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Incense burning is seen in many places as having religious significance as well as a way of purification. This rite has been around for hundreds of years and has continued till today. Incense burning is release of aromatic fumes or odors by burning certain materials. While some burn incense for medicinal purpose, it can also be done for purely aesthetic value.

Today, with advanced technology, incense burning has taken a different turn and the reasons for incense burning have changed. This has largely been influenced by the underlying cultural of roots of the people as well as the diversity of cultures. Whatever the reasons, it seems that incense burning has picked up in recent years.

There are many aromatic materials that are burnt today as incense. Extractions of solid materials as well as oils have been burnt and considered authentic aromatic substances. With the many materials has come the many incense burners used while undertaking the ritual.

In liquid substances charcoal powder is placed on the incense burner and the essential oil poured onto it, creating a stable base. Chemically synthesized incense may also be used. All these diverse forms of incense thus require their own special incense burners and holders.

Incense can be classified by the degree it is burnt to as well as the mode of burning. The two common ways of classification are direct incense burning and indirect incense burning. A well-known substance that uses indirect burning to produce fragrances is frankincense. In the European languages, Frankincense can mean any aromatic incense. Strictly speaking, frankincense is burnt while in the unprocessed raw form by placing it on its incense burner that has coal embers. Myrrh is also another substance that is indirectly burnt.

In direct burning, the combustible incense is placed on an incense burner and lit directly. Once the flame has been removed, the material will continue to smolder away burning the entire incense without the need to put a flame in again. The incense substance must therefore be made of a moldable substance that has to be finely grounded or even in liquid form.

A good example of incense that is burnt directly is coils. When suspended on an incense burner, they can burn for extended periods. When burning loose powder directly, it is necessary to first have it coated around a flammable supporting material and then pressed to hold the powder. After that, it needs to be suspended on the appropriate incense burner. Other direct burning modes are cones, cored sticks that have a supporting bamboo, solid sticks and incense blanks. The latter is simply dust that has been scented by adding fragrances to it or essential oils.

Incense burners come in virtually all shapes and sizes. Whether buying incense burners or aroma lamps, burners can be classified in countless ways. There are incense burners that look like mythical gods and goddesses, celestial burners, pentagrams, animal and miscellaneous incense burners. You can find all the pictures of these burners online before making a purchase.