How to make quality incense sticks
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- čas přidán 19. 07. 2016
- A video to show how I make incense using relatively easy to obtain high quality ingredients. (edit 2018)This is not intended as a exact instructional video but more of an inspiration to try your own blends. Quite a few people have asked since I put this video up for a list of ingredients here in the description but I am not up for that, use what you want, but just for an idea my favorite blend I am making at the moment is 6tsp Tabu-no-ki, 5tsp Agar wood powder, 1tsp Frankincense powder and 1 tsp Storax powder. Enjoy ! Dx
I have so much to thank you! I made my own recipe inspired by yours, using palo santo, sandalwood, frankincense, benzoin, lavender and tolu balsam. I tried your earlier (using charcoal instead of makko) and this one has such a more complex aroma but the main noites still like yours. Also the way that you make the incense is very relaxing. Hope that you can make more incense recipes videos like these!
That's great, enjoy!
@@maybury78 hi! Can you please give more information about your extruder?
Am I the only one who just loves the sound of a pestle on a mortar?
Why are people so impatient?I much prefer your style, no annoying frantic we-r-all-having-a- fun time music that you find on most instructional video posts.
just a thought.
instead of putting the resin into the quarter teaspoon, use the quarter teaspoon to indent the shape into the powder. then pour the resin into the shape the quarter teaspoon left in it. that way you get your measurement without getting sticky resin on the spoon, and or wasting any from stuck on residue.
good idea, thanks
An even better idea is to dilute it with alcohol :)
Fantastic idea!
@@maybury78 what's the liquid you are using
I love this and your lovely calm manner.Highly informative, thank you.
I really enjoyed your video my friend .It would be really helpful if you could list the ingredients in the video description. Keep up the good work friend.
I really thank you for this. May the Lord Bless You.. How wonderful it is when we make things with our own hands. Also it's very therapeutic.
Thanks for the help and instructions. You have a really soft, lovely voice, so this video was also very calming. I needed that too, thanks.
thanks for your kind comment
I imagine this smells AMAZING. Thank you for describing some of the ingredient like the Palo Santo, for instance. This was a great tutorial.
Thanks 😃
Hey mate. Cheers from Australia for a great instructional incense making video.
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I'd love to have a chat with you for my channel also if you're up for it?
Very nice demonstration! I am just getting into this venture. I started off trial and error and had some success but bought a book that has really shed some new light on the craft. Thanks to the book I understood everything you were talking about. Liked the Coffee Grinder Idea!
Hi, what book?Could you please tell.
The Book is called Incense, Crafting & Use of Magickal Scents by Carl F. Neal
Just want to say I got it on ebay for very little money, worth every penny.
Thank you so much , I really enjoyed your demonstration, can’t wait to try ❤
I am deaf and the closed captions does not spell anything right at all, please list what you are using. It would help me tremendously! 💙
❤️
Impressive in your skill and in sharing your knowledge. The presentation is soothing, natural and to the point.
thanks
i agree
If you think watching this was soothing, try actually making some. In addition to being very relaxing, it's also inspiring and extremely rewarding on mutliple levels :)
oof. this was so pleasant, thank you. very glad to have come across this. perfect pace, solid instruction, attractive voice (and hands). cant wait for my things to be delivered to give it a go myself. absolutely understand you not being into listing ingredients, like c'mon people use your heads, get creative. hope yer well!
Beautiful work, thank you...💜
You are right about lavendar. Almost all flower scents are better as an added essential oil instead of as plant fibres. Almost all flower petals smell of garbage or popcorn when burnt. My neices and I went through many tests of materials.
Essential oils ALWAYS smell better than burning vegetable matter. For some reason tho it never occurs to most people until after they've burned some vegetable matter expecting it to smell good :)
Great Video man! Im trying to learn how to make natural incense ; and your video help alot
cool, glad it helped. enjoy 😉
This is so awesome!! Thank you for sharing :D
it's a pleasure:)
That was lovely. Thank you 🙏
Great tutorial. Thanks for taking this time to share with us your technic. Just one question: does tolu balsam as essential oil would be an alternative to the sticky resin? Thanks
Thank you for a beautiful video!
