Artisan Incense, Thoughtfully Curated
Natural ingredients. Ancient tradition. Modern ritual.
Explore the CollectionSecond Breath began with a single question: what if slowing down was the most productive thing you could do?
In a world that demands constant motion, we curate incense that invites pause. We search the globe for the finest artisan makers — selecting only those who hand-roll each stick using time-honored recipes and the purest natural ingredients.
Every product in our collection is chosen for its integrity: wild-harvested resins, ethically gathered woods, and pure botanical essences. No synthetic fragrances. No shortcuts. Just the raw poetry of nature, carefully curated for the modern seeker.
Every ingredient traced to its origin. Fair trade partnerships with artisan communities worldwide.
Zero synthetic fragrances, charcoal-free cores, and plant-based binders. Pure as intended.
Limited productions ensure quality and freshness. Each batch numbered and dated.
Plastic-free packaging. Carbon-neutral shipping. Replanting programs for every tree harvested.
Each blend is a journey — from the first wisp of smoke to the lingering resonance that stays with you long after the flame has gone.
Sandalwood · Amber · Vanilla
Warm, enveloping, and deeply grounding. Inspired by evening prayers at ancient wooden temples. The rich sweetness of aged Mysore sandalwood meets the golden warmth of amber resin.
Purchase on Shop →Hinoki Cedar · Moss · Bergamot
Crisp, green, and clarifying. Like walking barefoot through a Pacific Northwest forest after rain. Hinoki cedar provides the backbone, while moss and bergamot add depth and light.
Purchase on Shop →Oud · Black Pepper · Rose
Mysterious, complex, and intoxicating. A fragrance for the hours when the world sleeps and the mind awakens. Wild-harvested oud meets the heat of black pepper and the softness of Damascus rose.
Purchase on Shop →White Sage · Palo Santo · Lavender
Purifying, ethereal, and calm. Crafted for cleansing spaces and intentions. Desert-grown white sage blends with sustainably harvested palo santo and high-altitude French lavender.
Purchase on Shop →Frankincense · Myrrh · Cinnamon
Sacred, rich, and ancient. The same resins burned in temples for millennia, blended with warming cinnamon bark. Oman frankincense and Ethiopian myrrh in their purest forms.
Purchase on Shop →We only curate incense made the right way. Here's what goes into every stick we select.
We seek out the world's finest artisan makers — visiting workshops from Mysore to Oman to Kyoto. Every product is hand-selected, ensuring only the highest quality reaches our collection. We maintain direct relationships with makers who share our commitment to sustainable practices.
The artisans we partner with work with recipes refined over decades. Each formula balances top, heart, and base notes — creating a fragrance arc that evolves beautifully as the stick burns. Ingredients are ground on traditional stone mills to preserve their volatile oils.
Every stick is hand-rolled on bamboo cores using a technique unchanged for centuries. The paste — a mixture of powdered ingredients and natural makko binder from the tabu-no-ki tree — is applied with practiced precision. No machines. No charcoal fillers.
Freshly rolled sticks are laid on wooden racks and air-dried for 3–7 days depending on the blend. This slow curing allows the fragrance compounds to marry and mature, resulting in a richer, more nuanced scent profile when burned.
Incense is more than fragrance — it's an anchor for presence. Here are some ways to weave it into your daily practice.
Light a stick as you set your intention for the day. Let the burn time become your meditation window — when the smoke fades, carry your intention forward.
Try: White CeremonyFragrance stimulates the limbic system — the brain's creative center. Burn incense while you write, paint, or think. The scent becomes a Pavlovian cue for deep work.
Try: Forest FloorSignal to your nervous system that the day is done. The ritual of lighting incense creates a boundary between work and rest, productivity and peace.
Try: Temple DuskMoving into a new home? Starting a new chapter? Burn incense in every room, letting the smoke carry away stagnant energy and welcome in the new.
Try: Golden Resin"I've burned incense for twenty years. Second Breath is the first brand that made me stop and actually notice the fragrance — not just smell it, but feel it. Temple Dusk is transcendent."
"The quality difference is immediately apparent. No headaches, no chemical smell, just pure, clean fragrance. Forest Floor is my daily writing companion now."
"I gifted the full collection to my mother. She called me in tears — said it reminded her of her grandmother's house in Kyoto. That's the power of authentic incense."
Every stick is hand-rolled using 100% natural ingredients — no synthetic fragrances, charcoal cores, or chemical binders. We use makko (tabu-no-ki bark) as a natural combustion agent, which burns clean and allows the true fragrance of our ingredients to shine without interference.
Absolutely. We maintain direct relationships with our suppliers and visit harvesting sites regularly. Our sandalwood comes from managed plantations, our frankincense from cooperatives that practice sustainable tapping, and our packaging is 100% plastic-free and recyclable.
Keep your sticks in their original packaging, away from direct sunlight and moisture. Stored properly, our incense maintains its fragrance profile for up to two years. Some blends, like Midnight Oud, actually improve with age as the volatile compounds continue to develop.
Our incense is made from pure botanicals with no synthetic additives, making it far cleaner than conventional incense. We recommend burning in a well-ventilated room and using a proper incense holder. Each stick burns for 35–50 minutes depending on the blend.
Yes — we ship to over 40 countries. All orders are packaged in protective, eco-friendly materials. Visit our Shopify store for current shipping rates and delivery estimates for your region.
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