Smoke Inhalation (sp?)?

Question

I know second hand smoke of any kind is bad, and direct smoking is bad, but what about inscense smoke?

Like right now I have some burning and I am less than three inches from it and I cant help but wonder if this is going to hurt my lungs like other types of smoke.

Am I just being goofy or is there a possiblity?

Answer 1

Smoke is smoke...it's bad for you. Even eating smoked foods is bad...but people do it.

There are many toxins in smoke and it's not healthy for you. You never stop and think about these things when you're young but yes it's bad. If you had asthma you would know just how bad!!! :~)

Answer 2

I love incense smoke, too, but it is, frankly, a form of air pollution. You breathe in anything on the air, some of it is likely to get trapped in the lungs, or at the very least, cause a lung tissue reaction. Not saying you should stop, but burn it further away from you, don't overdue it, and keep the air moving in the room.

Answer 3

someone actually told me (i dont know if this is true or not) that being in a smallish closed in room and sitting there breathing with insence going carries just as much harm with teh smoke as like a full pack of cigarrettes. keep in mind the biggest problem with cigarettes is not only the smoke tho..its the tar and all of the other little thigns (like formaldyhyde [sp]) that hurt you the most

Answer 4

Hi,
is it incense smoke?like others have said, smoke is smoke. just that incense smoke is less detrimental to cigarette smoke which contains tons of chemicals like nicotine, carbon monoxide and tar. If you are burning incense sticks, i would suggest you to change to using aromatherapy essential oils in air purifier, safer and better.

Answer 5

any foreign substance you put in you lungs is bad. Simple!!

Answer 6

You may be too close to it.

Answer 7

dunno, maybe