idk if this is normal but my incense cone burned (as in smoking, not fully flame burning) totally in about 15 minutes

maybe it's cheap or too old

i also tossed some tealights that wouldn't burn anymore due to short wicks, found my herbal home protection mix and moved it to an organza bag, shifted jewelry and oil bottles in and out, and currently figuring out where (or in what) i could put my dried lavender buds

yeah i sure spent 30 minutes destemming the sun-scorched lavender and then 15 minutes burying the stems in my sand bowl