Juniper Smudge Stick (Juniperus) Mexico Resin Discovery it is not jade

it is not jade

Drawn across unglazed porcelain it leaves a red-brown line

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Both pieces are hand-carved from the same soapstone - the natural variation in the stone runs across both

and the reason it cannot be mistaken for glass

Juniper Smudge Stick (Juniperus) Mexico Resin Discovery it is not jadeJuniper smoke has been part of the household register across more cultures than almost any other plant. The reason is partly chemistry pinene smoke is strongly antibacterial and partly availability: nearly every cold or dry region of the northern hemisphere has its local Juniperus. On the burn, the bundle opens immediately with pinene sharp, green, resinous, with a small dry citrus undertone from limonene. The character holds through the entire burn