| Incense is perhaps to most natural way to provide | | | | some kind to support it. |
| scent for your home or workspace. Unlike the kind | | | | My personal preference is for Indian incense, and by |
| of commercial air fresheners you might find in a | | | | far the best is made by the Shrinivas Sugandhalaya |
| grocery store that contain cancer causing chemicals, | | | | company of Bangalore. Their most famous scent is |
| good quality incense is completely natural. Not only is | | | | Nag Champa, which happens to be Bob Dylan's |
| this healthier, but it gives off a much more pleasing | | | | favorite, and mine. But they make literally hundreds |
| scent. | | | | of different scents. If you buy incense made by this |
| Another advantage to incense is that it provides a | | | | company, you can be assured it will be of high quality. |
| much quicker effect than other air freshening | | | | Be warned! There is a lot of crappy incense out |
| methods, primarily because it is burnt, and smoke, by | | | | there, cut with cheap chemical scents, do not buy |
| it's nature, tend to linger in the air much longer than a | | | | this! Quality incense is cheap to begin with, so avoid |
| liquid air freshener. You needn't be concerned about | | | | all off brand products, and absolutely do not buy |
| your health being affected by the smoke, it's no | | | | anything sold in grocery or dollar stores. Good places |
| more dangerous that barbecuing. | | | | to look for incense are new age bookstores, and flea |
| Incense is come from all over the world, but by far | | | | markets. If you can't find any locally, there are |
| the most common incense comes from either India | | | | several reliable online dealers, or you can try eBay. |
| or Japan. The differences between them are | | | | One type of incense you should avoid at all costs is |
| significant. Indian incense tends to have much | | | | called punk incense. It is made by dipping punk sticks, |
| stronger, more intense scents, with a heavy | | | | which are designed to light fireworks, into fragrance |
| emphasis on floral and spice, while Japanese incense | | | | oils. This is awful stuff that will create foul black |
| is usually more mellow. | | | | smoke, and never smell good. Beware of anything |
| Another difference is that Indian incense is rolled onto | | | | marketed as "hand dipped", you can be certain it is in |
| a thin stick that can be stuck into a foundation, such | | | | reality punk incense. It is essential scented sawdust |
| as a plant pot, while Japanese incense is formed into | | | | and glue. DO NOT BUY IT! |
| firm cylinders, and always requires a stand/burner of | | | | Happy scenting! |