Not exactly a new community, but it’s niche, so I thought it might be a good idea to let people know about it!
Incense
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A place for incense enthusiasts to discuss all kinds of incense, from sticks to bakhoor and nerikoh: reviews, incense-making, and more.
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This shit is incense!
Are you joking, or genuinely incensed?
A simple play on words with “This shit is intense.”
I know; I was responding with a play on words myself.
I really need more sleep.
I tried to like insence but it all smells the same to me and triggers my allergies.
You probably tried the stuff on the bamboo stick, right? Most people in your situation find they much prefer good Japanese brands like Shoyeido. Their daily selection is killer, especially Moss Garden.
Japanese incense isn’t super pungent and smoky like the stuff you find in the supermarket or corner shop. There’s also heated incense, which you gently warm on an electric or tealight heater with no smoke at all.
You can also just put straight woods, herbs, and resins on a heater which is also technically incense. It’s a super broad category—there are even incense body powders and beads!
The heated kind remind me of those wax heaters. Though I imagine these give more bang for your buck since there wouldn’t be adulterants.
Yea, you can absolutely use a wax heater. There are also heaters specifically for incense (they can usually achieve higher temperatures for heating woods), and tealight heaters. I also use an MHP30 mini circuit board heater. The traditional way is to use charcoal, but it’s a pain and a bit difficult to get the temperature right.
And you’re right, the heated varieties don’t usually seem to have much junk in them, especially as they aren’t a very popular category in the west.
