Anyway, I got this frankincense resin from Goloka because I trust Goloka. It cost £3.95 for 50g from JustAromatherapy, who offer free delivery for orders over £35, and 10% discount for orders over £50 (so, as I did order over £50 worth, this only cost me £3.55). There is a musty, earthy, citric tang to it which is quite interesting, but is not the scent I associate with frankincense. When burning (on charcoal and burner) there is a scorching scent, which is not exactly pleasant. Every now and again I get a whiff of frankincense. Hmmm. I dig out some frankincense I'd bought from The Scenter at £2.49 for 30g a few years back. The scent in the bag is exactly what I expect from frankincense, but when burned it also has that scorched smell. Hmmm. I'm not yet quite getting how to burn resin. I get out the Prinknash resin I was burning and try that. Ah. This actually smells more pleasant. Not frankincense, but something orangy, but at least its pleasant. I pop some myrrh from JustAromatherapy onto my charcoal. Not impressed. Now a bit on the burner.
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I've been playing around with burning resin for a few days now. And I'm not exactly having a great time. I have these really positive memories of when I first burned resin, so I'm willing to keep trying. But a number of experiences over the years have been more problematic than positive. During today's experiments I knocked a piece of burning charcoal unto my desk and slightly scorched a cloth, then later dropped a piece of burning resin onto my shirt, then onto the floor. And at some point my fast burning burner stopped working. Hmmmm. Lighting a joss stick is so much easier!
Date: April 2019 Score: (Today's experience was not positive) 15
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