incense and allergies

i love incense, but im still living with my mom at the moment and she has allergies,,,so is there any incense that's not too strong and good with allergies?

 

i tried the candle warmers-it made a mess! i think its the smoke-when pple burn leaves it aggrivates her...maybe ill try the oil-ring again, but after a while the oil burns to the ring and it actually smells worse! but thanks for the suggestions!

 

I have tried a lot of different things being I have developed allergies over the years. I used to burn a lot of incence but I now use candle warmers. I love the smell it leaves in the air and I never get dry eyes or scratchy eyes from that stuff. With a candle warmer my advice is go with SOY candles. They dont have carcinogenes in them like regular paraffin candles do plus you dont actually burn anything. All ur doing is warming and melting your wax. Soy turns into an oil when you burn it just remember to unplug the warmer if you leave the house. It should be okay if ur just going into another room though. Also be aware when you turn on your candle warmer that below it isnt a surface that cant get hot bc I have left my candle warmer on some fake wood and it made the fake wood bend. Dont buy any cheap candle warmer either go and get a nice one which you shouldnt have to pay more than $4.00 for
Your candle warmers shouldnt make any mess, all you have to do is burn your candles in a container thats thick enough that it wont shatter when it gets HOT. I use old canning jars. When you turn off ur candle warmer the wax solidifies. NO mess. Not sure what ur doing that makes a mess though......????

 

lol we didnt use an official candle warmer...we used a coffee-cup warmer cuz, ya know, we're brilliant :rolls eyes: but it was in a container, but it sort of overflowed...i think there was a chemical or something in there that made it have that reaction, i dont think it was made to be "warmed" >_< but next time im in the mall, ill take a swing buy Greenfield's and see what they have in the soy candle department!

 

Try some of the Japanese incenses, the ones that are all incense and don't have a stick down the middle. Patchouli and sandalwood seem to bother a lot of people. I have pretty bad hay fever and none of the Japanese incenses seem to bother me.

 

In my experience, frankincense is actually good for allergies. I've heard doctors say that it purifies the air and is actually good for peoples' allergies in general. A lot of other incenses can actually be irritating to the respiratory tract, though.

 

hmm, i like the frankensinse idea (i have no idea if thats spelled right, and im too tired to check! ) ill have to try it!

 

would burning oils rather than sticks make a difference? It works for my brother's allergies, I can't burn stick incense when he's @ my house.

 

I don't think I have allergies really, but I can certainly relate. Anything that has a strong scent typically bothers me. I have used incense, oil burners, soy candles and regular wax candles. I can say that I haven't really found anything that doesn't bother me in the slightest bit. But honestly, perfumes or scented shampoos bother me too. Do you guys think I'm just overly sensitive and should give up on incense?

 

i have found that the size of the room can effect how strong insence is, kyndmama07. i found a store that sells incense sticks that are half the size of a regular stick, so now i burn those, and you can still smell it, its just not horrificly strong if you cant find "half sticks", i just snuff out the regular sized stick halfway through then burn the rest of it later.
oh, and i have an air purifier, so that takes away some of the strength too. and if its warm enough you could burn it near an open window as well. hope that helps!

 

I know I am way late responding, but thanks a ton. I will most certainly try that. I'm moving toward the end of the month, and have packed up all of my smelly stuff for now. lol

 

glad i could help! ^_^