How do I prove the smell of incense at home?

incense

It is a natural substance known thousands of years ago, and it has been widely used to get rid of unpleasant odors, and in religious rituals in Babylon, ancient Egypt, and Greece, and it is still used in religious and ceremonial rituals to this day, and some also use it to expel demons and evil spirits, They believe that it repels it, and in fact it is a natural substance consisting mostly of aromatic plant materials taken from the outer layers of the trunks of some types of trees, their roots, flowers, gum, and other combustible materials, bearing in mind that the components of each type differ according to the place of manufacture. Most of the materials used in making incense are: musk, cinnamon, myrrh, sandalwood, and patchouli. As for the material that helps burn incense and produce smoke, it is wood powder or charcoal.

Ways to maintain a fragrant smell in the house

Here are some important tips that will keep the house smelling fragrant and fresh:

• Taking out the trash from the house daily, and cleaning the containers in it, as this helps to purify the air in it greatly.
• Wash carpets, curtains, and upholstery regularly, as the unpleasant odors installed in them can create a strong and persistent odor in the home.
• Ventilate all parts of the house daily, by opening windows and doors and allowing air to enter, renew and purify it.
• Cleaning pets at least once a week, taking into account the daily cleaning of their places of residence, in the event that these animals are acquired.
• Sprinkle baking soda on upholstery and carpeting and leave it on for several hours, or overnight. As the latter helps to easily absorb unpleasant odors from the carpet, then they are disposed of using a vacuum cleaner.

home fumigation method

The home can be evaporated by using an essential oil heater, which is available in many markets in two types of glass and ceramic, as the heater made of ceramic or porcelain is one piece, while the glass heater usually comes in two pieces, in the form of a glass plate installed on a metal or ceramic stand. By following the attached method to keep the smell of incense in the house for as long as possible:

• Pour XNUMX to XNUMX teaspoons of any vegetable oil into the heater dish; Because this prevents the dish from cracking when exposed to a high temperature, sunflower seed oil or olive oil can be used, both of which will give the incense a light aromatic scent, or raw essential oils can be used such as coconut oil, argan oil, or jojoba oil, but it is not an option well compared to vegetable oil; Because it will cover the smell of incense.
• Add a teaspoon of incense powder to the oil. If the incense is in the form of small or large pieces, three to four pieces can be placed, depending on the size of the piece.
• Light the candle for the template and place it in its place at the bottom.
• Leave the oil until it is completely heated, and the smell of incense begins to spread in the house. The time required for that depends on the type of oil, the amount of incense, and the size of the heater used, but it usually only takes a few minutes.
• Leave the candle burning until it ends and extinguishes automatically, and this may take four hours, and candles that take longer to burn, up to six hours, can be used to fix the smell of incense in the house more.
• Replace incense and oil every three to four days, if used daily.
• Empty the oil plate after it has completely cooled, then wipe it with a paper towel.

How to make stick incense at home

Stick incense can be made at home with natural materials by following these steps:

• Ingredients:
  • Two teaspoons of any desired essential oil, preferably sandalwood oil.
  • Four teaspoons of dipropylene glycol.
  • Thirty unscented incense sticks.
• The method of work:
  • Put the dipropylene glycol in a plastic or wooden container, so that its size matches the size and length of the sticks used to make incense.
  • Adding essential oil to dipropylene glycol, and stirring them together.
  • Soak the wood sticks in the mixture, so that it completely submerges them, taking into account the proportionality of the length of those sticks with the length of the pot. If they are longer than the pot, their ends can be cut to suit it.
  • Cover the pot with plastic wrap, and keep it in a place that does not reach direct sunlight for a full day, so that nothing of the oil evaporates during this period.
  • Take wood sticks soaked in oil and place them on a flat plate to dry in the open air and away from sunlight for a full day. The drying process can take more than a day depending on the climate of the region.
  • Repeating the process of soaking and drying the sticks approximately three to four times.
  • Store incense sticks in an airtight plastic bag to preserve their scent.

Types of incense

There are several types of incense available in the world, including:

• stick incense: They are long and thin wooden sticks, and they are made of several types, including what is painted with a combustible powder such as charcoal powder or wood powder, then dipped in natural essential oils, or industrial oils and left to dry, while the other type is made of compressed wood, then coated with glue and after it dries Immerse in industrial oils.
• Incense coils: This type of incense resembles a stick in its shape, except that it is made in a thin coil way, and it is considered safer to use than stick incense, and it is made in abundance in India.
• Incense packages: This type of incense is considered one of the oldest types of incense. Americans used it thousands of years ago, as they used to pack white sage sticks in bundles, and then ignite them to spread their scent in the house with the intention of purifying the air. They also used branches of juniper berries, aromatic grass, and other types of plants for the same the purpose.