Understanding how to burn this right goes a long way!
Look. If Palo Santo helps to cleanse my home of negative energy, and restores tranquility, it has done so to my whole neighborhood by this point. I am always burning some Palo Santo, and I just love the way it smells in my home, while burning, and after.I have used many brands of Palo Santo, and this one is definitely one of the good ones. Some brands have so obviously been soaked in something unnatural, to enhance or add smell, but this one smells very natural. When burning it, you will occasionally see oils coming to the surface, but that's not uncommon for proper Palo Santo from Peru, and it's the inner resins of the wood coming out, which is where the smell originates in the first place. The price for quantity on this brand is great, too. You get about a little over half of a gallon ziplock bag full in the 1lb quantity. My only gripe is that the packaging it comes in is not air tight, which I would prefer over current packaging, as Palo Santo can dry out over time, and while I know that process takes a long time, it still could be prevented by being sold in sealed packaging.How I use Palo SantoI do not use matches or soft flames. I use a higher power creme brulee torch, and heat one end of a stick until it grows a flame, then let that flame burn for about 30 seconds or so, rotating as needed to get even burn, before blowing it out, then placing it smoldering side up into a Palo Santo holder, to allow it to burn and release smoke. This results in a generous amount of smoke, which fills my whole house. I do not re-light until it's fully burned out. I usually get at least dozen re-lights off of one stick, depending on size.