RV-00Ouvare incense bead sourcing desk
Hand-rolled incense beads from the Chinese incense clusters, with the formula on the sheet
Ouvare is an incense bead sourcing desk. We coordinate partner incense workshops, bead ateliers and packing houses in the Fujian and Guangdong incense clusters, write down the composition of every line, check each lot before it ships and turn a brief into samples.
- 12lines, from bracelets to custom formulas
- 50-200 pcstypical start per bracelet design
- 7 stepsfrom powder to aged bead
OV-003Formula sheet
Composition
Typical composition by weight for the standard version; adjusted per program and confirmed in writing.
Seven steps
- Select and prepare
- Mill and sieve
- Blend and knead
- Rest the dough
- Roll and pierce
- Shade dry
- Polish and age
- Bead size
- 8 mm (6-12 mm on request)
- Beads
- 19 beads on elastic cord
- Weight
- about 7-9 g per bracelet
- Scent profile
- sweet pear over dark resinous wood
Most buyers start with one bracelet and quickly need more: a fragrance brand that launches sandalwood beads is asked for an agarwood version; a yoga studio that sells bracelets wants 108-bead strands; a gift buyer needs the bracelet and sachet set in a box with a card. Running each item through a different workshop means different formulas, different drying habits and no single record when a lot smells different from the sample.
This desk keeps the range in one place: bead bracelets, pendants and charms, incense sticks and tools, loose beads and custom formulas. One formula sheet per line, one inspection record per lot, one person accountable for the program.
Each line page carries its formula sheet: composition by weight, the seven steps every bead goes through, and the specification a workshop will ask about - bead size, count, weight and scent profile. Start with what an incense bead is if the category is new to you.
Five bracelet lines compared: sandalwood, agarwood, goose pear, 108 strands and silver sets.
Pressed incense tablets, car and bag charms and bracelet-and-sachet sets for retail and gifting.
Incense sticks, pills, sandalwood combs and tools as companion lines to the bead range.
Sorted loose beads by the kilogram, DIY kits and custom blended formulas developed in sample rounds.
The same 8 mm sandalwood bead sells differently in a fragrance boutique, a retreat shop and a corporate gift box. These are the programs built most often, each with the formats and documents that channel tends to need.
Fragrance brandsWearable incense SKUs with formula sheets, scent families and brand packaging for fragrance brands.View program
Corporate giftingSeasonal gift boxes, engraved tablets and cards for corporate buyers, from about 300 to 1,000+ sets.View program
Yoga studios108 strands and bracelets for studio retail: small multi-design orders and a quiet, neutral scent.View program
Temples and retreatsTraditional formulas, sticks, pills and 108 strands in plain packaging for temple and retreat shops.View program
Jewelry brandsLoose incense beads by kilogram and silver-paired sets with matching hole sizes and metal reports.View program
E-commerce sellersLight foil-pouched goods, many SKUs, ingredient declarations and simple reorders for online sellers.View program
Chinese incense making is concentrated in a few places: Yongchun in Fujian, named a national incense capital, with close to 300 incense companies and an industry chain reported above RMB 14 billion in 2024; Xianyou, also in Fujian, where the Bangtou township is the country's main wooden bead and bracelet base; and Dianbai in Guangdong, the agarwood hometown with an industry chain reported at roughly RMB 4-7 billion depending on scope. Hand-rolled incense beads come from small ateliers in and around these clusters, because the steps after milling are still done by hand. The desk shortlists ateliers per formula and per bead size rather than routing everything to one supplier. See industry clusters and how workshops are audited.
Incense bead quality shows up in things you can measure and smell: bead diameter and weight against the sheet, hole size and centering, surface cracks and mold spots, hardness under the thumb, and the scent compared with the retained sample. Humidity is the enemy, so every lot is checked for dryness before it is sealed. The inspection plan is agreed before production and the record goes out with the lot. Read quality control and testing and inspection.
Beyond matching lines to ateliers, most programs need some of the following. Each page explains how it runs and what is confirmed in writing.
OEM private labelBranded tablets, hang tags, gift boxes and cloth bags with proof approval and clear limits on claims.View line
OV-012Custom blendsCustom incense formulas built from ancient texts or your brief, with sample rounds and a retained sample.View line
PackagingFoil pouch with desiccant as standard, plus cloth bags, kraft and lacquer-style boxes, inserts and cartons.View line
ComplianceCITES documents, origin statements, ingredient declarations, metal rules by name and a no-claims policy.View line
MOQ and lead timeTypical MOQ and lead time ranges for stock, private label, custom formula, loose beads, boxes and samples.View line
Program examplesFour illustrative, anonymous program structures: brand launch, corporate gifts, studio strands and loose beads.View line
Agarwood (Aquilaria) is listed in CITES Appendix II, so agarwood beads ship with export documents per lot. Sandalwood (Santalum album) is not CITES-listed but India restricts exports of the wood, so most legal supply today is plantation wood from Western Australia; the origin of the sandalwood in a lot is stated rather than hidden behind the trade name Laoshan. Beads are bound with nanmu bark powder and a little honey, not industrial glue, and carry no synthetic fragrance oils in the standard specification. Read the agarwood guide, the sandalwood guide and compliance, or send the brief to the quote form.
Send the lines you need, the bead size, the quantity per design and your market. The desk replies in writing with sample options, the formula sheet and the reference MOQ.
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