Damar resin

Are you looking for a subtle incense that will freshen up the atmosphere and become a great base for your own blends?

Try damar resin from the tree Shorea javanica. It is one of the lighter incenses with a characteristically clean, fresh, citrusy aroma. Ideal for short incense sessions when you wish to quickly cleanse your space and create an uplifting atmosphere.

With its gentle intensity, it serves beautifully as a base for incense blends, enhancing deeper notes and helping the fragrance unfold more fully and lastingly. Its gentle smoke blends well with resins, herbs and woods.

It burns quickly when used as incense, so it’s best paired with slower-burning resins such as myrrh for a more balanced experience. This will give you a balanced and long-lasting fragrance. Unleash your creativity and create blends to suit your needs.

Damar brings lightness and vitality. It will help you to stir up stagnant energy, refresh your mind and promote concentration. It is suitable for meditation, prayer, breath work and for everyday scenting of the home when you need to lighten the atmosphere.

It is 100% pure, natural raw ingredient without any other additives. It will appeal to anyone looking for real efficiency and quality.

Why burn incense

Burning incense is an ancient way to purify space, uplift the mind and induce harmony. The smoke of the resins purifies the air, bringing peace, concentration and spiritual attunement.

Calms, helps harmonise emotions Promotes focus and clarity of mind Accompanies rituals and spiritual practice Brings energetic harmony to your space. Neutralises odours

Instructions for use – how to burn incense

On carbon: Put the quick-lighting carbon in a fireproof container with sand, light it and add a piece of resin. This method is most effective for a quick energetic cleanse, though it produces more smoke and requires ventilation..

On a censer with a mesh screen: Specially designed censers ensure a gentler, longer-lasting burn, perfect for meditation or smaller spaces. After burning, remove the resin residue from the sieve with a brush or in warm water.

In an electric incense burner: A convenient, modern and safe heating method that prevents the formation of unpleasantly dense smoke. The incense burner is portable and ensures that the incense blends do not burn out.

Burning tips

For a purer fragrance, we recommend using a mica plate (a thin sheet of mica), which prevents burnt notes and ensures a gentler, longer-lasting scent.

Larger beans can be lightly crushed in a mortar to release the aroma more quickly.

Safety notice

Always use a non-flammable container and keep it out of the reach of children and animals. Do not leave the fire unattended. Take care of ventilation. Do not breathe smoke at close range. Those sensitive to smoke or who are pregnant should burn incense in moderation.

Resin or essential oil?

Resins and essential oils have some common effects, but they differ in many ways.

Incense blends natural resins, herbs, woods, and spices, releasing their aroma through charcoal, a censer, or an incense burner, while essential oils capture the pure essence of plants, filling the air or nurturing the skin when carefully applied.

Unlike essential oils, incense offers an authentic, ‘living’ fragrance with smoky and woody notes, delivering a swift and powerful energetic cleansing of your space while enhancing rituals, meditation, women's circles, and ceremonies.

Choose essential oils when you desire a subtle, long-lasting fragrance for your home or workspace, along with the benefits of aromatherapy Incense is perfect for powerful cleansing, sacred moments, meditation, rituals, and ceremonial practices.

Damar resin

Damar originally comes from the tropical forests of Southeast Asia, especially Sumatra. The Shorea javanica tree, from the Dipterocarpaceae family, can reach up to 40 meters and has been deliberately cultivated since the 19th century in repong damar—agroforestry gardens where it grows alongside crops like coffee and fruit trees.

Cultivating damar trees is regarded as a model of sustainable practice, blending biodiversity conservation, the livelihoods of local communities, and a long-standing tradition of resin use.

The clear or light yellow resin is obtained by cutting the bark and trees can produce it for decades. Traditionally, damar has been used not only as incense for prayers, rituals, and home cleansing, but also in arts and crafts, such as the final varnishing of paintings.

Try also

• Resin incense
• Resin copal
• Lavender flower, organic
• Palo Santo Premium Stick

Recommended storage

Store in a dry, dark and cool place, well sealed (the resin absorbs moisture).

Ingredients

Damar resin Shorea javanica

Country of origin

India