Can you dip an incense stick into Oud oil?

[-Renton-]

I was wondering, could you get a cheap Japanese sandalwood stick and dip it in some Oud oil that isn't too expensive (I was thinking of Thai Khiao) and get an oudy smell, upon lighting (in a good way ofc)? If so how would you do it without getting TOO much Oud on the stick?

This may seem silly, but its a thought that popped up and I thought it would be interesting

 

[Zazu]

A word of caution, I would be super careful lighting a stick that I had dipped myself, or take precautions. Some oils/liquids are flammable. You don't want to torch down your house.

Other than that, I think Dr. Incense was selling sticks dipped in oud, iirc.

 

[zahir]

I would personally thing that it's doable. They do use oils when making incense sticks. Dr. Incense recently started adding agarwood oil to some of his incense sticks as well. As for the method: I would guess that instead of dipping, try to spread it across somehow and let it sit so that the oil has had time to absorb into the stick.

 

[Oudamberlove]

Yes, spread just a little, don’t dip the stick or it may not stay lit when burning. Try a plastic toothpick dipped in the oil then spread it sparingly. I did this with my ambergris tincture, but I applied the tincture over 3mm of length, then skipped the next 3mm, then apply again, then skip again, that way there were moments that the incense burned without the ambergris, and other moments where the ambergris kicked in👊🤪

Allow it to dry though, and know that the stick may warp.

 

[Mr.P]

I have enjoyed patchouli and sandalwood oil this way.

 

[-Renton-]

Yes, spread just a little, don’t dip the stick or it may not stay lit when burning. Try a plastic toothpick dipped in the oil then spread it sparingly. I did this with my ambergris tincture, but I applied the tincture over 3mm of length, then skipped the next 3mm, then apply again, then skip again, that way there were moments that the incense burned without the ambergris, and other moments where the ambergris kicked in👊🤪

Allow it to dry though, and know that the stick may warp.

What does warping mean and look like?

 

[-Renton-]

Thank you absolutely everyone, I thought I was gonna get laughed at haha. I am gonna try it with some attars I bought too.

 

[-Renton-]

Yes, spread just a little, don’t dip the stick or it may not stay lit when burning. Try a plastic toothpick dipped in the oil then spread it sparingly. I did this with my ambergris tincture, but I applied the tincture over 3mm of length, then skipped the next 3mm, then apply again, then skip again, that way there were moments that the incense burned without the ambergris, and other moments where the ambergris kicked in👊🤪

Allow it to dry though, and know that the stick may warp.

How long does it take to dry, like how long would you leave it before its good to go? And how would I put the stick that is drying (lying it down would seem kinda pointless as the oil would go onto the countertop/table)? Maybe into an incense holder?

 

[Ahmaoud]

What does warping mean and look like?

You're exposing a dried stick to moisture, so without something to force it to hold its shape, think about the incense molds or trays used when drying incense sticks, it'll warp or become curved

 

[-Renton-]

Update: I just used the first out of 2 oils I ever got, a Jianfengling one, and used a very thin dip stick and just dipped it and put the oil on a low range of Seijudo Sandalwood sticks carefully with the thin plastic dipstick. ]

Photos of the sticks and the stick drying;

https://imgur.com/6DPb7KS

https://imgur.com/Btylm21

Black nail because of ash getting in them all the time, I gave up along time ago and I havent even started 😂😂😂.

 

[-Renton-]

You're exposing a dried stick to moisture, so without something to force it to hold its shape, think about the incense molds or trays used when drying incense sticks, it'll warp or become curved

Ahh, thank you. I put the cheap Jianfengling on the stick now and how long do you think I should wait for it to dry? Around 1-2hrs?

 

[-Renton-]

A word of caution, I would be super careful lighting a stick that I had dipped myself, or take precautions. Some oils/liquids are flammable. You don't want to torch down your house.

Other than that, I think Dr. Incense was selling sticks dipped in oud, iirc.

I don't think oud oils have any alcohol or anything in them, they wouldnt even use them as cutting agents because alcohol is such a profound scent and can be smelled from miles away (especially us Scots can )

 

[-Renton-]

BTW Everyone, this is not gonna be a regular thing I do lol, I am just very bored.

 

[-Renton-]

Damn this is interesting. It is really nice, the oil was done (I think) quite well, it is a strong Jianfengling smell with the sandalwood in the background lol. Woah this is cool!!!! The oil actually smells better like this than on my hand!!!

Actually its taken over the sandalwood abit haha.

 

[Oudamberlove]

How long does it take to dry, like how long would you leave it before its good to go? And how would I put the stick that is drying (lying it down would seem kinda pointless as the oil would go onto the countertop/table)? Maybe into an incense holder?

Time to dry depends on how wet. To dry, I shored my stick on top of a few toothpicks.

 

[Eoin Saad]

I sometimes put a drop of oud oil on top of some bakhoor or oud chips to increase intensity

 

[Ibn Abdillah]

I was wondering, could you get a cheap Japanese sandalwood stick and dip it in some Oud oil that isn't too expensive (I was thinking of Thai Khiao) and get an oudy smell, upon lighting (in a good way ofc)? If so how would you do it without getting TOO much Oud on the stick?

This may seem silly, but its a thought that popped up and I thought it would be interesting

Maybe better to put a drop of oudh with your dipstick on the Japanse sandalwood stick, instead of dipping the sandalwood stick in the oudh bottle.

I have done it a couple of times with some cheap oudh chips which I had bought as a bad bargain years ago.
Put a drop of a strong oudh on the cheap oudh chips and let them soak at least some hours (more is better)
the result was astonishing, the oudh chips immediately rose a few grades😂 and the whole house smelled wonderful

 

[Mr.P]

one way I used to quickly check if a sandalwood oil had any fixed oil in it was to put a drop on a stick of sandalwood incense. I could easily smell any vegetable or mineral oils if they’re burning along with the Sandalwood oil and I avoided several contaminated oils this way.

 

[Goodness Nose]

i do this all the time. its fun to layer a stick with different drops so as it burns it changes its tune :]