How To Burn Incense With Charcoal. Our natural alternative also burns 3. 4.4 out of 5 stars.
The heated oleoresin melts and burns, releasing its essential oils first, (the oleo part), then the resins which require a higher temperature follow suit, producing aromatic smoke with a fragrance unique to each. In this section, we will learn how to burn resin incense using different methods such as charcoal. 4.4 out of 5 stars.
The charcoal will stay hot.
Take up a charcoal (using the tongs) and light it with a lighter. To burn resin incense without charcoal, you can make an incense burner using an old soda can and a tea light candle. I ran out of self lighting charcoal briquettes and wanted to burn a little incense so through trial and error i found the easiest way to do this is to tightly pack the powder incense into something small, i used a plastic measuring spoon. The charcoal will stay hot.