Faq

Incense

Why is Blue Star Incense more expensive than other brands?
Does Blue Star incense have a bamboo core?
How is Blue Star incense made?
What is the difference between Fragrance Oils and Essential Oils?

Why is Blue Star Incense more expensive than other brands?

In a word, ingredients. Blue Star Incense uses the finest essential oils, resins, aromatic woods, herbs and spices, . Many of Blue Star's ingredients are organic or wildcrafted.
I do not use synthetic materials found in most incense, only natural ingrediants.

Does Blue Star incense have a bamboo core?

No. My blending process does not require a bamboo core. Therefore the fragrance from my incense does not include bamboo wood smoke, only pure incense. Blue Star Incense uses only the finest natural ingredients, which are carefully blended. The paste is then extruded like spaghetti and allowed to dry into a solid stick of incense with no wooden core. This means that all you're burning is pure incense and not bamboo smoke!

How is Blue Star incense made?

Blue Star incense is carefully blended using Tibetian/Japanese techniques. First the ingredients are finely ground and mixed with a natural binding material, called Guar Gum, a natural binder. Then the essential oils herbs and spices are precisely blended with pure water, shaped and slowly dried. The quality, balance and ratios of ingredients are critical to the final product.

What is the difference between Fragrance Oils and Essential Oils?

Essential Oils are natural concentrated essences derived from plants, bark, roots, seeds, stems, flowers, leaves, fruits, etc. and are usually steamed distilled. Fragrance Oils normally are made up of a number of synthetic imitations of essential oils creating a fragrance that will smell like a flower, herb, plant or other fragrance.

Most incense is made from synthetic materials making Blue Star Incense rare indeed.