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

A plasma lighter hovers ominously over the tail of a trail of blue incense powder in the shape of an auspicious cloud, atop a flat layer of ash in a brass censer.

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[–] 2 points 5 months ago (14 children)

Curious to know more about what's going on here.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 5 months ago (13 children)

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

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago (12 children)

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

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 5 months ago (11 children)

    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.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (10 children)

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

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 5 months ago (9 children)

    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.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (8 children)

    they're considered "open flames" and you're lucky if your lease doesn't mention it.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 5 months ago (7 children)

    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.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago* (6 children)

    i envy you. i too live in chicago and my lease -- as all my leases have done -- explicitly states no open flames and i'm not in a large tower.

    fortunately, there's nothing about cooking strong spices because those smells are delightful and have become a makeshift incense for me. lol

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 5 months ago (5 children)

    Huh. Well I hope you don't have a gas stove! Honestly, I would ignore it anyway, but if you're not so inclined, simmer-pots and electric heaters can be really nice.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (4 children)

    the downstairs neighbor takes care of the desire for pleasant smells; everything she cooks makes me hungry and i envy her children for it. lol

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 5 months ago (3 children)

    Lol you should make friends and try to angle for an invitation

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (2 children)

    the rejection she unconsciously displays when she pushes her children behind her whenever i'm around suggests that there's a hill that i would have to overcome to try; i strongly suspect it's because of the harnesses i wear when i go out.

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