I used to burn frankincense back in the 1970s, and I liked it better than incense sticks, but I have not done this in decades. It's difficult to burn frankincense because you need a medium that will stay that you put the frankincense on to make it smoke, as you cannot light the frankincense itself. I did like the fragrance that it produced, but mostly I stay away from fragrances today.

I use scented wax cubes or candles. I am not a fan of incense.

I'm not a fan of scents, be it from candles or incense or whatever.

I like scented wax cubes also. I am not putting any kind of smoke into my home and be breathing it.

My mom used to burn incense. It drove me nuts!! Much too piercing a scent.....it kind of permeated my nasal cavities :-) I prefer scented candles (only some and usually with a citrus base) or wax cubes.

I use essential oils in a diffuser. Safe and clean, doesn't overwhelm, and adds moisture to the air.

No, never. It gives me a headache and makes my eyes sting.

We have a shop owner in town who burns it to cover the smell of the pot she likes to smoke in her office. I can always tell when she's just finished smoking weed because the incense smell is overpowering.

No I don't like smoke in any form. Back in my college days people would burn it in the dorm rooms and the house mother would go nuts running around looking for who was smoking pot. It wasn't pot it was patchouli incense 🎇 lol. She would get so mad.

These days no way. I occasionally use my liquid diffuser only animal safe natural scent. I have scent allergies and cannot tolerate much else.

I occasionally burn incense. It took me years, but I finally found the incense scent I was searching for...and I couldn’t believe it, it was at WMart. It’s a Sandalwood scent. I only burn it for a couple of minutes because it can get to be too much.

I can't stand scents of any kind.

My wife (mistakenly) bought some strongly scented flowers the other day and put them in the kitchen. We couldn't taste dinner. They're now in the far back bathroom.

i don't like scented much of anything these days. The last time I burned incense was probably way,way back in my teens. But I was also a smoker then in a household full of smokers. It was after I quit cigarettes I became sensitive to scents.

I still own a few incense burners but they are just for decoration or keepsakes.

I like them OK but I have to be in the mood for them. I have gotten some that I hated. I bought some Strawberry sticks off of ebay and goodness, they were horrible. I swear, you could smell them for a week after I burned them. Those went into the trash! I will try those Walmart Sandalwood ones. I do like a good incense, but I haven't been able to find one that I really like. Seems I am more partial to the cheap, dollar tree ones than the expensive name brand ones. I bought something called Patchouli Forest, can't remember the brand name but popular for incense making, smelled nothing like Patchouli at all. I think they smell better before you burn them.

We occasionally burn sage... and it stinks! But my husband likes the scent. We started doing it to help, supposedly, clean the air because of his allergies. He thinks it helps so... we keep doing it. I'm not sure it does anything other than have a lingering stink!

And, no, we don't do it to cleanse any bad juju/spirits from our house! lol

No, too strong (memories from the 60’s).

Wow, Ritaweeda -- and here I thought your name was a marijuana reference! And Lars, I had to laugh when I read your comment. Many years ago, I had an elaborate set up with a tiny cast iron pot, little charcoal pieces and various herbal blends of incense to "draw love", "increase concentration", etc. A friend came over when I had frankincense burning and had to leave immediately. He said it brought up horrible memories of church.

I burn some occasionally in the house- I tend to just cense the house and not just leave a chunk burning away in one room. I had some lovely super thin stick stuff meant for offering burning, so they would crisp out in around 5-10 minutes. That's about right for burning indoors for me. Otherwise it can get to be overwhelming if it's burning too long and in one room.

Sometimes I burn the cheaper stick incense outdoors around my garden area. Rather nice when it's distributed into a large air space like the outdoors like incense like that should be. Kind of zen when I'm taking a break and sitting in the shade for a few.

Not in many years.

It’s interesting how many people associate a smell with a memory.

I used to in high school, but don't anymore. It's too strong. I've been on a wax melt kick lately. I do enjoy some scent in the air but I'm picky about what I'm breathing in.

Used to burn it a lot in the 70s/early 80s. Every time I pass the display at Albertson's or Whole Foods it brings a smile to my face. Good times!

Never!

Gosh no, never!

My neighbour used to burn it till I told her it was bad for her cats. She insists she doesn't use anything smelly anymore yet every single thing she gives me, whether it's a plastic container of food, a plastic grocery bag of something, just reeks of stink. It's saturated into her whole place.

I haven't much since my last cat died. No matter the litter, sometimes their "deposits" were pungent, LOL. I still do from time to time, but there is only one brand I like, "Earth Scents". I used to find it in cones and sticks, but lately, I only find sticks. Oddly enough, I find it at Publix. Variety pack 3 has the scents I like and it is not the knock-you-down scent. My DIL gave me one of those wax melt things and I can't use it. I can't breathe, but the incense doesn't bother me.

I made the mistake of buying some incense at a health food/gift shop one time. OMG, those went in the trash, ASAP!

No, even before I became an asthmatic I couldn't stand the stuff.

Never liked the smell of any of it. Soy wax candles for me

I've always detested the scents - patchouli and so forth. But several weeks ago I actually bought a package of sticks to help me find air leaks in my family room addition ( the room is so cold!) because the scent that I found (Cryptic Woods) was tolerable - barely.

I've not burned any in several years. The last I bought was Pinon Pine scented. I so enjoyed the smell of an Inn we stayed at in Santa Fe and wanted to replicate that. A friend recently gifted me with some Frankincense and charcoal tabs. It's pretty potent and he suggested burning it outside.

Not since the 70's, DH hates incense. And I am losing my sense of smell due to Parkinson's, so I have nothing with a scent anymore.

No incense in our house, I have asthma and allergies and avoid most scents. About the only thing I do is sprinkle a few drops of citrus essential oil on a ceramic plate to freshen up a room. Husband used to like incense but he can't tolerate it anymore either. I remember all the patchouli scented incense when I was a teenager in the 70's, ick and yuck.

The last I bought was Pinon Pine scented. I so enjoyed the smell of an Inn we stayed at in Santa Fe and wanted to replicate that.

Pinon is where it started for me after a camping trip out West in the early 70s.

I love incense. I have a lot of it. My husband goes overboard and will burn 2 or 3 sticks at a time. No. Please don't do that........ Just one. There's only a few scents I like and some that stink awful, so I'm picky.

No, I seldom even burn candles.

Sue

Debby, what are some good ones? I like incense, but haven't been very lucky finding good ones. All the ones that I have liked in the past, I don't find any more.

Beesneeds, I believe the thin sticks you are talking about are a Japanese brand called Morning Star. My husband likes them for meditation. He used to buy them at a Zen monastery until we discovered we could get them cheaper and easier on Ebay. They even come with a tiny burner.

I like candles that smell like.....apple pie baking in the oven.....or Birthday cake, maybe vanilla. Incense is in my opinion..... nasty.

My dad has always said burning incense was for druggies. It was never allowed in our home. I still can't stand it as an adult. We discovered sage when we went to New Mexico several years ago. I don't like that smell either. Dh and I picked some of the fresh stuff and brought it home. The smell took over our car. I think dh tied it onto something to get it home. We let it dry in the outside storage. As a joke, we we would light some in the bathroom and see how long it would take the other to discover it. I ordered a smudge stick and had it sent here. My house has several fire alarms in a series and the smoke from the sage set the fire alarms off. My joke backfired. No sage or incense for us.