Incense In The Wind

Radiating Incense In The Wind - a painting by Hai Linh Le

Incense cones




Incense is fragrant material, be it wood, spice, resin, flower petals, etc, that is burned for the scent. It can be burned in its pure form, such as the resins frankincense, amber, and myrrh - which are not combustible, so will usually be burned on charcoal; or herbs such as sage, which are combustible, so are burned directly as smudge sticks. The majority of incense, though, is prepared and mixed by an incense maker who will put fragrant materials together with combustible materials and binding agents in a convenient form such as an incense stick. Another such form is the incense cone - which was introduced to the world by the Japanese at the World's Columbian Exposition (or Chicago World's Fair) in 1893. An incense cone, like the stick, is a blend of combustible material (sawdust or charcoal dust), a binding agent, and the fragrant material. The cones might be made as blanks - such as unscented sawdust, which will then be dipped into a scented solvent as done with perfume-dipped sticks, or they will be made with the fragrant material and blended into a form of paste. Either way, the cone material will be shaped by hand into a cone shape, or manually pressed into a mould, or made by machine.  The cone is a convenient shape, but the incense material can be made into other shapes, such as stars.

There are slight differences in the use of cones and sticks. Sticks tend to last longer, and give off a modest amount of smoke, while cones burn faster, with a more obvious display of smoke. The amount of fragrance depends on the intensity and quality of fragrance used, so a stick may be more scented than a cone, or vice versa. However, while I have encountered modest scents in both stick and cone, I have experienced the most heady aromas on masala sticks.

A German cone burner

An advantage of cones is they are neater to burn, and easier to dispose of the ash afterwards. They take up less space, both in storage, and in the space needed for burning. You can slip a cone onto any book shelf, for example. A disadvantage is that they need to be placed on a heat resistant surface, as they do get very hot. However, there are attractive containers for burning cones, such as the German "smokers". Often there is some metal or clay burner supplied in the box with  the cones. The thick clay burners are very good, but the thin metal burners offer little protection, so be careful where you place them, if you decide to use them. And don't pick them up straight after the cone has burned, because some of them tend to hold the heat for a while.


Top Ten Cones


Goloka Chandan 
Dhoop Cones: 45 


Satya Super Sandal
Score: 40


GR International Jasmine
Score: 40

Dragon's Fire
Score: 40

Werewolf's Bite
Score: 39


GR Sandalo
Score: 38


Unicorn's Grace
Score: 36


Stamford Midnight Collection 07
Score: 36


Score: 36


Satya Super Hit
Oct 2023 - Score: 34↑↓↑↑


Bubbling Under


SAC (Sandesh) Patchouli 
Perfume-dipped. Score: 34


Satya Nag Champa
Score: 33




GR Greenapple
Score: 28


Ganesha
Score: 28


Match Incense
Score: 28

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10 comments:

  1. Where can I buy on line ACE SCENTS Natural Masala Incense cones. Kindly help

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    1. Hi are looking for Fruits and spice incense, Natural handmade incense sticks is the best choice its made from natural aroma oil essence.

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  2. Hello unknown. Ace Scents is a brand by Aromatika //aromatika.in/index.php . As far as I'm aware they don't do cones under the Ace Scents brand, but you could try asking them. Their contact details are: info@aromatika.in Plot no 20, Sector 10, Vidhyadhar Nagar
    Jaipur - 302023, (INDIA) +(91)-(141)-4040765

    Good luck!

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  3. Burning incense was part of religious and cultural ceremonies for centuries before it caught on as a popular alternative for conventional home fresheners and as an essential part of our modern-day “self-care routines. for shoping incense click on: incense stores near me

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  4. Those zen burners are backflow. I like the idea of backflow, because they look so mysterious, but they stain, leave a nasty tar smell, and there are health concerns related to them because of the amount of tar they produce.

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  5. our zen incense holder are used as a aromatized aid when you perfom your meditation.

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    1. Just a reminder to readers that backflow cones look attractive, and you might want to try one, but they do leave an unpleasant smell afterwards, the smoke will stain surrounding furniture, so take care where you are burning them, the burners are difficult and unpleasant to clean (use gloves!), and there are health concerns because of the amount of tar they produce.

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  6. The KO Shop Australia Pty Ltd began its journey in 2014, as a boutique gift store. Since inception, The KO Shop directly imported and retailed high quality leather goods, hand crafted silver jewellery, singing bowls, wooden toys, clothing, handicraft works etc, from India, Nepal & Fiji. Over years, the range of imported goods expanded, and The KO Shop ventured into distribution

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  7. By 2017/18 The KO Shop had stepped up its import and distribution scale, and completed the business reshaping from an importer & retailer to an imported & distributor. Currently, The KO Shop is among the top importers & distributors of Incense sticks, fragrances and new age products in the Australian market.

    satya backflow cones and dhoop cones

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