Super Makko is a careful blend of ingredients to bind your incense (like a glue) but also to enhance the scent and the burning properties of your incense as well. When you open the bag, the first thing you will smell is a strong scent of Calamus, but don't let that fool you! The blend smells very different when burning. It has a subtle, pleasant, scent of its own that will fade into the background when you add your own herbs, resins, and fragrant woods. Super Makko is both a binder (to hold your incense together) and a base (to help it burn), but I still recommend adding additional base materials that compliment your blend.