Fleur de Provence Scent
This incense is composed of a multitude of flowery scents: clementine, white osmanthus, lemon leaf, lily of the valley, star jasmine, heliotrope, vanilla orchid, ambrette, cashmere musk. And so we named this scent, Flos Carmeli, Latin for “flower of Carmel” and one of the titles the Carmelites use to address Our Lady in prayers and hymns.
Mount Carmel is in a small chain of mountains running across Palestine. It was here St. Elias made his dwelling, and foresaw the Blessed Mother in a vision of a little cloud rising out of blue waters. The Carmelite order took its name from this mountain, its founder’s home, and so Our Lady, who is Queen of Carmel is also invoked under this title. The mountain is one of natural beauty. In Hebrew, the word Carmel signified a “garden, a beautiful hill, choice and cultivated ground, the garden mount.” It is covered in a multitude of flowers. It has been said that there is not a flower blooming in all of Palestine that could not also be found on the slopes of Mount Carmel, and so Carmel is also a symbol of the “fertile ground” of Our Lady’s Order that has produced such an abundance of the flower of sanctity.
These incense sticks are crafted with scents that are free of: mutagens, carcinogens, pthalates, toxins, and parabens. Instead of Dipropylene Glycol the fragrances used have a naturally derived product called Propanediol. Infused with essential oils.
Incense Stick Size: 9.5" total length; 8" length of material that burns. Incense sticks are 100% natural.
Burn Time: 60-80 minutes burn time per stick, provided proper burn instructions are followed (draft-free area, not smoldering too hot/fast).
Incense Sticks can be snuffed out and re-lit for multiple uses if desired. Simply press the smoldering end against a solid surface that won't burn, like ceramic or concrete, or snip off the smoldering end with a pair of scissors or a wick trimmer. Ensure there is no remaining color in the stick before leaving. Do not leave incense sticks burning unattended.
40 sticks per pack
Optional Wood Incense Holder can be added to your order of incense sticks