As someone who has burnt my fair share of Indian incense as a child and Japanese incense as an adult, I have a special place for both in my current scenting routine. And while they might not seem it at first glance, they are vastly different.
It's one of my favorite means of home fragrance, and personally, it feels like the most ritual-led way of cleansing and scenting a space. With varying levels of smokiness, different cores, and even a distinctly dissimilar throw, I asked fragrance experts how to pick between the two.