Thanks, for watching, enjoying and your kind comment.. Sorry I haven't made any more yet! X
As a cheap and easy binder you can make dextrin from corn starch in a home oven.
It's good enough for pyrotechnics so more than good enough for this.
Nice tutorial. I would add resin to a water, and than add both to powder mix, that's my suggestion. Thank for sharing.
Resin and water don't mix very well. The best approach is to freeze your resins and then grind along with the wood powder :)
thank you, this is wonderful video.
Thanks ❤️
Thankh You! This video is very helpful 😊
:)
Good video that, thank you! I feel inspired to have a go... ;)
1k likes! Thanks for such great info!
Great tutorial, thank you for sharing your process! What is the name of the dark liquid resin? I can not seem to make it out from what you are saying and am not familiar with it here in the states.
Hi, thanks. it is Tolu Balsam, related to Peru Balsam.
Hi! Thank you for this amazing video! I was wandering is there any kind of binder that can replace that powder and that resin because it is to expensive for me to get it. I want to make workshops with loads of people and it is just not possible for me to use those ingredients as a binder. I am ok with herb ingredients but I really need help with something that's gonna bind them and make them firm that is cheaper .Thanks for helping ;)
Hi Dolores, thanks. Before I was using the Tabu No Ki (Makko Powder) I just used the resinous type ingredients such as frankincense to act as a binder, I then need to use ground up charcoal as a combustible to help it burn. I read Gum Arabic works. Good luck :)
Thanks for the video, what is the liquid resin you are using? my sticks are very fragile and break easily. using spruce gum powder as a binder, and also started some balsam fir sap. still not as easy to roll out as yours as it falls apart. any tips?
Hi Adam, it was Tolu Balsam, it's similar to Peru Balsam. I think the key to me being able to make fully successful sticks was when I started using Tabu No Ki powder as a binder and combustible, it is great stuff although a bit expensive. Cheers, Duncan
Where do you get the sticks to make them? Thanks for a great video!!!
Hi, Which sticks do you mean? The incense itself sets hard so doesn't require a stick. If you mean the Palo Santo sticks, there are various places online to buy it. I got mine from a friend who brought it back from Peru. x
Thank you for this FANTASTIC video. The only real "Incense how-to" on the youtubes. May I inquire, what was your resin called, the stuff you heated up? I could not catch it. Thank you and please make some more videos of these. Thanks!
Thanks, I was just talking to a friend about making another video :) It is 'Tolu Balsam'.
@@maybury78 yeah 100% make one more.
very intersting...thank you
It's a good idea to sift the powder through a very fine sieve before adding water.
Yes thanks. I tend to do that with some of the ingredients that are harder to grind to a fine powder, like Agarwood etc.
wonderful instructions, thank you. I was wondering, do you ever use guar gum powder as a glue?
Gristle Von Raben Thanks, no I haven't tried it, have you?
No, that's why I asked, lol. I am just starting. I am being sent some supplies, and I will get some guar gum and let you know if it is better or worse for incense making. It's possible it is only necessary in charcoal incense making... have a great day, and thanks for your answer.
maybury78 guar gum is terrible, when it burns by itself it smells almost like burning feathers. I'm going to order some gum Arabic.
@@maybury78 gum arabic is the only sticky gum resin in mass production that smells pleasant when burnt, the others smelled like burnt toast with burnt sugar on them.
What we need now is Smell-a-Vision! And where did you get that table cover?
Sorry for the delay!! It's from Chile, a friend brought it back for me :)
where can one buys the extruder.? you omitted the wood thin sticks to hold the incense? great video.
Hi, various places online sell them. www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sugar-Craft-Fondant-Cake-Press-Kits-Clay-Extruder-Decor-Tools-20-Discs-/282918887872?_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49292
Hi, can you list the ingredients in the description? Nice video. Regards.
