Night Queen Incense Cones
Our best-selling, all-natural incense cones.
In the Court of the Night Queen
Banyan Tree Essentials' hand-crafted incense tells the story of an elusive flower, a secret recipe, and a dance between impermanence and the eternal.
AN ELUSIVE FLOWER
It is rare to be granted an audience with the Queen of the Night. This cactus flower blooms only once a year, and only under the cover of darkness, while the rest of the world sleeps. But, as spring warms into summer, it happens. A regal flash of moon-white petals at midnight, a mysterious perfume that ascends the balmy air, and the briefest unfurling of nocturnal beauty. Then, by dawn, it’s all over. The Queen of the Night is gone again.
She represents all that is fleeting, cherished, beautiful.
In some Asian traditions, the Queen of the Night represents the ephemeral nature of life itself, a symbol of mankind’s endless, delicate dance between presence and remembrance.
A SACRED SCENT
Used across Asia as food, medicine, or simply admired for its beauty, the fragrance and spirit of this nocturnal flower is encapsulated in Banyan Tree Essentials’ Night Queen incense. Traditionally, incense is used as an offering to the divine, and serves as a symbol of life’s impermanence. In modern times, incense has also come to represent a much-needed moment of serenity in this fast-flowing world.
DESCENDED FROM MOTHERS
Like the Queen of the Night flower, our incense represents a fleeting moment of beauty. But it is also a reconnection with the everlasting power of tradition. Our incense is hand-crafted by a women-led enterprise in Thailand, with each generation of women serving as a keeper of something much older. Both the incense recipe and traditional techniques have been inherited and passed down, mother to daughter, for generations.
THE FLEETING AND THE ETERNAL
The exact recipe of our incense is a secret. But, when lit, its fragrance invites you into another realm: one of curling smoke and deep remembrance, where ancient practices and the generational expertise of our artisans live on in the smoulder of resins, sacred wood, and aromatic powders.
Each time our incense is lit, timeless traditions and generational memories are reignited, and something old and beautiful returns to mingle with the present, even for just a while.
Discover Banyan Tree Essentials’ range of Night Queen bath, body and aromatherapy products below.
DISCOVER THE NIGHT QUEEN BY BANYAN TREE ESSENTIALS
Night Queen Shower Gel
A rejuvenating, gentle, and all-natural shower gel.
Night Queen Natural Soy Wax Candle
Poured by hand using 100% natural soy wax and a maplewood wick.
Night Queen Hydration Gift Set
A body care set wrapped in our signature fabric wraps, woven from plastic bottles.