Ever since incense first arrived in Japan in the sixth century, around the same time as Buddhism, the “way of incense," or kodo has become increasingly refined. It’s a fascinating aspect of local ...

Hyungi Park, an artist based in Los Angeles, began learning how to make incense six years ago. She admits that incense isn’t necessarily the most eco-friendly option, compared with candles or ...

The Ingredients List - Breaking down the what, where and why of natural and eco-friendly beauty. Like our obsession with interiors and essential oil diffusers, incense has grown in popularity ...

Hyungi Park began learning how to make incense six years ago. She admits that incense isn’t necessarily the most eco-friendly option, compared with candles or essential oils, but thinks that it’s ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Imagine if, rather than the severity of a ticking hand, we marked time in gentle smoke trails. Consider the ...

Nirmalaya’s flagship is its charcoal-free, handmade incense sticks and cones, dipped in natural essential oils. Due to the absence of charcoal, they emit very little CO2, have the least health hazards ...

Thousands of giant incense sticks, many decorated with dragon heads, line the walls at a Malaysian business where they are made by hand ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday. In the rural town of Kubang ...

As the pandemic approached its peak, so did sales of the aromatic material. By Sydney Gore Hyungi Park, a Los Angeles-based artist, began learning how to make incense six years ago. She admits that ...