Thanks
Where can i buy the powder exactly?
to handle tolou balsam, Peru balsam, liquid styrax and other similar resins, I suggest you find something similar to those chopsticks that are used to eat Asian food, only steel and a little larger in diameter, possibly with a handle at the top; with the tip take the material, and with a flame, heat the upper part to the material, taking care not to stay too close to the resin .. once the wand is hot enough, the resin will slide without a trace ... I do like this
Hello, Thank you for this helpful video.
What is the type of this grinder, do you have a link where I can order one ?
Feras Shehadeh It's like this: Kabalo Electric Coffee Bean Grinder & Nut/Spice Grinder Kitchen Accessory (Black & Silver) www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01N75BX4D/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_H6tMAbHZ5RP77
I'm in the USA and use a Cuisinart Spice and Nut Grinder. Coffee grinders don't last long grinding wood and resins :)
Thank you! What is that green device called that made it into thin sticks?
just posted link but deleted it as I don't think it worked. search eBay for 'clay extruder' x
How big is the ceramic mortar and pestle in cm?
Thanks.
Could you print recipe under "show More", its the spelling of each item Id like to know.
Have you figured out the cost of making these?
Have you used 100% pure essential oils in any of yours?....guess I should check before asking. ; )
The chewing gum stuff is called guggle which is sacred , burnt for positivity
That black liquid thing in the bottle ?
@@pallavisingh5997 Essential oil.
Dark bottle mein konsa resin hain
Thank you!
Please which materials using in agarbathi
Anyone here because of Best Unintentional Asmr?
cooooool! thank you
Cool stuff :)
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We Produce Palo Santo & Copal essential oils..nice hand incense machine where do you buy it?
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i think he said ebay, was called extruder i think
we are able to get maca powder for about $6-7 for 4 oz plus shipping here in the US
Please tell me the name of that green device. I would like to get one.
www.amazon.com/dp/B07CKVQYQW?tag=duckduckgo-ffab-20&linkCode=osi&th=1&psc=1
Where can I source the ingredients for cheap in bulk
WOW...where can I get an extrusion gadget from and do you sell your incense?
Hi Sheila, Have a look on eBay, you should be able to find one. No I just make it for enjoyment and to give to people. Cheers
Lindo demais , encantado
If you allow the link to buy this manual machine
would rubbing alcohol work to replace water cause the alcohol would evaporate out quickly
No :)
Hay this is what i looking for. I really can not find incense stick without bamboo stick. Thanks your utube. Fi i want more where i can looking for.
About base dough ratio
Could you make more videos of this?
What is that black liquid I can’t get it couldn’t find anywhere?
It's not essential, it is Tolu Balsam, similar to Peru Balsam. Thanks
awesome :) !!!!!!!!!
Hey can I know. What is that agent in the brown paper bag. Which mixes with other powder. Which allows to make paste. And helps in burning
Hi Shamith, it is 'Tabu No Ki' powder. great stuff, if you can get some go for it. Kind regards, Duncan
maybury78 thank you for reverting back.
It is also called makko right ? Thanks you
yes indeed it is
maybury78 : I am located in India. I bought this powder called dust powder. It is used for the mixing.
When it come makko or dust powder. Do you think it is natural. I doubt, I think it is with chemicals.
Well there are few Tibetan incense which says 100 % natural and no preservatives . Incense like lama chodpa. What do you think ? What do they might use for the mixing ? Any idea ? Thank you
Hi, I am sure it is pure and not made with chemicals it is the bark of the Machillus Thunbergii tree. I don't know what is used to bind in Tibetan/Himalayan incense, I would be interested to know. The powder you have found in India sounds interesting.
I'd like to try your recipe in the description but is there a good place to purchase agar wood? It's so expensive at around £10.00 or more per gram and I wouldn't even know if it's the real thing.
I have everything else and more sorted out as far as ingredients. Thanks in advance.
Hi, I have bought Agar from this guys before www.oudmarket.uk/products/malaysian-agarwood-powder-grade-aaa?variant=5770578591773
@@maybury78 So sorry for the late reply but I didn't get a notification for some reason, perhaps because I wasn't subscribed. I thought I had subscribed but hadn't so I have now.
