Tribal Soul Palo Santo Incense

Tribal Soul Palo Santo Incense Sticks

Tribal Soul Palo Santo Incense Sticks are great to use before or during a Yoga class, or in your home or office.

Palo Santo (Bursera graveolens) means “Holy Wood” and is a wild tree that grows in the Amazon rainforests of Ecuador and Peru.  it belongs to the same family as Copal, Myrrh and Frankincense. Its wood, leaves and oil have been used for thousands of years by indigenous Shamans to heal the body and soul, purify spaces, clear negative energies and to prepare for meditation. Palo Santo has a sweet, balsamic, and herbal scent, wonderfully calming and soothing, which carries a powerful energy of healing and purification,

Place incense away from flammable materials. Use outdoors or in a well-ventilated area.

Incense comes in different shapes and sizes. The shapes change depends on the cultural origin.  The change in manufacturing technology also has a great impact on the shape of incense. Incense is made from natural plant materials and essential oils, and these materials release fragrant smoke when you burn it. Palo Santo Incense Sticks are made from a bamboo core that is coated with incense material.

SHAPES:

Core stick: Is made from a bamboo core which is coated with incense material.

Cone: The cone shape was invented in the 1800s in Japan. It does not have core support and it burns relatively fast.

Dhoop: This is a solid stick of incense and can be broken into the desired size for burning.

“Resin balls were found in many prehistoric Egyptian tombs in El Mahasna, giving evidence for the prominence of incense and related compounds in Egyptian antiquity. One of the oldest extant incense burners originates from the 5th dynasty. The Temple of Deir-el-Bahari in Egypt contains a series of carvings that depict an expedition for incense.”