Palo Santo, the “holy wood” of South America is rich in essential oils and spreads a pleasant scent of eucalyptus, pine, mint and lavender. effect The smoking of resinous wood goes back to a tradition of shamans dating back thousands of years and is considered one of the oldest healing rituals. The Palo Santo fragrance is said to have a calming and even healing effect, it is used to clean stuffy rooms and stimulates creativity. Less mystical, but certainly just as effective against insects and mosquitoes. provenance Palo Santo - Peru, South America Packaging - Germany Printing - on our letterpress from 1945 Design - happen.studio Our Palo Santo comes from dead trees in Peru. application Light one end of the piece of wood and place it in a fireproof dish. The pleasant scent will spread throughout the room and the embers will go out after a short time. You can re-light a stick up to 100 times.