How to Make Incense
Are you looking for a fun project that will amaze your friends? Try developing your own scent with some homemade incense.
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You Will Need
- Perfume oils or essential oils
- Denatured alcohol
- Small tray or pan
- Blank incense sticks
- Window screen
Steps
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Always make incense in a well-ventilated area with no open flames.
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Step 1
Combine oils
Create your fragrance by combining your essential oils or perfume oils.
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Be creative; try to develop something entirely unique.
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Step 2
Combine fragrance and alcohol
Combine 1/3 part of your fragrance mixture with 2/3 parts of denatured alcohol.
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Step 3
Pour into pan
Pour the diluted fragrance into the pan.
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Step 4
Soak sticks
Soak the blank sticks in the mixture for 24 hours.
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Step 5
Remove; dry
Remove the sticks from the liquid and place them on the window screen to dry for another 24 hours.
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Dry the sticks completely.
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Step 6
Light
Light the incense once the sticks have dried.
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The incense clock, which uses burning incense to measure time, was invented in China between the years of 960 to 1279 C.E.
