. thurifera produce small pale-red flowers. Each are a favorite among bees and produce small fruits which are fed to livestock. But it's the trees' resin that's been treasured for thousands of years for its aromatic and medicinal uses. incense resin begins as a milky-white sticky liquid that flows from the trunk of the tree when it's injured, healing the wound. The Arabic name is luban, which means white or cream. It's also known as olibanum, and its essential oil is often called "Oil of Lebanon." It's commonly recognized western name, frankincense, is said to have originated from the ish (French) Knights of the Crusades who treasured it in large quantities. incense resin flows when a tool called a mengaff is used to scrape about a five-inch section down the trunk of tree. The tree is marked and the harvester returns in two weeks to scrape what has become hardened frankincense resin from the tree. Resins which fall to the ground are collected on large palm leaves placed when first tapping the tree. The process repeats itself for about 3 months during harvesting. incense trees are ideally harvested twice per year, from January to March and again from August to October. The trees benefit from rest periods and produce finer quality resin when taken care of properly. Collected resins are aged for about twelve weeks and are then brought to the world's markets. Finer resins are opaque white, semi-translucent white with shades of lemon or light amber. The exceptions are B. frereana which is used as chewing gum and is best soft and translucent lemon colored with golden hues, and B. serrata of India which is best golden to golden-brown. India's B. serrata is highly prized and extensively used in Ayurvedic medicine. incense resin is distilled by steam or CO2 to extract its precious essential oil, which is used extensively in modern aromatherapy. This oil is rejuvenating to the skin, treating acne, bacterial and fungal infections, and to treat wounds and scars. Thus, it is used in cosmetics, soaps, and perfumes. The University of Munich found the anti-inflammatory properties of frankincense very effective as a treatment for joint pain and arthritis. The famous eleventh-century Arabian physician, Avicenna, recommended its cooling effects as a remedy for infections and illnesses that increase the body's temperature. Greek and Roman physicians used incense in the treatment of a great variety of diseases. incense remedies appear in the Syriac Book of Medicine, ancient Muslim texts, and in Ayurvedic and Chinese medical writings. incense is also a natural insecticide and was used in ancient Egypt to fumigate wheat silos and repel wheat moths. In Arabia, the smoke of burning frankincense resin is used to repel mosquitoes and sand flies. Researchers have found that burning frankincense indoors improves the acoustic properties of the room. Dioscorides described how the bark of the tree was put into water to attract fish into nets and traps. In ancient Egypt the resin was a key ingredient for embalming their dead. incense in summary, is one of nature's most cherished gifts. Whether you desire the pleasure of its pure resin for incense or its precious essential oil for aromatherapy, cosmetics or perfume, you can find a diverse line of high quality frankincense resins and oils here at our online store. 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