Direct-burning incense is either extruded, pressed into forms, or coated onto a supporting material. If you’re using a cone, you can also place it on sand or rice to improve the air flow and help it burn better. While I wish I could say that I was cool or witchy, I really just wanted my parents to leave me alone. The raw materials are powdered and then mixed together with a binder to form a paste, which, for direct burning incense, is then cut and dried into pellets. Soak your feet for 15-20 minutes, allowing the powder to cleanse and detoxify your body through the soles of your feet.

Powder-coating: Powder-coating is used mainly to produce cored incense of either larger coil (up to 1 metre (3ft 3in) in diameter) or cored stick forms. There are ways to shortcut the process, but this is the method that produces the finest incense in the world! As you explore the world of incense making, you’ll soon discover the importance of using high-quality ingredients like Makko powder.

Boxes and dishes of various materials are available, including elaborate works of stone and porcelain. Resin balls were found in many prehistoric Egyptian tombs in El Mahasna, giving evidence for the prominence of incense and related compounds in Egyptian antiquity.

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