Namaste....
What scents do you like especially well?
Thank you.
2007-04-13 13:28:39 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I don't like any of them - they make me sneeze!
2007-04-13 13:35:27 · answer #1 · answered by liddabet 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I favor either frankincense (simple) or kyphi (which is fairly complex). Kyphi contains red wine, honey, raisins, frankincense, sandalwood, cinnamon, and many other yummy things, and is absolutely luscious when burned as a "raw" incense on an incense charcoal.
Kyphi Incense
Author Unknown
(Kyphi Tsa)
This recipe was reconstructed from ancient Egyptian papyri. Although an ingredient or two may not have translated correctly, this should be pretty close to the actual incense used in Egyptian temples.
Ingredients
3/4 Parts Honey
3 Parts Raisins
1/4 Part Copal
1/4 Part Myrrh
1/4 Part Orris
1 Part Sandalwood
1/4 Part Storax
1/2 Part Frankincense
1/2 Part Cinnamon
Red Wine (enough to moisten mixture)
Benzoin (enough to roll balls in)
Thoroughly grind all ingredients separately, then mix together groups of ingredients by nature: resinous together, powdery together, etc. Finally, mix all batches together, add red wine to moisten, then roll into 5/8" balls and roll balls in benison. Lay out on waxed paper for a week or so, until firm.
CAUTION: Incense balls will look like donut holes. Be careful that folks know that these scrumptious looking balls of incense that you've left laying around are NOT edible!
The balls can be used when firm, but for best results, they should be allowed to cure a few weeks. Kyphi I've had for two years is better than ever.
(You can find this and many other incense recipes at http://www.crystalforest1.homestead.com/incenses.html)
2007-04-13 13:48:11 · answer #2 · answered by prairiecrow 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I love Ylang ylang. It smells good and is supposed to be uplifting for people with depression. I also like a scent I bought called "celestial rose."
2007-04-13 14:11:21 · answer #3 · answered by Heron By The Sea 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whichever one they use at the Mass I attend. Monastery incense, maybe. Damascus Rose? I don't know, but it's heavenly.
2007-04-13 13:36:22 · answer #4 · answered by Veritas 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Karpoor(camphor)
2007-04-17 21:25:06 · answer #5 · answered by SIG 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nag Champa. The best!
2007-04-13 13:33:49 · answer #6 · answered by 1truthseeker 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nag Champa is my favorite one. Yep that's the one.
2007-04-13 13:36:49 · answer #7 · answered by Janet L 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Prinknash "Sanctuary"
http://www.davidsemporium.co.uk/Prinknash/incense.html
2007-04-13 13:35:02 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
drakkar noir
2007-04-20 04:26:54 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
patchouly is my all-time favorite.
2007-04-13 17:07:47 · answer #10 · answered by Willow 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