Joss Sticks

Wren

Wren

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On holiday in Chester, (a walled city in Cheshire U.K), recently I suddenly became aware of a beautiful smell as I walked in the city centre, it turned out to be a few Joss Sticks in a tub of plants outside one of the shops, coupled with a street musician playing the violin, the atmosphere was really relaxing

I mentioned it to a friend who has just given me some Amber and Patchouli joss sticks, I have one burning at the moment all I need is for one of the neighbours to start playing a violin !

Have you or would you use joss sticks in your home ?
 

I haven't used them since the 70s.

I enjoyed watching the smoke patterns as much as the smell of jasmine and sandalwood.

Don't overdo it second-hand smoke is second-hand smoke no matter how sweet it smells.

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I have Joss Sticks, I use them to get rid of strong
kitchen smells, especially if I have visitors, though
some are very strong and fairly acrid.

Years ago when buying Joss Sticks, some people
would sneer at me as they thought that I was a
weed smoker and wanted to hide the smell, as that
was the main selling point for them.

I didn't smoke that kind of weed, I did smoke the
tobacco and my other drug of choice was alcohol.

Mike.
 

No I've never liked the smell of Joss sticks..particularly Patchouli , the latter of which was the favourite among my friends and peers in the early 70's... along with patchouli oil which they would wear liberally

They mainly used the Joss sticks to cover the smell of weed..but I never took any kind of illegal drug..so I always thought that simply by burning those joss sticks everyone would know anyway that they were using drugs...lol
 
Well I smoked weed and would prefer the smell of weed over these sticks and I don’t really like the smell of weed.
Here they are called incense sticks. Not a fan of patchouli
Some of the scents are nice though but I prefer fresher scents to musty ones.
 
I liked incense, but I developed a sensitivity to the smoke, about twenty years ago. The glands on the side of my neck swell up to golf ball size, in minutes, anytime I'm exposed to volatile sulfur compounds, including those in incense, fireworks and lilies. Very weird to experience and see.
 
Wren said:
On holiday in Chester, (a walled city in Cheshire U.K), recently I suddenly became aware of a beautiful smell as I walked in the city centre, it turned out to be a few Joss Sticks in a tub of plants outside one of the shops, coupled with a street musician playing the violin, the atmosphere was really relaxing

I mentioned it to a friend who has just given me some Amber and Patchouli joss sticks, I have one burning at the moment all I need is for one of the neighbours to start playing a violin !
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Now all you need is a little of Joss Stone's 'I put a smell on you' (sorry...having corn right now)

 
I've never heard of Joss Sticks before but it kind of sounds like incense. I used to burn incense but it's bad for my birds so I don't.
 
I just googled to see if they are the same and came up with this on a research site.....

One joss stick creates the same amount of cancer-causing chemicals at one cigarette," said Dr Manoon, who led the research. "I knew there would be some carcinogens, but I was surprised by the levels." Joss sticks are a type of incense used in worship in many Asian countries.

Oh well, guess I won’t be using them on a regular basis then :(
 
I went into what I call a "woo-woo" shop yesterday (crystals, bells, healing stuff, etc.) and the incense was so strong I had to walk right back out again. I was looking for some beads but my eyes were burning and I couldn't stay to shop. I can't imagine how the owner could stand to be in there all day, but I guess you get used to it.

It isn't a good business plan to drive your customers away because they can't breathe in your shop.

I love a faint aroma of incense but too much is a turn-off.
 
I used to burn incense in stick or cone form. I never heard the term "Joss" before. Sandalwood was my favorite.

Just a few years ago I bought a packet of incense imported from India at Whole Foods... no particular fragrance was listed; the label was all in Hindi. Burned a few sticks, then forgot about it. They must still be in the drawer.
 
Wren said:
I just googled to see if they are the same and came up with this on a research site.....

One joss stick creates the same amount of cancer-causing chemicals at one cigarette," said Dr Manoon, who led the research. "I knew there would be some carcinogens, but I was surprised by the levels." Joss sticks are a type of incense used in worship in many Asian countries.

Oh well, guess I won’t be using them on a regular basis then :(
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Glad you mentioned this. I didn't want to sound negative by pointing out the perils of burning incense. For proper incense, you need charcoal which also is very toxic. I love the smell of incense and used to burn it regularly until I read how harmful it is. Now I just sniff the jar!
 
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