Incense follow-up
Posted by Maureen on August 7, 2001 at 17:40:22:
All thanks and praises to Justine Willowhawk, I can now make powderedand cone incense...with a definate preference still for powdered. I
found that my old blender that had been setting on a shelf in the
pantry...having been replaced by a newer more
colorful/powerful/gifted model...works great to grind almost any
particles into the consistency desired for the incense. I also found
a really large bag of potpouri I had made up a few years ago as part
of a holiday gift to family members and friends. The smell was still
quite powerful...so into the blender it went. I have even been
pouring...yes pouring my oils into the blender with the mix. Kool-
aid does wonders for color. I needed some red. I made up some
incense with the salt peter and some without. They both burn and
smoulder like I want them. I have made incense burners large as
mellons and smaller than egg holder. I have filled all of the large
ones and a few of the smaller ones with sand to keep them ever ready
for my incense. The henna connection is that I have a batch of
incense in which I dumped the by-products of my henna sifting (the
stems and little leaf particles). This stuff smoulders and gives off
the smell of henna. Since I like the smell of henna this works well
for me to spice up one of the more floral smells. I burnt in one of
the larger bowls an incense scented with amber in which I dropped
some frankincense and myrrh resin crystals. What a lovely scent. I
love the idea of being able to just whip this stuff up anytime I want
to have my house, office and yard smelling the way I want. Thanks
again J. W.
This is a little aside...my Wal-Mart tea tree really lets me
understand what is said about the smell. But I like the smell, it is
the vapors that keep my eyes watering. Anyway, my favorite eo to
cover tea tree is rose. It is the only one I have found so far that
mixes with the tea tree, overpowers the scent and holds its own
scent. I liked gardenia with cajeput but not with the tea tree.
Which is something we really need to keep in mind when using the eos
on people. The scent can cause a lot of reactions in people that
can't be predicted always. I had an eo (can't remember what it was)
that everytime I used it I felt nausious and headachey. I would put
a drop or two of it in my bath water each night and then rub a bit
more inside my wrists. And I would wake up sick to my stomach each
night and with a headache. When I associated the oils with the
reaction, I quit using it and the night time nausea and headaches
went away. I can't remember what this stuff was but I do remember
that it was really expensive. A friend of mine was smelling my oils
one day and said she liked this stuff (smells really overly sweetish
and almost medicinal in its concentrated form). I told her my
problem with it and then gave it to her. She used it and had
absolutely no problem with it. Just to say this reminds me of how
careful we have to be when using the eos.
Maureen
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