As a cancer survivor, I've been advised to avoid burning charcoal because the fumes/smoke us carcinogenic. Thanks for the video! I will try this method.
Another way to burn resin is spread aliminium foil over the essential oil burner ( the left one in your video ) and make the middle a bit lower. No fluids or oils needed. Put in some resin and enjoy the fragrance :) You can throw away the aliminium foil instead of cleaning the top you put the resin in. Loved this video !!
@@KaptonTimo Nope, the oil burner is not damaged as far as I have seen. The aluminium foil only gets heated. keep like 5 cm space between the flame and the foil, and it will be ok. Don't lower the foil too low ( too close or into the flame) as it will burn the incense too fast and create more smoke. You want the flame to heat up the foil and make the incense smelt and smolder.
Our ancestors used the smoke, specifically, because it binds to negative energies, and also to bacterias and viruses. I wouldn't recommend ritually burning smokeless incense, unless you're asthmatic and can't burn it otherwise. Of course, if you're just burning it to scent your home, the oil is a terrific idea!
Indeed, the smoke was the offering that sent our prayers to the Heavens, without the smoke the space doesn't get purified in the same way, it isn't called smoking out your house for nothing ;-)
Collin you're right at that time they wouldnt have known from a necessarily scientific standpoint that bacteria and viruses bind to smoke... as healers people listened to their intuition... their guides... this is why you will see similar behaviors and methods spanning cultures continents and lifetimes.... they may not have known the science behind what they were doing... just that it worked more often than not.... and really at the end of the day that is the essence of magic.... what we called magic then is science now... and much of magic now will be the science of the future.... the difference i think is just the need to know "why"... some of us have it and some of us don't and thank God for both
I use soy wax (which is natural, but has no smell, like beeswax). It works just as well, but doesn't leave the thick, sticky, oily residue that using oil as a fragrance medium does.
I am a seamstress, and I use the glass lids to hold down pattern pieces when I am arranging them on the fabric. But this is also a very clever way to use it!
just get stone aromatherapy diffuser....you dont have to use oil at all....just put resins on top of it....and u can also use little bit tinfoil on it....so it is easier to clean...
@@SM-qp6kr well you find them almost every internet site that sells essential oils...select aromatherapy diffuser that is ceramic or made out of stone.... because hot flame will crack weaker materials.
An unscented soy candle wax would work well too in warmers like that. AND, when not being used (heated), the wax would simply re-solidify and be safe from spillage whereas an oil would not... Just a thought... 😉
I just found a big chunk of pine resin, I didn’t know what to do with it...now I do! Any suggestions on how to use it exactly? It’s very sticky stuff! I thought about sprinkling cornstarch on it to make it a little easier to work with it.
Thanks so much for this video. I've only been trying this for only a few days now, but it works and it's wonderful. Here are my observations on it. For us it seems to work best with the least amount of oil. We're finding just a tablespoon or slightly more is best. Same for the loose ingredients. We don't have a mix that we've pre-blended yet but we're finding that just pinches are really all we need - a pinch of sandalwood powder, a pinch of cinnamon powder, a couple of leaves of rosemary, sage and thyme, a pinch of our own ground up pine-cedar-juniper mix, and to top it off a single tear of frankincense crumbled into four or five tiny nuggets. So to answer someone else's question - yes, loose powders do work, at least for us they did, but the whole aroma is definitely rounded off by a good resin of some sort. I like frankincense. To be clear, this is a very subtle and nuanced experience. There is nothing in your face about doing it this way. Very different from what you would expect from charcoal or stick burning. For us it does not permeate the house but covers the small area surrounding the oil warmer in the most pleasing of aromas. That has prompted us to get three warmers and place them in different rooms in our house, and those three combined then fill the house. Very little material is used and as the video says the ingredients seem to last a long time. We are still on our first mixes. I'm guessing that for us about 4 days will be the maximum, but really that is phenomenal. Very happy with the results. Thanks again for your great post
Thanks for your comments Jim, its exactly what I wanted to know. Can you tell me what oil you like best ? I was thinking of using sesame seed? ( I love that smell) And have you tried essential oil either heated in this method or diluted with cooking oil.
