- WHAT IS IT: Palo Santo wood is considered sacred for its many beneficial properties on a psychological and physical level: it has a calming effect that brings inner peace and serenity, it restores your inner balance and positive energy. Shamans from the Maya and Incas civilizations used Palo Santo incense sticks in ceremonies and rituals for its ability to create a line of communication with the spiritual world.
- RITUAL QUALITY This natural incens comes from the Manabì region and from central and southern Ecuador. It's a delicate shade of yellow and has a very sweet and enveloping scent. It grows by the Ocean, caressed by the sea breeze and in an area where theclimate is relatively sta-ble, which contributes to its balsamic and fresh aroma, and giving it a citrus, mint and licorice fragrance.
- USE: light a Palo Santo stick up with a lighter at one end, and then turn it off immediately: the flame should last a few seconds so as not to burn the resin. A stream of smoke will rise from the embers and spread into the environment. To fuel the combustion we can gently blow on the embers reviving it as if we were giving energy to the sacred fire. When the embers turn off, we can repeat the ignition. DO NOT leave the flame burning under the stick for more than a few seconds!
- ENVIRONMENT: The PaloSanto brand guarantees the controlled production of Palo Santo wood in full respect of the habitat of the plant and the environment: the wood isn't taken from living trees, but hand-picked from the ground after the plant has finished its natural life cycle, and after maturing on the ground for at least 4 years during which the essential oil and its aromatic fragrance stabilize; each of our products is guaranteed by smoke analysis and their botanical origin.
GUARANTEES: We were the first importers of Palo Santo in Europe. We know all the stories and secrets. Every year we visit the local communities to check the quality of the product and working conditions. The tree is NEVER treated with pesticides, it only undergoes heat treatment. Our Palo Santo is guaranteed to be pure by the smoke analysis made in European laboratories.