DAY 6: how to make non-combustible incense (Neriko)

non-combustible incense (kneaded incense / Neriko)

1. Mix all the aromatic properties well in a mortar
2. Add a bit of charcoal powder (for a disinfectant property)
3. Add clover honey (for a gluing property)
4. Make incense cookies. The thinner the faster it will dry, and the faster it will diffuse smell when it's burned or warmed
5. Dry them at a dark, cold place for a couple of days to a week. In Japan they even take additional efforts to ripe them: they put them in a clay-jar and bury it in the ground and let them naturally matured for a half year.
6. Burn Neriko and check its proper temperature for diffusing the desired smell. (Each material has its own character)