How
to Create Fragrance from Wood Chips or Granulated Incense
USE CARE WHEN HANDLING INCENSE
(Please read before you use any incense) - Do not take internally.
- Be careful when handling fire or burning incense.
- Incense burners can become extremely hot; do not touch them until an hour+ after use.
- Use only approved heat-resistant containers for burning incense (e.g. metal or ceramic).
- Do not place burning incense near any flammable gas, liquid, object, or surface.
- Please use a non-flammable incense burner/holder or similar container to catch burning ash.
- Please keep out of reach of small children..
- To safeguard the original quality of the incense stick, please avoid storing in high temperature or high humidity.
- Please make sure the incense has completely finished burning, and is out, before you leave the room.
Method 1 "Soradaki"
Soradaki
means 'Appreciating Incense'. This method is typically used to scent
a small area, by heating the wood chips over charcoal.
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1.
Ignite the corner of a piece of charcoal by using a match or lighter.
Place the charcoal on top of the ash and wait until it becomes
greyish-white in color. |
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2.
When half of the charcoal has turned greyish-white, cover it with
a thin layer of ash.
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3.
Place
wood chip directly over the heated part of the ash. (It's best
to heat the wood chips over hot ash rather than burning them directly
on the charcoal). |
Please
note:
• For best results, use wood chips
that are approximately 1/4" wide.
• You should not reuse the ash for "Incense Ceremony"
or "Mon-koh," as the scent from the wood chips may
remain in the ash and change the fragrance.
• You may enjoy joss stick incense, granulated incense
and kneaded incense by using this same method. |
Method
2 "Mon-Koh"
Mon-koh
means 'Listening to Incense'. This method involves using ceremonial
charcoal (Koh-tadon) and a mica plate to heat, rather than burn, the
incense.
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1.
Light the ceremonial charcoal completely by using a gas stove
or electric range until it becomes greyish-white. |
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2.
Using metal incense chopsticks, loosen the ash and place the
charcoal in the center.
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3.
Gently gather the ash around the charcoal and make a small mound
over it.
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4.Use
the ash press to lightly pack the ash over the charcoal.
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5.
Using the incense chopstick, make an air/heat hole.
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6.
Place the mica plate over the air hole by using the silver tweezers.
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7.
Place wood chips on the mica plate by using the incense chopsticks.
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8.
Enjoy the fragrance! |
Please
note:
• You may need to adjust the depth
of the charcoal and the amount of ash covering it for proper
heating (to avoid burning the wood chips).
• For
this method, use a matchstick size wood chip, approximately
1/8" square.
• For safety, keep the bowl in an upright position
to assure the contents do not shift.
• You may enjoy joss stick incense, granulated incense
and kneaded incense by using this same method.
• To extinguish the charcoal: Pick up the charcoal with
the metal chopsticks, and carefully drop it in a bowl filled
with water. Caution: After use, the ash and bowl become very
hot for an extended period of time. Do not put the used ash
into a trash can until it has completely cooled down to room
temperature. Ash can be reused many times with this method. |
The above information
is from Shoeyido.
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