How to Make Your Own Incense at Home
Incense has been used for thousands of years in religion and, more recently, as a method of aromatherapy in homes. “The popularity of aromatherapy has led to a growing interest in incense as a means to make our homes more welcoming, more inviting, more pleasant” (Sams & Schwartz, 1999, p. 2). Incense is available for purchase, but you can easily create it at home. The best way to make incense is to combine your chosen ingredients with a base material, add potassium nitrate, and bind it with a gum tragacanth glue. The key to making incense is selecting the right …
