Incense Resin & Charcoal Kit

Incense Resin & Charcoal Kit

Everything you need to start burning resins! We find that Frankincense resin is usually the most popular, but there are lots of other resins out there including Myrrh & Copal if you'd like to try these for variety.

Incense resins are naturally occurring substances that are harvested from trees. The resin is usually obtained from live trees via “tapping”. This is done in a sustainable way so that the tree continues to thrive.

Fresh resins are often fragrant although some resins do not give much scent off until they are burnt. The best way to burn incense resins is to put them onto a hot charcoal disc. Normally only a sprinkle is needed. If you put too much on top then it can smother the charcoal discs. Allow the discs five minutes to get up to temperature before putting the resin on top. Check out the video at the bottom of this page for a full guide on how to burn resin on a charcoal disc.

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This Kit Includes

• A Black Cast Iron Incense Resin Bowl with Lid - This is a heavy and robust incense holder perfect for use with burning charcoal discs, resins and also incense cones, or filled with ash for holding incense sticks.
  
  
• Excelsior Charcoal Tablets (Tube of 10 Tablets) - The charcoal is coated with a special material which means that it can be lit with a lighter or possibly a match. The coating sparks across the charcoal surface and then should be left for a few minutes until it has started to heat through. These excelsior tablets are fast lighting, smoke-free, odourless, tasteless and long burning and means they shouldn't interfere with the scent of the incense.
  
  
• Brass Tongs - These can be used as a safe method for either holding your charcoal tablets as you light them or for placing resins on your charcoal disk once alight in a burner.
  
  
• A 50g Pack of Frankincense Resin

Safety Information
Please note, after using the Cast Iron Bowl for burning charcoal, this will stay hot for a period afterwards. We recommend leaving this until it has cooled before moving. If you do need to move the bowl, (whilst wearing something heat-proof to protect your fingers), find a secluded spot in the garden out of the way of children / pets, on concrete or the kitchen sink; so long as there is something heat proof underneath it. You can pour water over this - but be warned, it does make a mess!

More About Frankincense
Frankincense resin is light coloured and yellowy and when burnt it produces a rich, dense fragrance. It's one of the best fragrances to burn for cleansing and clearing, as it can clear and refresh even the toughest and worst atmospheres. It's good for clearing a room of other people's left-behind energy, or a new house if you're about to move in and make it your own. 

It's also particularly good for people who are working on their spiritual progress and want to clearly open up to higher spiritual elements, as it can help communication on a higher plane. Additionally, it has warming and relaxing properties and is a good choice for dealing with stress.