Incense Popularity on the rise as better products appear on the market

This article describes the characteristics of charcoal incense. It charts the rise in popularity of incense in the 60's and 70's along with an alternative lifestyle, and the recent resurgence of the popularity of incense for use in aromatherapy.

Incense has been around for thousands of years, so why has it been so hard to find a good brand? Incense lovers know that there is nothing like long-lasting, clean-burning, and authentic-smelling incense to help create the perfect atmosphere. Summers Bazaar offers incense that burn for 1 hour with the potent smell of the finest essential oils that comprise them, all for the value price of $1 per pack. The secret to Summers Bazaar incense is.... Charcoal!

Websters Dictionary defines charcoal as A black, porous substance resulting from the incomplete combustion of organic matter, as wood, from which air is excluded". Regular brown "punk" stick incense is made from ground wood and pig feces and does not create the aromatic pleasures of charcoal incense. Poor quality incense will ignite like fire with black smoke, it will smell like burning wood and chemicals, and it will burn fast with an abundance of choking smoke. Summers Bazaars charcoal incense has a minimal amount of smoke, a natural-smelling fragrance that lingers, a slow burn, and a white flame when initially lit. These characteristics come from using charcoal sticks and pure, non-petroleum oils.

Incense gained popularity in the United States in the Peace and Love sixties era. The hippies brought it back from India along with Gopi dots, Mantras and Yoga. Incense goes hand in hand with an alternative lifestyle, and its popularity continued to rise during the seventies. In recent years, aromatherapy has had a resurgence in popularity with the growth of holistic treatments and healthy lifestyles. Americans are finally discovering en masse what our ancestors have known since the dawn of civilization about the therapeutic properties of essential oils and fragrances. There are plenty of high-quality essential oils and candles on the market, but there is still room for good American-made incense brands.

Incense is the most economical way to disseminate natural fragrances easily, all it takes is a match. You dont even need a holder because incense can be burned end-up in the soil of a plant! Summers Bazaar incense is a good product with a good value that will help people rediscover what made incense so popular in the 60s and 70s.

For Additional Information Contact: Summers Enterprises, LLC, www.summersbazaar.com , P. O. Box 33734 Washington, DC 20033 (202) 722-4788

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