Self lighting charcoals are made by compressing a mixture of charcoal and saltpetre into disks. When the disk is held over a flame (preferably held by tweezer-sized tongs to avoid burns) the disk will spark to life, with red sparks spreading over the entire disk lighting it quickly. This sparking is caused by the saltpetre, creating smoke that smells similar to a lit match. Because you won't want this smoke to interfere with the scent of your incense, we recommend lighting these charcoals in a separate room from your ritual.
Our self lighting charcoals are 'SwiftLite' brand and come in packs of 10 33mm (1.3") disks.
