| Incense is commonly used today with great fervor | | | | Creating incense is a meditative and enjoyable way |
| and interest in all parts of the world. Incense is part | | | | for you to exercise your creativity. You just have to |
| of aromatherapy; certain scents are used to provide | | | | create exotic fragrances with which you will be able |
| treatment for different ailments and conditions. It is a | | | | to ease the troubles of the day, purify the indoor |
| well known fact that some scents provide relaxation | | | | space you have, and relax. When creating incense, |
| and tranquility. Using this principle, you can create | | | | you have to powder the ingredients by using a |
| unique incense scents enjoyed and introduce new | | | | mortar and pestle or coffee grinder. However, |
| ones that will always be in demand once known by | | | | electric coffee grinders are not suggested for use |
| many. | | | | because the heat they produce leads to loss of |
| Different countries have their own particular | | | | chemicals in the ingredients. It is better if you freeze |
| traditions, work, food, and popular spices and | | | | your resins for about 15 minutes before pulverizing, |
| fragrances. These are typical smells of the people in | | | | as it then gets easier to powder or ground the resins. |
| the country, the common work places in different | | | | In the beginning, use incense mixtures with only three |
| regions, the smells of vehicles, bakery smell, etc., | | | | ingredients, perhaps a wood and two herbs. With |
| which set that country aside from other countries. | | | | experience, you can increase the ingredients. You will |
| You could actually collect oils and herbs from a | | | | have to first powder herbs and wood and then mix it |
| particular country and create common scents | | | | with the resin mixture, then grind these two mixtures |
| mimicking that country. After smelling each scent, | | | | together to create the required incense. The mixture |
| people will feel as if they are really traveling or living | | | | then should be left to age for a couple of weeks. To |
| in that country. | | | | make incense pellets, you have to add resins that |
| Many people have traveled or lived in different | | | | help mold pellets like labdanum and even dry fruits. |
| countries for different reasons. Let them relive the | | | | To make incense cones and sticks, add gum Arabic |
| moments they had spent in those countries by | | | | or tragacanth, which is used to bind the sticks or |
| creating these incense having a geographical twist in | | | | cones. |
| them. There is no point in selling this incense for too | | | | You can find all the necessary ingredients on the |
| high a price; somewhere between $20 for about 20 | | | | internet. Of course, you will need some original |
| a package is a rather reasonable rate. With such a | | | | investment for this business. However, in the process |
| rate, you can be sure of people buying your incense. | | | | as you create incense that people like, use, and will |
| Too high a rate and the price will make people think | | | | buy, you will find that this is indeed a great business |
| twice about investing in your incense! | | | | to invest in and generate a source of income. |