{"id":5370,"date":"2021-12-27T18:02:35","date_gmt":"2021-12-28T02:02:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/housefragrance.com\/?p=5370"},"modified":"2022-01-28T18:36:05","modified_gmt":"2022-01-29T02:36:05","slug":"incense-sticks-vs-cones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/housefragrance.com\/incense-sticks-vs-cones\/","title":{"rendered":"Incense Sticks vs Cones: Which Is Better? (Explained for Beginners)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
With so many different types of incense that exist, you might struggle to figure out which one is most beneficial. You should consider how you plan to use the incense in order to choose the best one. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019ll outline the differences between two of the most common types of incense in this article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Generally speaking, incense sticks and cones serve the same purpose: to release aromatic fragrance into the air. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n But there are slight differences between the two that influence how each incense type carries out this purpose and varies their usage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There are two main ways that incense sticks are made. They either have a support base, usually made of bamboo wood, or they are pressed out into stick form without the wooden core.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n More specifically, barks, herbs, resins, and more plant matter are all ground into powder form. Essential oils and sometimes fragrance oils are added. A binder (usually natural botanical gum) moistens this powder, creating a paste. The paste is then pressed around the bamboo core, usually by hand, leaving a portion of the wood at the end to help with burning the incense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The second form of stick incense uses a similar process, except instead of pressing the paste around wood, the ingredients are extruded out of a machine that looks similar to a pasta maker. Once the sticks are formed, they are left to dry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Since there isn\u2019t a wooden core with the second method, these sticks are more delicate and can break more easily. This can be beneficial, though. I like breaking my extruded sticks in half when I want to shorten their burn time. I can\u2019t do this with incense that has a wooden core. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n If you want to reduce the burn time for incense with a support base, you would have to dip it into water or place it under running water to extinguish it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Similar to the method above, incense cones are compressed botanical matter with added essential or fragrance oils. They are molded into cones instead of sticks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Usually their fragrance is more concentrated and can linger in the room for a longer period of time because they\u2019re so densely packed and so much fragrance is burned at once.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Typically incense sticks burn longer than incense cones.<\/strong> For example, shorter incense sticks can burn for the same amount of time as an incense cone. But this can vary widely between and within brands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Wild Berry incense<\/a> is the best illustration of this. <\/strong>They offer sticks in various lengths, and they sell both regular and backflow incense cones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Wild Berry Incense Sticks Burn Time<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nHow Are Incense Sticks Made?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
How Are Incense Cones Made?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
How Long Do Incense Sticks Burn vs Incense Cones?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n