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Incense (Latin: burning, burning) is composed of aromatic biotic materials, which release fragrant fumes when burned. The term "incense" refers to the substance itself, rather than the odor it produces. It is used in religious ceremonies, ritual purification, aromatherapy, meditation, to create an atmosphere, and to hide the bad days;

Incense is aromatic biotic material which releases fragrant smoke when burned. The term refers to the material itself, rather than to the aroma that it produces. Incense is used for aesthetic reasons, and in therapy, meditation, and ceremony. It may also be used as a simple deodorant or insect repellent.

Incense is composed of aromatic plant materials, often combined with essential oils. The forms taken by incense differ with the underlying culture, and have changed with advances in technology and increasing diversity in the reasons for burning it. Incense can be separated into two main types: indirect-burning and direct-burning. Indirect burning incense (or "non-combustible incense") is not capable of burning on its own, and requires a separate heat source.

Direct-burning incense (or "incense fuel") is read directly by a flame and then fanned or blown out, leaving a glowing ember that smoulders and releases fragrance. Direct-burning incense is either a paste formed around a bamboo stick, or a paste that is extruded into a stick or cone shape.

Fuel bouquets were used by the ancient Egyptians, who employed incense within both pragmatic and mystical capacities. Incense was burnt to counteract or obscure malodorous products of human habitation, but was widely perceived to also deteriorate and provoke the gods with its pleasant aroma.

Resin balls were found in many prehistoric Egyptian tombs in El Mahasna, furnishing tangible archaeological substantiation to the prominence of incense and related compounds within Egyptian antiquity. One of the oldest extant incense burners originates from the 5th dynasty. The Temple of Deir-el-Bahari in Egypt contains a series of carvings that depict an expedition for incense.

Incense and materials of various forms and degrees of processing. They can be separated into direct-burning and indirect-burning types depending on use. Preference for one form or another with culture, tradition, and personal taste. Although the production of direct-and indirect-burning incense are both blended to produce a pleasant smell when burned, the two differ in their composition due to the requirement for even, stale, and sustained burning.

For indirect-burning incense, pieces of the incense are burned by placing them directly on top of a heat source or on a hot metal plate in a censer or thurible.

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