The incense burners are herbs or other aromatic materials that burn in a container or made in turibulo mode. Its smoke gives off aroma and helps clean spaces and restore energy.
If you are interested in aromatherapy, energies, spiritual traditions…you've probably heard of incense. If you're not too interested in these topics, stay tuned to find out what incense is and why it's not the same as incense.
What are incense burners?
Sahumerio is a purification technique used by many cultures. Although incense and incense are used interchangeably, we will see that they are not the same. Burn these herbs Helps clean and purify the environment. Drive away bad energies. Attracts peace and harmony to spaces.
The use of incense and incense is distant, Already in ancient Egypt they used it in mummification rituals. In Hindu culture we have to look back more than 5.000 years or in Chinese culture it was given healing properties and was used in both healing and religious ceremonies, as well as in feng shui for energies.
Es important to clean and purify the energy of our spaces, especially at certain times since they can interfere with our moods. Energy cleaning can be done in many ways: rearranging furniture, changing its location; with quartz and crystals or with incense.
A very important example is when we moved, a cleaning of the new house both with products (preferably vinegar and harmless products) and energy cleaning. We don't know what has been there and what energies are in that house so it is a good time to do a cleansing. Another moment is when our daily lives bring stress, anxiety... to our home. We can take advantage of the changes in seasons, the arrival of spring and autumn (before the cold arrives) are ideal for ventilating our home and doing a good cleaning, changes in decoration, wardrobe and energy.
Difference between incense and incense
On many occasions the word incense is used for everything that we can burn at home to smoke. However incense is not the same as incense. Both are used to aromatize and purify the environment, until then they are the same, but they have different purposes and characteristics.
En incense are different herbs and other materials that burn, They give off their smoke and serve to purify and clean the environments. While incense are resins from trees, herbs and other aromatic materials that are burned to leave a scent in a place.
It is easy to differentiate them because Incense is always compacted in sticks or cones, while incense goes in bulk to be burned in containers or bundles. in some turibulo (tied cylindrical rolls). Incense has been used by many cultures, in addition to flavoring, to create sacred environments, to worship the gods, meditate or to help connect with the sacred or spiritual world. Each incense has a meaning and different purpose. For example: sandalwood incense to create an atmosphere of harmony, lavender incense to create relaxation and have a good sleep.
So if what you want is to meditate and relax, use incense, but If you want to purify, heal or disinfect a space, use incense.
Properties and benefits of using incense burners
Not only incense burners, but also incense, are tools used in rituals and have great benefits. But let's focus on the incense burners. Sahumerio, a mixture of herbs, resins and spices, is used to purify the environments. Therefore, it is common in religious rituals, spiritual practices, meditation or yoga. The smoke has a relaxation effect that takes away the stress of everyday life.
The smoke they have antiseptic and purifying properties that help places to be disinfected. It is therefore a good tool when we want to do a deep cleaning at home or in a specific room. The aroma also helps relieve pain such as headaches or muscle pain because anti-inflammatory properties are attributed to it.
How to use them?
Depending on the time of incense, we will only have to or put it in a container to burn the herbs or hold it if they come rolled up and burn them walking around the house or the place we want to clean. Be careful with any ash that may fall, it is better to carry a bowl in your other hand to deposit the ash before it falls to the ground.
Ideally pick a smell that you like and that is close to the needs you have, for example: Sandalwood to cleanse negative energies, amber to make decisions and clarify thoughts, cinnamon to increase sexual appetite, lavender to improve love relationships and relax, Vanilla to help during times of study, etc. Just look for your ingredient and benefit from its properties.
How to make homemade incense burners?
Incense burners are easier to make than incense. They are made from crushed herbs and aromatic resins that are arranged in sticks and left to dry in the sun. Not being so compacted makes them burn much faster compared to incense.
Incense burners have always been made and used to protect and clean. The most used plants are rosemary, lavender, mint, jasmine, basil, combined with spices such as cinnamon and vanilla and also resins such as palo santo.
To make our own incense burners we are going to need following:
- Dried plants or herbs (for example those we mentioned above, it always depends on our taste and the purpose)
- Cinnamon or vanilla (again to taste)
- Lignum vitae
- hemp yarn
Once we have chosen the materials, we take them all, We put them together in a twig or cylinder and tie everything with hemp thread.. It is possible that we have plants at home and we decide to take our own rosemary, for example, to use it we will have to let it dry completely in the sun before using it to make our incense.
With great care we will go through each of the spaces and corners of our house that we want to clean. Finally We will leave it on a plate so that it can finish burning safely. You can accompany this entire process with candles, quartz or any other energetic element.