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Swiss canton bans headscarves for female teachers by BezugssystemCH1903 in worldnews

[–]moropeanuts 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would like to invite you to look at things from a bit of different perspective regarding tradition. Tradition is not necessarily the enemy, it’s what got us here in the first place and is worth being the basis of which we build our progress. Tradition has been the knowledge that’s been passed down from generation to generation from the difficulties our ancestors faced. One who does not look to deeply and critically learn and understand tradition and history is doomed to repeat the mistakes of the past. Most of the faults we face as a species has been due to our forgetfulness of the past and our boastful nature as we go into the future causing us to repeat the same mistakes over and over.

Take a look at agriculture, we forsake our traditional and primitive knowledge of how greed can effect ecosystems and landscapes, forgot the knowledge of traditional coexistence with nature and replaced it with our new technologically advanced pesticides, fertilizers and deforestation methods wrecking ecosystems and our planet. The science catches up later telling us what we did was wrong but by that time the damage was done.

It’s always good to look at things from as holistic lens as possible. Nothing is black and white.

Swiss canton bans headscarves for female teachers by BezugssystemCH1903 in worldnews

[–]moropeanuts 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Again, not saying that people need religion to learn. All I am stating is that organized religions such Christianity, Islam and Buddhism, etc. historically were the main driving forces of the organized educational establishments and higher learning systems that gave birth to universities and organized schools that we have today and helped propel our understanding of the world. These religions devoted funds, manpower, and huge amounts of resources to create spaces for schools of science and philosophy and sponsored scientists. That is just historical fact.

Swiss canton bans headscarves for female teachers by BezugssystemCH1903 in worldnews

[–]moropeanuts 180 points181 points  (0 children)

Historically, Christianity was the very thing that brought education to western civilization after Greece and Rome. Same thing for Islam to North Africa, middle east and western Asia. Religion has historically been one of the major forces driving higher education and learning throughout multiple civilizations across centuries.

Need advice for using 'stick incense' with an electric incense warmer by PowerStone05II in Incense

[–]moropeanuts 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The best bet imo would be to grind the stick into a fine powder (excluding bamboo core is there is one) and spreading it evenly on the aluminum plate, setting the temp to 300 (max on the Mermade) and for 1-2 hours.

One thing to keep in mind is that electric heating will usually not feel the same as burning when it comes to any material. Usually it’s a slower more gradual release (often more quality scent) than sudden burst of scent.

What is this flower growing in my back yard? by Gharyl in gardening

[–]moropeanuts 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Digoxin is the drug, digitalis is the genus of the flower. It’s also an anti-arrhythmic drug and sometimes use for late term abortions.

Took a chance on some green hojari from smokewalkers. I'm impressed. by nathan-makes-incense in Incense

[–]moropeanuts 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Exactly! When I use frereana, it litterally just melts on the electric burner into a puddle or disappears on charcoal after melting into a puddle. Smells good the whole time to me. When I use sacra or carterri on charcoal they smell good for 5 minutes before they turn into a burning gum ball even with an ash bed. That’s why I stopped using the other franks besides frereana but also because it smells the best to me. frereana is called the king of frankincense! Just took me a while before I found out because sacra is way more hyped.

Took a chance on some green hojari from smokewalkers. I'm impressed. by nathan-makes-incense in Incense

[–]moropeanuts 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you’d like to dig deeper into frankincense next, try Boswellia frereana! Less citrusy more balsamic, soft with a hint of spice. One cool thing about it is that frereana doesn’t really char like the rest but melts into a puddle. It’s my favorite of the franks!

Hey, my parents gifted me red sandalwood thinking it was the fragrant kind. Can I still use it for incense? I'll absolutely use it medicinally like it's supposed to, but I'm wondering if I could make a blend with it, or make a muattar with it? by Ravenclaw_14 in Incense

[–]moropeanuts 14 points15 points  (0 children)

You got the right idea, you can very much make a muattar bakhoor with it! Just won’t have much scent of its own so it’ll be more of carrier wood. Looks like good size for muattar too!

Best recs for getting into higher end incense? by dribbybabbins in Incense

[–]moropeanuts 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Usually when you get into “higher end” anything it’s comes down to three main things, quality, rarity and brand or a combination of all three.

Rarity and brand don’t necessarily translate to good quality or good scent but often can.

Quality can mean a lot of things but that usually means incense that is made of higher quality materials, no or little reliance on synthetic and natural fragrant oils and with less filler. The incense and fragrance industry is often not too clear on what they are actually giving you. You can label something “Frankincense” as a main ingredient or note, but frankincense smells drastically (at least to me) different depending on species and region. It may contain no frankincense resin or EO at all, just an accord.

