Occasionally, loose ashes in a tray style incense burner can be blown around the room by an unexpected breeze or knocked over a tabletop. Light incense without the mess of ashes. Use a handmade bottle incense burner that allows sticks to burn from the bottom up. This makes it possible to leave the ashes in the bottle as it burns.

Ideally, bottle incense burners are equipped with a small ring and pliers or tweezers with which to hold the incense while it is being lit. Once the flame is put out and the stick remains smoldering, it can be set on the bottom of the bottle with the non-burning end pointing up.