'Xian Xiang' has been present since the Song and Ming dynasties. The burning time of incense sticks is relatively long, so they are also known as "immortal incense" or "turtle age incense". Many incense enthusiasts know that high-quality agarwood incense is selected strictly according to the incense making standards, carefully selecting aged agarwood, grinding it into powder, and adding an appropriate amount of adhesive powder and water to make it.

However, when some incense enthusiasts want to DIY their own incense sticks, they may have a question: what material is more suitable for the adhesive powder of agarwood incense sticks?

The adhesive used in high-end agarwood incense usually selects natural plants as the adhesive, such as nanmu bark or elm bark. Because the formulas are made from natural plants, burning them will not produce harmful substances. When the ratio of fragrance powder to adhesive powder is the same and the adhesive powder used is different, the fragrance made with cypress powder and elm bark powder is generally simpler to break than that made with nanmu bark powder. It is best to control the composition of the adhesive powder at around 15%, and the highest should not exceed 20%.

The taste of natural bark powder will gradually dissipate after being made into fragrance and left for about two months, without affecting the flavor foundation of agarwood incense. This is also the reason why agarwood incense needs to be stored in cellars. After cellar storage, agarwood can reduce the dryness of the fragrance, soften the medicinal properties and aroma of the fragrance, and best preserve the purity of the agarwood flavor when burned.

Article source: Jiangmen bamboo stick fragrance manufacturerhttp://www.dongfangxl.com/