What is "Incents" and "Potpourri"?

Answer 1

Incense is a preparation of aromatic plant matter, often with the addition of essential oils extracted from plant or animal sources, intended to release fragrant smoke for religious, therapeutic, or aesthetic purposes as it smolders.

Potpourri is a mixture of dried, naturally fragrant plant material, used to provide a gentle natural scent in houses. It is usually placed in a decorative wooden bowl, or tied in small bags made from sheer fabric.

Answer 2

The word is actually "incense". It is a stick or pyramid-like item that burns slowly like a cigarette, only it gives off pleasant aromas that have been made for this purpose. Incense is used quite often in asian countries and in both western and eastern religious ceremonies. The material sits on a metal plate or something similar to a candle holder so it can catch the ashes.

A potpourri is another item for releasing scents into a house or room, except it does not burn the material to release the scent. Instead, a small candle is used to heat scented oil, which in turn releases its aroma into the air.

There are also potpourri jars that do not require a flame. Flower petals, cedar chips, or pine needles are placed in a cotton or lace sachet the size of a pocket, and these are hung in the closet or placed in drawers to allow the smells to permeate the clothing.

Answer 3

Incents are long sticks that u light and blow out the flame...they smolder and the smoke gives off a pleasant scent...can also be small cones instead of long stickes.

Potpourri is a mixture of dried flowers. Usually you put in small potpourri pot with water and the heating causes the natural scents to fill the room.

Answer 4

I think incents Are the little sticks you light up, so your room can smell good. Potpourri is those dry little flowers and petals in a bag to decorated and also to fragrances your room or any room

Answer 5

That's "incense". Both are used to give fragrant aromas to, usually, indoor areas.

Often incense is sold in stick form and one lights the end of the incense stick with a match and allows smoke to rise from the hot, slow-burning end.

Potpourri is often sold in the form of dried leaves, flowers or similar form and it is usually placed in open decorative bowls where the potpourri is left alone to release its fragrance aroma.

Answer 6

Incense are sticks of cent, you light them and they give off a smoke which settles in and on everything. Smoke gets into everything as one who lives with or is a smoker knows.
Potpourri is dried pieces of whatever. Could be apple, rose petals, peaches even dried bark from a Christmas tree (by the way this makes the house smell all over as a Christmas tree would and is basically free for anyone who has a Christmas tree). This I feel is not the best way to go for it is just a temporary smell, not like smoke that gets into and on everything.
It just matters which one you like to do. Hope this helps..

Answer 7

Potpourri is usually dried flower petals and/or herb leaves.

Answer 8

Incese have different forms and shapes, can be stick or small square. Made from plants, and oil. Indians burn Incense, to smell them inorder to relax their mind while they doing Yoga. Chinese monks burn them to empty their mind while reading bible. It also helps get rid of some smells in your house. Potpurri are dried flowers. you can burn them like inceses too.

For decoration with Potpurri. Personally I don't like them, since they collecting dusts. I perfer to get freash flowers from garden or store ( in winter)

Answer 9

incense?? lyk a thin candley thing u burn and it smells nice... popurri lyk dries flowers that smells nice..

Answer 10

stuff that stinks