I was equally sceptical about the potency of fragrance around my house using the oil method. I was not disappointed in fact - wonderful, rounded, and far less acrid and "spiky" than using charcoal. Using water with essential oils is an entirely unsatisfactory option, and not remotely comparable. Horses for courses.
Im always looking for ways to use my jar candle lids . This incence holder was brilliant. I only just started to burn frankincense and copal how you do here i didn't try adding oil tho i just put a little dust in and could not believe how long it lasted now i find this video i thank spirit for all guidence always
I couldn't even find the charcoal where I got the copal? I found the aromatherapy diffuser at the 99c store, kinda like that black one in your video. I just started burning the copal, waiting for the aroma. Thank you for this very helpful video.
I just got in to incense and didn't like the horrible smoke from the charcoal. I stopped completely until I stumbled upon this video. The vegetable oil in a burner really REALLY!! Works well. I did a low slow burn and my whole house smelled absolutely great for 3 1/2 days. No only did I not worry about setting off the smoke detector but also no worry about the possible harmful smoke on my lungs from the charcoal. Thank you so very VERY much.
The carrier oil did not work for me. I didn't get any scent at all. So I purchased some bamboo charcoal. It's really clean and has a light fresh fragrance.
I like this idea,i tried it with vegetable oil and my room smelled like a fryer,i couldn't even smell the resin. I ended up dumping it,and wasting resin,but i put in some wax chunks left over from my tea lights.worked much better
Breaking up the charcoal isn't so satisfactory, as the charcoal quarter is too small for the grains to land on it. Tip:...I bought some frankincense organic oil [not cheap] and ''lost'' it at the back of a cupboard for a few years...and the scent is so improved! very rich and soft compared to my replacement oil. The woman in the oil shop said ''old'' frankincense oil IS better, and it was not my imagination. The ''old'' oil is very 'round' in perfume...the new dropper bottle is 'sharper' yet it is the same type. Amphora, Bristol, UK.
I can break one in 1/2 and that usually works well I prefer resins that are pure. You don't know what additives are often included in those "Essential oils" many are not the pure oil.. and some would be Prohibitively expensive (Rose Oil, for instance)...
@@caelidhg6261 Amphora's essential oils are very pure. Rose oil was £10 for 1ml 10 years ago, but a beautiful scent. A pale yellow colour that crystallised in the stock bottle. Steam distilled is good.
Thank you! I use this method and I love it. I use less oil though. Just enough to keep the bottom of the dish moist and the resin on the bottom moist. I find almond oil to be best because it is so thin. it smells wonderful!!! I still use a diffuser for oil, but I like this method as well.
Dont know if ur still active here or not but i wonder would the oil burner method work with an electric warmer? I found real frankincense & myrrh @ a local drug store & wanted to find out how to use it before i purchased any. The electric burner don't get as hot as tea cup ones but it does well for the essential oils (mix with water or it smokes) so i think maybe this would work.
@6:35 1 scoop to last under a 5 hour tea light? Would you not need 33 tea lights to cover that week? Or did you mean that with one 5 hour tea light you could have the essence around for a week (with closed doors)
The smoke the purpose. The burning of incense isn't aromatherapy. In some cases, kohens would use the smoke and the ashes from burning resins to purify themselves after certain acts or before certain acts. When Joseph carried his father Jacob home to be buried in Canaan, he made people walk ahead of them to fill the air with bdellium smoke.
@1:14 you need to add 3~4mm of previously burnt charcoal over the newly lit charcoal disk as a barrier not to over burn the incense, this process used in Greek orthodox churches does not produce so much smoke and the incense will last longer, you can also try using medium thick sea salt! I hope you make a new video about this detail
I put my charcoal tablet on a small ceramic dish and it exploded round the room. This was years ago and it put me off. I've just bought some more frankincense resin and am looking for an alternative way to do this.
Sometimes, and very unfortunately, you can end up buying ceramic that is raw. meaning it hasnt been tempered yet, heated up. That can means the ceramic cant handle direct heat often times. Also if the ceramic dish was small and the amount of head applied to it was great then it heated up too quickly. I really hope you dont get any explosions in the future!
