Baieido Incense: Fine and Pure since 1657

Baieido has dedicated itself to making incense for over 340 years. As each incense company has its distinctive way of making incense sticks, Baieido also has its own special method. This method has been handed down from generation to generation in an unbroken secret oral tradition. It is the ardent desire of Baieido to provide the true sacred aromas of pure, high quality incense through the methods treasured since its establishment in 1657.

Benefits Of Burning Incense:
Burning incense offers various effects. It purifies the air and sets our mind at ease. It also has medicinal effects as well, such as strengthening our stomach and alleviating fever. Initially, people used incense as herbal medicine to treat many diseases. Many incense ingredients are considered Panaceas or cure-alls throughout most medical traditions around the world! Beyond these attributes, incense has long since been an important part of almost all spiritual practices. The Catholic, Jewish, Buddhist, Hindu, as well as many other faiths,all use it regularly in their ceremonies and devotions. It is an indispensable aid in meditation practice as it calms the mind and centers the energy.

Baidido And Its 12-Step Process:
Since the old days, the essence of incense stick making lies in the fine selection and delicate mixing of raw materials along with the skill of expert artisans. Baieido, with its long tradition of incense stick making and the recent technology, makes every incense stick carefully. They value traditional hand-making, using natural materials with their unique mixing methods.

1. The Lab inspects the quality of the natural perfume (main incense ingredient), does research and development of new products, and carries out stringent control.

2. Milling.
Aloes and sandalwoods are crushed into powder.

3. Blending.
About 10 different kinds of incense and natural dyes are blended with the original proportions.

4. Sieving.
Mixed materials are made uniform in a mixer and put through a sieve to remove impurities.

5. Kneading.
The materials are kneaded into clay-form materials. A single mass of the clay-form material is called "tama".

6. Extruding.
"Tama" is pressed through a hydraulic extruder to shape sticks. They are extruded on a tray and cut into a fixed length.

7. Straightening.
The sticks of incense are put on the board to be dried. In this process, the sticks that are not straight are removed while the rest of them are placed neatly.

8. Cutting.
The sticks of incense are cut in various lengths according to their uses.

9. Drying.
Natural drying is the most appropriate. It requires several days during summer and more than 10 days during winter.

10. Adjusting with a board.
This eliminates spaces between the half-dry incense sticks and prevents the sticks from being crooked or bent. Hand-making enables the checking of even the slightest bend.

11. Binding.
Each stick is inspected carefully. They are bound together by a fixed weight to prevent any bend.

12. Packing.
Packing is done while inspecting each product.