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5 Facts About Incense That You May Not Already Know

5 Facts About Incense That You May Not Already Know

🌬️ Purify your space. Buddhist monks have been using incense to purify their atmosphere for thousands of years. Amazingly, one study showed that burning incense for an hour reduced the bacteria in the air by 94%!⁠

 

🌬️ Incense burning was discovered in India and Southern Asia as early as 3300 BC. Used alongside worship and prayer, it was believed that burning it could ward off evil spirits while purifying the surroundings.⁠

🌬️ The ‘stick’ is generally constructed of a bamboo stick, rolled in a charcoal of vegetable, plant extract and sandalwood. The unique scents are created by dipping the stick into essential oil once the base has dried.⁠

🌬️ Burning incense can help boost creativity and flow state by clearing and stimulating the mind. ⁠

🌬️ When we take in a smell, signals are sent to our limbic system. This part of the brain is responsible for memory, emotion, and hormone regulation. Different scents trigger different responses in our brains. ⁠

🌬️ Purify your space. Buddhist monks have been using incense to purify their atmosphere for thousands of years. Amazingly, one study showed that burning incense for an hour reduced the bacteria in the air by 94%!⁠

The Commonfolk Collective Ritual Sticks 

 The Commonfolk Collective Ritual Sticks come in 5 different scents & each burn for approximately 1 hour per stick.
(Burn times may vary slightly depending on your environment)

By far the most AMAZING smelling incense ever! ⁠

TIP: This shot is of my incense burning in an old Commonfolk Collective soy candle jar! Just wash them out, pop some rice or sand in & you have the perfect burning container for burning incense sticks! 🤗⁠

 

Eggplant & Poppy stock a wide range of The Commonfolk Collective goodies, including hand rolled soy wax candles and ritual sticks, check us out online or visit our Cairns store.

 

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