Thai Incense & Candles

The Art Of Making Thai Perfumeries

2007-04-13T03:22:00.000-07:00

Thai perfumeries, such as fragrant lip balm, skin cosmetics, Chamod Ched, Din-sor-pong, Nam-Ob Thai, Pang Rum and Pang Puang, include both those man-made or natural fragrance.
Materials of Perfumeries

1. Plants: Fragrance may be fund from flowers, such as rose, asmine, Kra-Dung nga Thai, Kaew, or seeds such as Chan Thes, Chan fruit, or in the barks such as Chan wood, Ob-Cheuy and Chalood.

2. Animals: Fragrance found in animals is rare. Thai perfumeries maker mostly use only Chamodched, a kind of Viverridae.

3. Synthetic: Artificial fragrance is made of a mixture of chemicals to create a nature-like aroma such as rose and jasmine.

The art of making Thai perfumeries is a reflection of Thai wisdom of how the fragrance is brewed, and how to a apply each kind of perfumery. Skill and experience are important to a quality of fragrance. Generally, there are three methods to make Thai perfumeries.

1. Vapouring (Ob) : a process of adding fragrance into a subject by storing it in a sealed container, together with fragrant candle or flowers.
Vapouring with flowers could be done in two ways: water vapouring and dry vapouring. Water vapouring is oftenly used with food, syrup, bathing water, or as part the making of Nam Ob Thai. Dry vapouring is simple. By placing flower blossoms on the subject or place them together in a covered container, and removing them, after a while.

2. Deep vapouring (Rum): a process that uses more than one source of fragrance, to generate a mixture of wood oil, wood incense, and flowers. The "Rum" process is usually found in making a casket "Krueng Rum" (deep vapourin ingredients), including Kameyan, sugar, Pimsen, Chan oil, and Lamjiag oil.

3. Cooking (Proong): A mix of fragrances, based on talc, Pimsen, eau de perfume and Chamodched. This mixture is ground and melt in Nam- ob Thai. Other fragrance could be added. The producing of Nam-ob Thai involves all three processes, Ob, Rum and Proong.
Aroma, Beautification, and Fragrance

Thai aromatics (Krueng Pratin) include many fragrances, which are mostly applied by women rather than men. Krueng Pratin may appear in water- based such as Nam- OB Thai and Nam Proong, or oil-based such as lip wax and perfumed oil.

What is your favorite incense?

2007-04-13T03:04:00.000-07:00

Mine is Aloeswood . Other, more pure Aloeswood incense is on the market but be aware that it will cost you a lot of money). Although, the Nag Champa I purchase is from a different company.

Anyway, Aloeswood reminds me of my time in Africa. This incense has complex scents to it but one or more of them bring back wonderful memories of wood being burned to fuel fires used to cook food upon. I also like it because it has a deep woodsy scent that is earthy and soothing. It lends itself well to deep relaxation, grounding and balancing during meditation.

Here are my top 5:

1). Aloeswood incense

2). Nag Champa incense

3). Sandalwood incense

4). Lavender incense

5). Sweet Grass incense

(Honorable mentions: Patchouli, Sage and Jasmin)

~Peace to all beings~

The Buddhist Blog

Incense Sticks, Incense Cones & Floating Candles in a Presentation Box

2007-04-02T06:27:00.000-07:00

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Valentine Incense & Candles in a Gift Box

2007-04-02T06:24:00.000-07:00

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Incense Sticks in a Presentation Box

2007-04-02T06:17:00.000-07:00

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Thai Incense - The Oriental Aroma of Paradise

2007-03-28T16:56:00.000-07:00

I am stressed out. My what a day. The phone never stopped ringing from before dawn to dusk. The computer crashed so many times. To top it all the electric has just gone off, so no worries about the computer anymore.

I need to relax. Pour myself a large Scotch, a couple of chunks of ice and a dash of ginger ale. OK escape to the balcony. I am lucky I work at home. Hum lucky my customers can always find me at anytime of day or night. But let's not complain. What would I be without customers - bankrupt, or working in some dreary office job.

The balcony is small but well equiped. A teak table and chairs. My prize posession