diff --git a/content/blog/washing-frankincense.md b/content/blog/washing-frankincense.md index a04db83..631257d 100644 --- a/content/blog/washing-frankincense.md +++ b/content/blog/washing-frankincense.md @@ -5,11 +5,10 @@ date: 2024-12-09 tags: - Incense - Incense Making - - Incense Builds (Recipes) synopsis: Reducing off-notes and improving resin fragrance in combustible incense by dissolving gum content. imageURL: /img/frankincense_washed_ground_dried_ground.webp -imageAlt: A sieve -mastodon_id: "" +imageAlt: A sieve containing frankincense powder. +mastodon_id: "113626197934900329" --- Tree resins come with varying amounts of water-soluble gum content. Beyond the temperature-reducing aspect innate to resins in combustible incense, these gums can further affect how much of a given resin you can include in a build. As anyone who has burned resins on charcoal can attest, with resins high in gum content, the burning gum can introduce off-notes. Gums also serve as binders in incense sticks; while a little is helpful for producing a performant dough that extrudes well and a more rigid, break-resistant incense stick, too much can prevent combustible incense from remaining lit.