Recent posts about Martinsburg, West Virginia on our local forum with over 2,000,000 registered users. Martinsburg is mentioned 2,939 times on our forum: Latest news from Martinsburg, WV collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations.
Magically speaking, Saltpeter has a long, long, long history in hoodoo as an agent of magical protection in spritual baths and floor washes and as a shoe-sprinkle. Also, because it is an ingredient in Gunpowder, it is used in formulae which are hoped to produce quick (explosive) action, such as Block-Buster.
Why don't you sell saltpeter? Saltpeter, the chemical potassium(or sodium) nitrate, is a very combustible ingredient that some incense makers add to their incense to make sure it burns. If you use self-lighting charcoal, it's the stuff that makes the sparkles when you light it.f you use incense for magical purposes, it can also add Martian influences that you might not want in every blend! We prefer to use the art of blending gentler combustible materials, like Sandalwood, Cedar, or Clove, into our cones and sticks to make sure they burn, rather than using saltpeter as a crutch.