Sweetgrass Incense Sticks (Wild Harvested Incense)

Description

These incense sticks are made from natural wild crafted plants, tree sap, bark and wood. The sweetgrass used is from a sustainable source. And that’s it. Nothing else. No perfumes, charcoal, additives or hidden ingredients.
The scent of sweetgrass is as it sounds; sweet and slightly like freshly cut grass, although you may also get hints of vanilla and fresh cinnamon bread.
Size: Each packet contains 20 sticks which burn for approximately 25 minutes each.
Made in: Made in Northern California, USA from wild crafted, sustainable sweetgrass plants.
Note: Juniper Ridge take price in having just 3 ingredients in their incense: ground plant material, vegtable gum and a bamboo stick. However this lack of charcoal and chemicals means that the incense isn’t made perfectly and can have trouble burning occasionally. If you find this happens, try re-lighting the incense a few more times and this should catch.About SweetgrassSweetgrass (Hierochloe odorata) can be found growing in the Plains of the United States, as well as in some areas of Alberta in Canada. It’s a distinctive green grass, being tall in stature with wide blades and a reddish tone at its base. It’s got similar properties to sage, popularly being used as a purifier of places, objects and people to encourage positive energy and dispel old and negative vibes. It was often used in Native American sweat lodge ceremonies, where the sweet scented herb was sprinkled onto the hot rocks to improve the energy inside the lodge and fill the air with a sweet aroma. Traditionally it was plaited into long braids – ideal for using during cleansing, prayer and smudging – and is still often found sold like that today. Belief has it that when sweetgrass is burned, a prayer is sent to heaven on the smoke. It’s properties make it ideal for using in quiet moments of contemplation, as well as when wanting to create an air of purification.More About Juniper RidgeJuniper Ridge began in 1998, when founder Hall Newbegin started selling his handmade products at a farmers’ market in Berkeley, California. Inspired by the mountains, forests and deserts of the American West, the company creates natural aromatic products that celebrate the beauty of the great outdoors.Juniper Ridge is passionate about using natural ingredients and protecting the wilderness that inspires its products. Depending on the ingredient, its materials are sustainably harvested from the wild or responsibly cultivated. For example, since 2022, all of Juniper Ridge’s white sage products have been made using sustainably cultivated white sage, grown by its farming partners on a family-owned farm in Baja California.Where wild harvesting takes place, Juniper Ridge takes care to minimise its impact on the environment. Its harvesting practices include carefully pruning plants and trees rather than damaging their roots, allowing them to continue growing, and returning to harvesting locations to monitor their condition.Juniper Ridge also supports wilderness conservation through its Western Wilderness Defense Fund, donating 10% of its profits or 1% of its sales, whichever is greater, to organisations working to protect and preserve the natural landscapes of the American West.