Burner tips and tricks

When the St Palo necklace first launched, we had to introduce the concept as something that at the time nobody was really familiar with.

I thought this time around that I could share my insider knowledge as I have had some time to get to know the St Palo Wood Burner after having developed its design.

Firstly I would advise that you read the safety instructions on the packaging, as while this is much safer than having the wood itself to the flame, there are still always hazards to consider.

Our Palo Santo wood has been selected specifically to work with the wood burner. You can absolutely use your own palo santo sticks but some of them may not be the optimal shape.

Placement is an important thing to consider as the larger the room, the more mild the aroma will be. If you place it by a window, the scent may get a little lost.

Carefully light your tea light and place in the centre of the base of the burner. Please only use metal cased tea lights. This burner essentially turns into its own oven so plastic cases are not suitable!

It takes a few minutes for the burner to warm up, so be patient if you can! The colder the room, the longer it will take as it’ll have to fight the cold as well as heat up.

Every stick of Palo Santo has its own unique formation designed by our dear mother nature, so intensities may vary and even sometimes the aroma comes in waves. If you can imagine the oil in the wood being heated up and making its own way out, it has to find its own path!

If you’d like a boost to the senses, simply lift the wood out and pop it back in.

If you feel like it’s run out of its scent, I flip the wood around and burn the other end but make sure you check on the candle first! The other ways to renew the wood are to shave the ends which often draws out more oil.

Clean your burner when it is cold and use a damp cloth and water only and we advise to burn for no more than an hour at a time.

Don’t forget the sticks can still be used for burning traditionally!