Thank you for getting back to me and for the link. I haven't stopped researching about incense and places to find good ingredients, it's hard to tell when ordering online of course, especially when it comes to the pricey stuff.
I've also just finished reading Carl F. Neal's 2nd edition on making incense, interesting read and some great tips.
The book titled Incense: Crafting & Use of Magickal Scents: New and Expanded. I'm not really into the ritual magical side of the book as I just want good smelling incense as most other bamboo dipped scented is undesirable giving me sinus, eye and throat issues, probably due to chemicals.
I like to have a go at things myself if I can, especially when it has a creative side.
I came back to your video because it's the best I've found on CZcams for what I'm aiming to achieve. It's the one video that sparked a real interest in me. It would be great if you had a follow up but hey, I'm simply just glad you made and uploaded this one :)
@@pa_maj.MARTINI-van-MAN no worries, I know what you mean about wanting to do things yourself, good to learn stuff. I feel like I don't have much else to show in a new video, what would you suggest as quite a few people seem to want to see more? Cheers, D
@@maybury78 I just ordered from the oud market you recommend, it gets great reviews. Now I have everything I need to get started.
I found the same extruder yourself and Carl uses also on ebay.
I'm thinking of drilling a hole either side of the hole in the middle for quicker and easier extruding three lines at a time, my own idea so it might not work good lol.
As I am a total novice and some ingredients are quite expensive or harder to find , a video on some of your best buy ingredients compared to some you may not be so interested in purchasing again in a hurry. The pro's and con's of some ingredients ( easy/hard ) to work with and why plus. Perhaps another recipe or how you went through your journey to achieve a good burning, smelling Joss stick.
As there is very little good information online compared to other topics I think another video would be very well received as I think this one was/is.
I make CZcams videos myself. Sometime in the future when I know what I'm doing I might make a video on the subject and of course give you and Carl a mention but I would of course clear that with you both first.
My channel is a campervan channel really but I use incense in my van.
Certain scents are great for keeping wasps and fly's away in summer.
Perhaps you know of a good ingredient for this purpose, if so, stick it in a video :)
Hi, so do you not put a wooden stick onto the incense?
No wooden stick, they are more like a cross between Japanese and Tibetan incence.
maybury78 is it possible to make that paste and roll it onto a stick?
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Boa noite vc poderia traduzir os ingredientes em português por favor obrigada fique com Deus
sorry how do you spell the names of the powder u use please
Hi, Tabu No Ki powder aka Makko Powder is the main binding/burning powder. thanks
Where can you buy the mako powder for binder?
What else can you use as a binder?
Hi, I bought it from here www.holisticshop.co.uk/products/makko-powder-organic a bit expensive but it lasts a long time. I am not sure about other binders, gum Arabic comes to mind. The Makko powder is definitely the best option in my opinion. Thanks
Oh Jeeze Louise that was a fast reply! It’s 8 am in Victoria BC CANADA ... I never expected that . What a highlight to my day . Thank you ever so much
maybury78 thank you so much
I know I’m hella late to this😂but a great alternative to water is honey
One more question . How long will be the burn time, and where can I most likely purchase the herbal resins (Frankincense ,Lavender etc..)?
it depends on what ingredients you use and the ratios as to what the burn time is. For the short credit card length ones mine usually burn for about 30mins. I did make some for a friend's mum who wanted long burn times for her prayers, they were quite a bit longer and burnes for about 90mins. You can get ingredients from all over, there are some shops quite close to me where I can get stuff, failing that eBay, Amazon or other online shops. good luck, be good to know what you come up with and what works well. Dx
Why not use a router to set grooves into the wooden drying board so that each stick is automatically absolutely straight when it's laid down?
Yep that could be a good idea. I like to roll the sticks over after a while to help them dry evenly, I guess grooves might make that a bit harder. Thanks
Place a lightweight board on top and invert the pair; remove the grooved board and roll the sticks as needed. When done, reverse the process and then help the sticks to settle back into their grooves.