This is awesome! Was thinking of using an oil warmer myself. Have never burned resin before but was looking for a charcoal-less method. Glad to know my idea works, plus I love the idea of adding different oils to the resin. Thanks so much for this video 😄
I'm trying this method for the first time, and I much prefer it over the charcoal. My only concern is, I feel like the oil (sunflower oil, as you suggested) is burning, and it's making the house smell like burnt oil. To be fair, since this is the first time I'm doing this process, I'm not sure if that's just the smell of the frankincense+myrrh resin, or if it's actually the oil burning. Any ideas/recommendations? Thank you for the informative video!
Thanks for your explanation about how best to use resin based insense. I was wondering though if instead of using a plant based oil of some sort to warm the resin, if you've ever tried using beeswax? If the aroma is not smothered by the wax, it would seem to be an ideal "bath" for the resin to warm in....
Thanks for a great suggestion regarding using the oil. This is working great in my studio, which gets overpowered easily by the smoke the charcoal produces. Plus, I always have oil around, but run out of the charcoal quickly. For the aromatic experience where you don't want the smoke, it's the best!
I wanted to burn some frankincense and myrrh at work due to COVID.I don't know if the smoke is needed for it to be affective.. but I can't do the charcoal method for obvious reasons.. but I can't use a candle either but I have an oil burner that uses a lightbulb.. so I am going to try that ...
we had a wood stove when i was little and my mom would just put the resin in a metal small bowl and put it on top of the stove. i dont know why i didnt think of this,great tip thank you
I was thinking of trying veg oil as olive is too noticeable its like im making my home smell like im cooking... for hours! i thought veg oil would still smell so hadn't tried it, thanks.
thank you!!! I just am starting to hear about resin incense and want to try it but I wasn't digging the idea of having to buy those charcoal disks so this is great! thanks again I'm super excited to try it!
Thank you soo much. I got out 2 of my old essential oil burners. One tall one short. I found that using just a little olive oil in the short burner with 3 pieces of resin worked great. I like using the tea lights instead of the charcoal for making the house smell nice. I will use the charcoal when doing protection spells but i loved your idea. It works great,thanks again, Sunshine Dawn
I'm doing this because listen that charcoal is not what's up. I can't stand how it smokes omg. It set off my air purifier I mean like crazy air quality reached 150 burning it. Smokes the house I don't like the smell
I came across your tarot podcast last month, and today I’ve just found this video by accident and heard your voice and I looked at the channel name and was like THATS THE GUY!!! I just wanted to share that! 😂
I like the tea candle method because I use the ashes to make black salt. The charcoal is preferable, but not good for indoors and charcoal is another expense.
Namaste. I had a bottle of mineral oil and i didn't know what use find for it and i almost bought electric incense burner. you save me some money and now i have some old small oil warmer and i can burn raisins now :d Thank you for video!
@@ayeshanasir9916 It melting is what gives off the fragrance. I've done this for years and if you don't grind it, it takes a long time to melt and let off fragrance. It lasts for a very long time even if you grind it.
I’m not a fan of using charcoal at all….I’ve tried all of the kinds available…..I use an oil burner…with a tea light candle and instead of putting oil in it I line it with a foil cup or empty tea light shell and put the resin in it…as it slowly warms it aroma is distributed…it’s such a soothing aroma with no mess r odor from the charcoal (depending on what kind you are using)… I will maybe try the oil method
I use dry powders mixed with oil. I find you can adjust the strength of the scent by adjusting the amount of oil you use. The more oil, the less scent you get from the powders or resin it seems. Fun to play with.
Pl recommend an electric essential oil warmer with variable Temp Range setting Thermostat ( Min Max range) so one could set the Temp Range for Frankincense ( say 40 - to 41 C) and warm the Frankincense resin tear for longer time in the neutral oil bath warmer Your idea of not using charcoal is par excellent . I searched on line but was not successful in finding an electric oil warmer as above
Excellent idea on the electric oil warmer. Sadly I have not played around with them and do not know what to recommend. Wish I could be more help. Thanks for the comment.
