Incense - La maison

Today at the heart of the Japanese aesthetic emotion, the incense is more than a ceremony or even an art of living, it is a real experience of the senses and the soul. Consuming, incense releases its fragrance all in finesse, delicacy, wrapping the atmosphere of serenity.

In proper perfumes, incense is used in the form of essence or absolute. It...

In proper perfumes, incense is used in the form of essence or absolute. It is used for its Woody, enough mineral smell slightly spicy aspects. Due to the history of this matter and the religious symbols that are associated with its use in perfumes evokes a certain religiosity and confers a sacred aspect.

Benzoin

Extract a resin from trees Styracaceae pushing Thailand, the Viet Nam, and in the island of Sumatra in Indonesia. It is used to preserve the scent of incense, Balsamic and sweet fragrance resembles vanilla.

Jinkoh

This wood is considered to be the most valuable aromatic raw material. The jinkoh grows in the Viet Nam, the Cambodia and Indonesia.

Sandalwood

Evergreen tree, found in India, Indonesia, Australia and it uses the trunk to produce incense-scented soft and light.

Tabu

One of the main ingredient used in the composition of the incense is the Tabu wood powder which is used to form the shape. It is a tree found in Taiwan and China.

Olibanum

It's a gum resin from trees of the forests of Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia and which is pulled this product, be known, what the frankincense, which is used in Western perfumery.

Conch shells

This shell is frequently found in the sea of China and in the Red Sea, are used to preserve the scent of frankincense.

Clove

Comes from a dried flower bud that grows in Southeast Asia. In very ancient times, this product was routed in Europe by the Silk Road. Nowadays, one uses frequently as a spice in kitchens in Asia and in the preparation of various dishes.

Cinnamon Bark

Imported from China for more than 250 years, cinnamon comes from the dried bark from a fragrant tree that was originally used in ancient Egypt for the conservation of the mummies, before becoming a spice used in the composition of drugs and cosmetics.

Star anise

It is a fruit from a Tree Evergreen of the Magnolia family. It is found in southeastern China and the Viet Nam. Mainly used as a spice in the kitchen, he is also known to cure pain stomach or as stimulant in herbal medicines.

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