Astrid van Essen

Five easy loose-incense recipes for autumn using herbs, citrus peel, fruitwood and traditional resins, with practical blending and burning tips.

Can fallen autumn leaves be used as incense? Learn why most leaf litter is best avoided, which aromatic leaves may work and how to choose safer ingredients.

Turn rosemary, lavender, sage, bay and selected fruit-tree prunings into useful natural incense materials with safe drying and blending tips.