How to Make Incense - Homemade Orange Peel Incense Recipe

This recipe teaches you how to make incense at home with leftover orange peels. You will only need 20minutes and 1 ingredient - citrus peel.

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% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Step 1

Wash and dry some citruses of your choice. (I used 1 pomelo and 2 oranges.) Use a peeler to peel off the colored outer skin.

Step 2

Evenly spread the zest pieces over a plate, microwave on 100% powder for 5 minutes until they turn crispy.

Step 3

Use a food processor (or mortar and pestle) to grind the zests into powder.

Step 4

Sift the zest powder with a fine mesh strainer.

Step 5

Put the fine zest powder in a small glass bottle, close the lid.

Step 6

Press the white ash (see note) tightly with an ash press to make the surface flat.

Step 7

Gently place the incense mold on the center of the flat white ash.

Step 8

Press the handle of the incense mold with the index finger of your left hand lightly, use your right hand to pour the incense powder into the mold.

Step 9

Use an incense shovel to scrape the incense powder to fill the slot evenly.

Step 10

Use the top of the incense shovel to tap the handle and the edge of the mold to separate the incense powder from the slot, so that the incense powder won't stick to the mold at the next step.

Step 11

Hold the handle of the incense mold, lift it up slowly and vertically. In this way, an incense seal (香篆 xiāng zhuàn) is formed.

Step 12

Light a stick incense with a match or lighter, use the stick incense to light one end of the incense seal.

Step 13

Put off the stick incense by inserting the burning tip into white ash. Cover the powder incense burner with its lid.

Step 14

When smelling incense, the incense burner should be at least one foot away from the person. If it is too close, it will be a kind of disrespect for the incense, also the smell will be too strong to be appreciated.

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