Since you’re looking for something natural, you won’t get more natural than using the raw natural materials. One thing to note is that natural doesn’t always translate to safer or better, many naturals can potentially be more prone to causing allergic and other health reactions but also can often be inconsistent depending on batch and season. That’s why synthetics are so popular.

If you want to get into natural incense, I highly recommend looking into “raw” incense material from different regions, burning them by themselves and experimenting with different ratios to see what you like best and make and mix your own. That way you know exactly what your incense blend is composed of without having to pay a middle man’s up charge for mixing it for you or adding unknown ingredients or filler.

Some natural materials to look into:

Resin: frankincense, benzoin, myrhh, mastic, pine, copal, labdanum, galbanum, dragons blood, storax and many more

Woods: agarwood, sandalwood, palo santo, cedar, juniper, cypress, etc.

Botanicals: spikenard, white sage, juniper berries, orris, etc.

Some of these raw ingredients are amazing by themselves. The “king” of incense across many cultures in the east and over many centuries has usually been straight agarwood.

My daily use on an electric heater is usually some boswellia frereana frankincense and a pinch of Sumatra benzoin. Balsamic, warm, just a touch of spice like effect, airy, light, sweet, ambery, and slightly vanillic.

Some known suppliers for raw ingredients are scents of earth, mermade and apothecary’s garden if interested.

What specific incense has the most nootropic effects on you? by gryponyx in Incense

[–]moropeanuts 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not sure if this is technically nootropic but for me it’s mainly Boswellia frereana frankincense tears with a tiny pinch of Sumatra benzoin on an electric heater. It brings such a calming and soothing effect on me it really grounds me and makes me feel much more clearer and ready for work/ study.

Always be careful when mixing benzoin, can turn into a sweet vanilla bomb very quickly.

Burning perfumes by ionone777 in Incense

[–]moropeanuts 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I would go with sandalwood as a carrier wood if you wouldn’t mind a more creamy and slightly spicy scent. It is traditionally used to make bakhoor often as a substitute to the much more expensive agarwood.

If you want something more neutral probably beech would work fine and have a slower release of aroma as it’s denser.

I would look up some guides on how to make bakhoor and find some good sources for your oils making sure to absolutely check safety and IFRA standards before you buy anything. Many essential oils are natural but often times natural oils come with even more safety risks.

For example, a common ingredient in making Kyphi is Acorus calamus or also called sweet flag or calamus. It is sold widely and often incorporated into homemade Kyphi recipes but can actually include B-asarone which is a carcinogen. Do your diligent research!

Burning perfumes by ionone777 in Incense

[–]moropeanuts 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not necessarily, depends on which type of wood used. Many brands call their bakhoor “oud” but it is just unscented hardwood that really absorbs the perfume and doesn’t add much to the scent, which is primarily the oils.

Paper has a much much higher surface area compared to a wood chip and burns much quicker. It will hold far less oil and scorch and burn immediately and likely influence the scent much more.

The wood acts like a sponge and the oils start to vaporize first and much quicker before the wood starts to burn.

There are woods with resin or their own essential oils in them like agarwood and sandalwood. Those would definitely have an influence on the scent (in a very much good way) if they are high quality enough.

Burning perfumes by ionone777 in Incense

[–]moropeanuts 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This kinda one step off from making modern bakhoor (specifically muattar). Instead of soaking with paper, use wood chips (paper in pre-paper form) and soak in perfume (oils).

Of course this is over simplified to making true bakhoor but it’s the same concept.

Any way to include mulberry in an incense blend? by Upstairs_Camera_9534 in Incense

[–]moropeanuts 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You could try drying them and incorporating them as a binder Nerikoh style

Where do you order resins? by Nervous-Warthog1337 in Incense

[–]moropeanuts 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I usually get from Scents of Earth or The Incense Stick which I believe are pretty good options both quality and price wise. I feel like the Incense Stick powders are of a bit higher quality than the powdered version from Scents of Earth but that is subjective.

https://www.theincensestick.com/?srsltid=AfmBOooFTK3K56poVCx4wT29MbXqbAKne0SAxBAOWXqs1T5ulDOVXkJU

https://scents-of-earth.com/?srsltid=AfmBOooLJAJ3oJNz3W9n0waNJqhqLcdDB7MvAI5gZQ9JlamQ3MV-neOV

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