Using incense on every holiday and in worship is a habit of many Vietnamese families. However, on the market there are many types of incense containing chemicals that affect health (combustible substances, ash-binding substances, fragrances, colorants, etc.).
In the field of spiritual culture, the use of clean incense is emphasized and gradually becomes a trend. So what is natural clean incense ? Let's find out with Sanh Nhien through this article.
1. What is clean incense?
Clean incense or clean incense is produced from 100% natural ingredients. Raw materials to make clean incense can be from wood, roots, bark, herbs, agarwood. Each type of raw material will have its own characteristics and scent.
Clean incense is produced from 100% natural ingredients - Photo: Internet
Because it is made from natural ingredients, without adding any chemicals, it gives off a pleasant aroma and is safe for the user's health.
2. How to identify clean incense - clean incense
Incense scent
When not burned, the incense has a gentle, pleasant fragrance. After burning, the incense smoke spreads gently, clearly smelling the ingredients: cinnamon, vetiver, eucalyptus, herbs...
Chemical incense: due to being soaked in chemicals, the incense stick has a very fragrant, strong scent even before burning.
Incense body color
Because they are made from many different materials, each type will produce a different color. The smoothness of the incense stick surface is also different.
Some typical natural colors of incense are created by the ingredients:
- Cinnamon: Dark Brown
- Chinese Medicine: Light Brown
- Eucalyptus: Green
Clean incense at Sanh Nhien is produced from many different natural ingredients - Photo: Sanh Nhien
Incense smoke
Clean incense – clean incense when burned will have less smoke, will not sting the eyes and will not be difficult to breathe. The smoke from clean incense has almost no toxic gases that are harmful to the body. The fragrance is light and not unpleasant.
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Natural incense burns quickly and the ash falls off without curling.
With ash-bearing incense sticks, people soak the incense sticks in a phosphoric acid solution (H3PO4), which when burned will produce phosphorus pentoxide gas (P2O5). Thanks to that, the incense sticks will be more flexible, after burning the ash does not fall but bends. This substance is very toxic to humans but remains in the air for a long time. It corrodes the skin, affects the respiratory system and causes difficulty breathing. Phosphorus pentoxide gas also affects the cornea, causing itching and watery eyes (According to an article by Dr. Vu Thi Tan (Hanoi University of Science and Technology) on VnExpress).
3. Benefits of clean incense - clean scent
Health benefits
Many scientific studies have recognized the benefits of clean incense – clean incense for human health. Clean incense has the effect of relaxing, calming, reducing stress and has the ability to treat depression. The scent of clean incense is often gentle, creating a feeling of comfort and relieving stress very well.
Mental benefits
The scent of clean incense is often gentle, creating a feeling of comfort and relieving stress - Photo: Internet
With 100% natural ingredients, clean incense – clean scent is very beneficial in improving mental health. Burning clean incense helps users sleep deeply, calm their mind and refresh their spirit.
Spiritual benefits
The ancients believed that agarwood is the place where the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, the prosperity of the world, converge. Clean incense smoke helps connect the spirit of the living with ancestors and gods. To send complete prayers, helping to bring peace, happiness and prosperity to the incense burner.
In the spiritual world, clean incense is used to focus the mind, relax the spirit, create positive energy and enhance awareness.
Clean incense is used to focus the mind, relax the spirit, create positive energy and enhance awareness - Photo: Internet
In the context of scientific development, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic, consumers are gradually shifting to a green, environmentally friendly lifestyle and putting health first. They focus on choosing products that have little impact on the environment, limiting the use of toxic chemicals. Therefore, the use of clean incense is gradually receiving more attention.
Sanh Nhien's natural clean incense products ensure safety for users' health, produced entirely from natural herbs such as eucalyptus, cinnamon bark, and traditional Chinese herbs. The incense has a light scent, little smoke, no ash, no dyes, and no harmful chemicals.