More trouble than it's worth with small hand made batches. Plus you kinda want the freedom of movement you get with a flat open workspace as things don't always go as planned. When making large quantities they do it spaghetti style and slow dry so the bundle keeps the sticks straight. It's actually a lot easier to make your sticks a little thicker and shorter... easier to work with, less waste, more options, and easy to store in glass vials :)
Are these organic and free from toxic and free from pollutants?
It depends on your ingredients you choose to use. Yes as far as I know the ingredients I use are.
@@maybury78 that's awesome thanks
Bom dia tem como traduzir pra mim os ingredientes fica com Deus
8 colheres de cha de makko (n tem no brasil)
1 1/2 colheres de cha
1 1/2 palo santo
Acho que 1/4 de balsamo
Is it possible to make weed incense?
Sri Dewa Hamza I don't see why not, probably better off smoking it though.
Roll a joint and light it :)
Cannagars, man
Interesting but I could not hear what half the ingredients were - I list or a printed label on your video would make this so much better - thanks for sharing anyway
Hi thanks, the video was intended more as a guide to experimenting then to making a replica, the main essential ingredient is Makko Powder(Tabu No Ki) and whatever fragrant ingredients you want to play with.
Brillant thank you so much for that
I just received a few pounds of high quality guggle gum from India, I can’t wait to make some sticks to burn, I hate the charcoal tablets, they make my house smell like a barbecue. ThisIs guggle gum is wonderful though it kind of smells like cupcakes
Use an electric incense heater. Make sure it's one that gets hot enough, the old metal teapot styled ones from China are inexpensive on eBay and work great. Most of the fancy ceramic ones have weak heaters :)
hi Millerite its me Rajendra from Nepal
Hard work if you ask me
Nothing wrong with hard work! 🙂
I burn incense daily ... thank you!
Gharmay agarbatti manufacturing beznes ka liea laicienes kaysa milaga yeavideo banayea
You should go to woodprix website if you'd like to make it yourself m8s.
You had me until you pointed out your pile of Palo Santo wood.
This tree, native to Ecuador and Peru primarily, has been raped and depleted of its bark because of all the yoga folks, the people who think appropriating other religions and cultural rituals is "cool" and "new age." Seriously, these trees are greatly endangered because of its "holy wood" meaning to the communities of South American countries and how millions of people not of these regions or cultures decided to start using it because it's catchy and makes them feel spiritual burning it for the fun of it.
Please try to use wood which is sustainably grown and processed, there are several other types you could be utilizing instead. Red Cedar (which is not actually a cedar) makes a wonderful incense base due to its lack of smell contribution yet combustible properties. You can easily purchase this online already in powdered form for using in incense. Same for Sandalwood or Pine, though these will lend scent to your incense.
Nice video, however. Thanks for sharing your process with us. Sorry about the lecture, I just think you and your viewers should be aware of this ill usage of Palo Santo tree bark and how the trees are going extinct due to the "incense/smudging trend."
Thanks for highlighting this issue 🙁 Sad times we live in! ❤️
now the displaced animals that lived in the maca trees were eaten bye local villigers and all names ,places have been change to protect the guilty..who dem burn it up all the
RAMBLING TO MUCH, GET TO THE POINT
ha ha, what point would you like me to have got to sooner?
Want a picture book instead? if i remember correctly we learn stuff from others talking about it.
Shonte0 don't be so rude.You can always bugger off to another post.
I didn't find he rambled . Each thing he mentioned I wanted to know; what it is, what its used for, what it smells like, where's it from....
seriously man.pain ful to watch at the begining.constantly moving hands about.Un sure of what item your wanna puck up and moving things around.plan it out better.had ro turn it off.
Andie Andie ah bless, maybe you are a bit sensitive.
maybury78 maybe your right.i just have to get over it..thanks
I didn't think he was going to ever make anything. He talked about every thing. I thought he was going to talk about what every container was made of. I'm moving along. Nice voice though!
Then don't watch it :)
Please get to the point already
these things can't be rushed! ;)
Alright... cheers
Incense making isn't going to be for you... it requires care and patience at every level. If you can't make it thru this video you won't make it thru a batch of incense :)
U dont know about incense
Thanks