Styrax Incense – Aromatic Incense
Styrax, also known as storax, is a traditional incense that has been prized for centuries for its intense, pleasantly sweet fragrance.
Its characteristic aroma is warm, balsamic, slightly vanilla-like, and has a subtle spicy note. When burned, styrax releases a particularly soft, enveloping fragrance that is ideal for cozy evenings, meditation, and relaxing incense rituals.
Styrax is also traditionally used in incense blends and harmonizes particularly well with frankincense, myrrh, benzoin, and various herbs.
Product Features
- Designation: Styrax / Storax
- Fragrance: Sweet, warm, balsamic, slightly vanilla-like
- Use: For burning and for incense blends
- Available quantities: 50 g or 100 g
Application
Place a small amount of styrax on a suitable incense screen or carefully on incense charcoal. The heat releases its characteristic sweet-balsamic fragrance.
For a gentle release of fragrance, an incense burner with adjustable heat is recommended.
Note: Suitable for burning only, not for consumption. Ensure adequate ventilation when burning incense and never leave glowing incense charcoal unattended.
Color, shape, and texture may vary depending on the natural product and processing.
We have been getting into the mood for the past few weeks & have prepared something new and very special for you...
A magical new category,
~Incense from around the world~
Herbs, spices, woods, resins, roots, berries, and much, much more.
Whether you have already had several ceremonies & rituals or are still completely new to the world of incense, you will find an easy introduction to the magic of herbs with us.
We have drawn deep inspiration and a passion has been ignited.
Many wonderful little cork jars were hand-packed for hours, even days ~ lovingly labeled, and in the process, each herb/spice/resin etc. was burned and enjoyed from one "ohh mhhh..boha.hmmm..." to the next....thanks to these wonderful scents from around the world! :)
Our senses were brought to the highest enjoyment and we recommend rituals to you! ~ Burn yourself properly through the winter, there are many different herbs with different effects and scents, drink a freshly brewed tea with it and invite friends to a joint ceremony.
With our herbs, roots, and resins, you can achieve a lot in a ritual & lead your life on a sensual spiritual path...
Connect with nature....your spiritual inner self.... breathe in and let the scents work on you...
Burning herbs, resins, or spices is an ancient custom that has long been widespread in many cultures. The Celts burned incense on their household altars, in the Orient a particularly pronounced fragrance and incense culture developed in honor of the gods, and Native American tribes in America strived for healing and harmony with nature. While in the Western world it is mainly about room aromatization and changing the atmosphere, incense burning is used for other purposes in shamanism: There, a change in the state of consciousness is supposed to be brought about by targeted burning with certain herbs and a connection to other worlds enabled. In the Catholic Church, incense fragrances are still an integral part of religious rituals today
It is entirely up to you "for what" you burn incense, whether for cleansing your personal environment of negative energies, for a deep ritual with beings from other planets, for healing your body, for the enjoyment of the senses, for relaxing, or just working....it is entirely up to you what you use these powerful herbs for, which had their foundation in the North American Indians, the "Native Americans", as well as in Indian culture.
Generally, one burns and steams to achieve certain effects. Whether it is to recover from a depressive mood through burning, to ground yourself with corresponding substances, or simply to feel good.
Burning is often a meditative work that you give to yourself. The smoke and fragrance envelop the body and mind, and we can surrender ourselves.
Active ingredients from herbs, woods, resins, and whatever else you can burn, usually make their way into the body through the skin and less often, as assumed, through the nose.
Thus, the gentle steaming of an active ingredient from a plant can have its effect on the organism without you smelling it much. "Less is more" can contain a lot of truth when steaming.
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- Mugwort from Hungary
- Damiana from Mexico
- Eucalyptus leaves from Albania
- Peppermint from Egypt
- Lemongrass from Thailand
- Lavender flowers from Southern France
- Olive leaves from Turkey
- Mugwort from Hungary
- Valerian root from Poland
- Patchouli from Indonesia
- Cassia cinnamon sticks from Sri Lanka
- Whole kola nut from South Africa
- Ground juniper berries from Poland
- Coriander from Romania
- Pimento from France
- Black cumin from Turkey
- Finely ground sage from Peru
- Cloves from Madagascar
- Cardamom from Croatia
- Saffron from India
- Angelica root from the Netherlands
- Elemi root from Bulgaria
- Galangal root from China
- Iris root from Morocco
- Tongkat ali from Brazil
- Cedarwood from France
- Sandalwood from Congo
- Guaiac wood from Mexico
- Catuaba resin from Brazil
- Copal incense from India Church quality
- Dammar incense from India Church quality
- Oman incense Boswellia sacra Dhofar (Sultanate of Oman) Church quality
- Styrax black incense (storax resin) Netherlands Church quality
- Opoponax resin from Somalia
- Myrrh resin from Ethiopia
- White Sage from California
- Yerba Santa from California
- Palo Santo (holy woods) from Peru
+ You will find everything you need for burning in our shop
- Incense bowls: Shamanic shell abalone ; Incense vessels made of brass, stone, wood...
- Stone mortar
- Incense sand
- Incense charcoal
- Feathers
- Energy crystals & meditation objects
- Jewelry & chains, clothing.... *lots of handmade work*
- and and and
With our herbs, roots, and resins, you can achieve a lot in a ritual & lead your life on a sensual spiritual path...
Connect with nature....your spiritual inner self.... breathe in and let the scents work on you...
We wish you lots of joy and enjoyment in burning incense ♥
Your team from
~Art of Nature Berlin~