From my review of Wild Berry’s Fizzy Pop incense powder.

    • NathanUp@lemmy.mlOPMEnglish
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      4 months ago

      Check the link in the description; I was trying out incense powder from Wild Berry.

      • pirat@lemmy.mlEnglish
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        4 months ago

        Gotcha, thanks. I was unfamiliar with incense power and molds so that’s what mostly piqued my interest.

        • NathanUp@lemmy.mlOPMEnglish
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          4 months ago

          Oh, I see. It’s a traditional Chinese method of burning incense. If you search “incense seal” on aliexpress, you can find censers, tools, and ash for it. You can buy incense powder, make your own, or just burn plain aromatic wood powders. It’s a really nice, clean method of burning incense when done properly using good material. It’s also great for testing formulas if you make your own incense sticks.

          • eldavi@lemmy.mlEnglish
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            4 months ago

            most american landlords won’t allow you to use them, so be sure to be a homeowner so you won’t get in trouble.

            • NathanUp@lemmy.mlOPMEnglish
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              4 months ago

              Really? I’ve never once seen or heard incense mentioned when renting. In any case, unless you are absolutely fogging the place out every day with no ventilation, they’ll never know. They probably wouldn’t even know what a censer was if they saw it.

              • eldavi@lemmy.mlEnglish
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                4 months ago

                they’re considered “open flames” and you’re lucky if your lease doesn’t mention it.

                • NathanUp@lemmy.mlOPMEnglish
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                  4 months ago

                  I have never seen this. I also don’t see a ban on incense and candles being very popular with a large percentage of prospective tenants. Wouldn’t this also effectively ban people from doing puja and other religious ceremonies in their own homes?

                  I can imagine this being included for large towers; we’re not allowed any flames in my office, for example, but there was no mention of this in my last three Chicago leases, and Chicago is well known for its fire safety measures for historical reasons.

                  If I were to encounter this in a normal house / apartment, I’d assume it was some racist clause like “no cooking with strong spices” used by bigoted landlords to try to keep POC out.