Satya Palo Santo Incense Dhoop Cone Pack 12s - Supplied

Satya Palo Santo Dhoop Incense Cones developed by Satya. This aromatic cone has a sweet woody yet earthy fragrance which creates a wonderful space for meditation and spiritual practices. The cones are crafted using the highest quality ingrdients of flowers,resins and spices offering longlasting aromas. Place a cone on the dhoop holder provided and ignite the tip. Give it a couple of seconds to burn then extinguish the flame to let the scent flow. Palo Santo Benefits, Uses, Precautions, and How to Use? Palo santo is a highly resinous wood incense. The appearance can change depending on the time, method and part of the tree the incense came from and how it was dried. Typically, the wood incense sticks are used in rituals and ceremony to cleanse away negative energies and spirits. The incense sticks are lit. The desired effect will depend on the style and purpose by an individual. Typically the end is lit until it catches a-lite deeply. It will burn black initially. When the incense end is blown out, the incense turns to a white healing smoke. Some shamans leave this lit and other re-lilting as required in a ceremony. Palo santo wood due to it's natural resin finish, normally self extinguishes when left in a heat proof smudge bowl. How ever dabbing the end will help extinguish it quickly if this is rather desired than the slow smoulder to fully extinguished. Alternatively place in water. Keep away from a direct flames. NB: Caution & Safe Practice - Incense care and attention is important at all times. All incense should be used in open well ventilated areas. Never in direct wind, using a heat proof smudge bowl. Water and a method to extinguish should be available. Never inhale smoke. Seek advice if in any doubt to the use and methods by an appropriate professional. The use of incense may differ to each individual and is generally used in holistic spiritual clearings and cleansing practices. Why is Palo Santo problematic? Palo Santo has been added to the Convention on International Trade's Endangered Species List due to the increased demand. This tree requires proper harvesting methods, which includes allowing the trees to die naturally and laying them on the forest floor. All our Palo Santo comes from ethical and sustainable plantations that care and preserve the future of this popular incense. The word organic is tricky. Plantations tend to not desire to pay for these style of licence to proof what is natural to them. How to use Palo Santo Incense; Palo Santo is used in a variety of ways, the incense sticks are burned and used as a smudge stick, the resin is used combined with a charcoal incense disc, the essential oil is used for it purifying, cleansing and antiseptic qualities that are said to repel insects thus using as a insect repellent or used in creams or lotions due to it's anti inflammatory properties. Palo Santo and Water; Palo Santo placed in water can help extinguish a lit piece. However it can help revive and freshen the wood. Simply place in spring water. The length varies Should you burn Palo Santo? Is Palo Santo Bad for you and should you inhale it? Palo Santo is widely revered for it's cleansing, purifying and healing abilities. Widely used as an incense stick which is burned. Essential oil that is in it's pure form and resin like oil gum. Like any incense precautions should be taken and it should never be in-hailed. Good safe incense practices should apply as too all incenses. Well ventilated areas when using the incense as a smudge stick. Fragrance: The palo santo fragrance is a strong citrus woodsy scent. The after smell is an aromatic that is left once the incense has extinguished. Palo Santo (Burseara graveolens) "Holy Sacred Wood" related to the same plant family as Frankincense, Myrrh and Copal. This Sacred Wood has been traditionally used for centuries by the Inca, Shaman and Indigenous people of the Andes across South America for its unique qualities. A mystical tree: The Palo Santo Tree is found in South America, Central and South Coast of America in the Amazon Rain-Forest, a rich fragrant woody citrus aroma with Pine, Lemon and Mint tones which fills the air weather lit or not with a powerful, uplifting scent raising the vibration and mood wherever it is used. Traditionally it was used to appease the Gods and cleanse spirits, widely used for plant-medicine ceremonies, warding