Patchouli Wand Incense

Patchouli - yellow/natural stem

Patchouli incense has a long history of use in various cultures and is often associated with spiritual practices. It is known for its rich, musky-sweet scent, which many people find quite soothing and grounding. The aroma is often described as earthy, woody and slightly sweet with undertones of spice, or "rich earth".

Although Patchouli is native to Asia, the first known applications were developed in South India, where it was used primarily as a medicinal and as an insect repellent.

Patchouli was highly valued in ancient Egypt and believed to have been a symbol f wealth and status. Ten gallons of patchouli oil were found to have been buried in Tutankhamen's tomb.

The use of patchouli as an insect repellent endured from antiquity through modern history. During the early 1800's it was used in packaging when transporting expensive garments and fabrics from India to Europe to stave off destructive insects during shipping. The practice of packing high-end textiles and garments that came from the East with patchouli was so prevalent that the scent of patchouli on fabrics became synonymous with their Eastern authenticity and high quality, making patchouli oil sought after as a perfume.

More contemporarily, patchouli is widely associated with the Hippie movement of the 1960s.

Devonshire Incense is absolutely extraordinary and unlike any other incense in the world. Our unique incense making process infuses each aloeswood wand with natural tree resins, giving each of them an exquisite fragrance and almost unheard-of 1 hour burn time.

The incense has a shelf life of over 15 years, can be stored in anything, and will never transfer fragrance from stick to stick.

We source the highest quality tree resins from small businesses around the world. Then we hand-crack and painstakingly distill these resins to bring out the very purest resin fragrance solution and hand-blend it with exotic, high quality oils and herbs according to our exact family recipes.

Devonshire Incense was handcrafted by the Hershberger family, makers of Eye of The Day incense and Sacred Spirit incense, in Texas from 1967 until 2012 when Keridwyn moved her family and the Devonshire home base to rural Wisconsin.

In 2024, Keridwyn moved to the United Kingdom to concentrate on growing her new business, Wandering Moon Retreats, passing on the Devonshire family business to Roxanne and Araris Dresden.

Currently, the Devonshire tradition is being carried on by Roxanne and Araris out of their home workshop in Michigan.

In addition to Eye of the Day, and Sacred Spirit, Devonshire has been marketed under the names Fragrant Harvest, White Light, Lightstones, Devonshire Apothecary, Wicks and Sticks, Linga Sharira, and was sold through Whole Foods Market during the 1980s and ’90s. Devonshire is also the only North American incense company to have sold to Vatican City.