Don't Hesitate to Use Herbal Incense in Your Daily Life!

You may be practicing the alternative medicine of aromatherapy without realizing it.  You have used the smell of coffee to awaken your senses, the aroma of roses of encourage romantic feelings and the fragrance of lavender tea to promote sleep, to name a few instances.  Indeed, our keen sense of smell makes for better lives.


Reasons for Reluctance

Yet despite these practical instances of aromatherapy, we may still be reluctant to use herbal incenses in our daily lives.  Reasons can range from the fear of inhaling the smoke to causing fire in the house, all of which are valid in more ways than one.

• For example, you may have read that incenses contain carcinogenic substances as well as gaseous and toxic pollutants that cause respiratory diseases. 
• You must take note, however, that these studies pointed to exposure for a prolonged period of time in enclosed spaces like temples. 
• Now, if you will use herbal incense in a room with sufficient natural ventilation, then there is no valid basis to your fear.

Or you are afraid to start a house fire.

• You may be right especially when you fail to take the necessary precautionary measures to prevent it in the first place. 
• You need not worry as these measures don't require a degree in rocket science - juts make sure to keep the incense away from any and all flammable objects and to extinguish them when going out of the room.
• You just need common sense to overcome the reasons for your reluctance. 

Now, let's move on to the benefits once you have been persuaded to try herbal incenses.


Reasons to Believe

With regular use, you will soon realize that, indeed, herbal incenses are excellent adjunct therapy to the ills of your mind and body. 

• In many ways, you can even get instant relief from your mental and physical symptoms especially when herbal incenses are combined with massage using essential oils.

The practitioners of aromatherapy have discovered that certain herbs and plants encourage specific reactions in almost all individuals.

And when these individual herbs are mixed and matched with each other, new sensations are encouraged that lead to better results delivered in a faster manner.

• For example, using lavender incense along with rose oil combines the best of both worlds. 
• Lavender encourages relaxation of the mind and body while rose oil awakens romantic desires so combining both often leads to better sex for many couples.

Other herbal incenses include chmapaka, jasmine and tube rose for their romantic connotations; sandalwood, ylang-ylang and patchouli for their relaxing properties; and neroli for relief of insomnia and depression.

• You will find that there are so many choices in herbal incenses for just about every mental mood and physical symptom you may have that experimentation is often a fun process.

You should not hesitate to use herbal incenses for aromatherapy purpose.

• Light up an incense stick after work, play your favorite mellow music, and put your feet up. 
• You will almost instantly feel relaxed after a stressful day and be ready for a night of romance.