The differences in manufacturing are: some Indian incense are unrefined original plants, some are made into thread incense, and so on; The essential oil is purified by distillation and solvent extraction.

The difference in use is that the most common use method of Indian incense is direct burning. The essential oil is usually diluted with water to disperse, and only a few drops are needed for each aromatherapy.

The only difference in cleaning is that incense is relatively traditional, some of which will smoke and produce incense ashes, which need to be cleaned regularly; The use of essential oils for aromatherapy is more convenient and easy to control.

The custom of incense comes from religious belief. In ancient times, people couldn't explain all kinds of natural phenomena and felt mysterious. They hoped to use the power of ancestors or gods to ward off evil spirits and avoid epidemics and have plenty of food and clothing. So I looked for tools to talk to God. Because people think that both God and soul are erratic and ethereal, except clouds and fog, only smoked cigarettes have this feature in nature, so ancient people seem to find a way to contact God and ancestors, which is incense.

Aromatherapy essential oil refers to a kind of volatile oil extracted from flowers, leaves, fruit skins, barks, etc. We call it essential oil. It has the unique fragrance of plants and pharmacological effects. There are about 2 kinds of aromatherapy essential oils, some of which contain no other spices, and some of which are mixed with other spices. Aromatherapy is an art that uses essential oils to improve physical and mental efficacy.