12 THINLY Cut Peru Palo Santo Sticks

PLEASE READ DESCRIPTION OF STICKS BEFORE PURCHASING Listing Details: -12 THIN Peru Palo Santo Sticks Thinly cut Palo Santo sticks directly imported from Peru, South America. Palo Santo Stick Measure 4.3 Inches / 10.16 cm. long Thickness will vary, more or less 0.5 cm approximately each stick. *Please see images for reference on stick measurements; thickness will vary* PALO SANTO (Bursera Graveolens) which in Spanish translates to Holy Wood, is the best, top quality incense stick. This wood is hand harvested and handcrafted by artisans, with no chemicals or oils added, producing natural, very fragrant resin. This wood is sustainably harvested from sacred trees who have been naturally dead for 3-5 years in the tropical dry forests of Peru; It is described to have a fine aroma of cedar +citrus, considered unique and incomparable. How to Use Palo Santo Stick: -Hold the stick tilting down over a flame for about 30 seconds to a minute; you’ll use a lighter, match or even a candle. The more resin, the longer you’ll want to let it burn to ignite it properly as the resins burn off. Highly resinous sticks may drip, what may appear as an oil, from the wood as you light it. This does not mean it is dipped in oil; these are the natural resins inherent in the wood itself. -Gently blow out the flame by either moderately moving the stick side to side or blowing on it carefully. When you first light the wood, it may burn with a black smoke as it is on fire. Once you blow it out, you’re going to see the white “cleansing and fragrant” smoke. When lit on fire, it heats the oils inside the wood and releases them and burns off. -The stick can then be placed on a holder or dish or move around the area you need to cleanse and allow the smoke to waft. Palo Santo sticks aren’t meant to be lit for a long time period; if needed, you may relit the sticks as many times as needed. When the sticks are dark, burnt looking, they are going to work just as good and will be just as fragrant.