White sage & Palo Santo made by Green Tree (12 x 15 gram incense sticks.)

Recently in our range Green Tree incense, a small scale incense made in Bangelore that is still completely made by hand. Started as a family product, but has grown since then, providing work for some of the local families in the Bangalore slums. This incense is absolutely child labor-free and consists of a number of delicious scents, moreover everything is packed in very nice sales displays. Frankincense is a mixture of aromatic organic substances that can be ignited and then spreads a pleasantly rated odor. Incense also refers to the resin (olibanum) of the frankincense tree (Boswellia). The original meaning of the word frankincense is "weed smoke" (smoke to consecrate). Incense has been used since at least 1700 BC, probably originally as an olfactory offering. The purpose of an olfactory offering was to appease the gods. The smell and prayer rise with the smoke. A practical use of frankincense was to expel rotting air. The blood and remains of the animals sacrificed by Jews were masked with the pungent smell of incense. Incense was and is mainly used in Europe in churches. Although among the Jews the odor of the sacrifices still had to be dispelled, the smell of wealthy people buried in the church could be obscured by means of incense. The expression rich stinker may have its origin here. Even during funerals and places of pilgrimage where people have had to come from far away, the use of the fragrance-covering incense does not seem a coincidence. The resins and oils were unaffordable for ordinary people, because they had to be imported from outside Europe. Apart from that, there was no culture of incense use outside the church. Interest in Eastern cultures and religion has grown since the 1960s. In many countries such as China, India, Tibet and Japan a lot of incense is used. In these countries, frankincense is just as common as in the Western world flowers in the home or the use of soap or perfume. The import and use of oriental incense also grew with interest.