About Burners

Incense burners, incense holders, ash catchers come in various sizes and shapes.  Some are used for one kind of incense, others are more multi-purpose. 

Simple wooden incense burners are long and narrow to accomodate an incense stick and have a hole at the end that slopes upward.  The incense stick is lit and then the flame is blown out with the breath. The bamboo end of the smoldering incense stick is then placed in the hole so the ashes are "caught" on the length of wood below.  Most incense holders are 10" or 12" long, but there are some that are longer or shorter to accomodate jumbo or mini sticks. Click on our Incense Holder link to see many holders.

Tibetan incense is thicker than most and can be burned in a Tibetan burner box. Put burner box in our search box to see. 

Traditional incense is placed above or on charcoal in a brass burner or censer. Put brass burner in our search box to see.