A couple of questions

How many incense should I burn?

According to ritual, one may light one, three, five or seven incense sticks at a time. This has to always be an odd number of incense sticks that you burn. Each and every of those number has its own meaning and symbolic value. When you burn one (1) incense stick.10 May 2017

How many incense should you burn a day?

If you have a larger space now, perhaps a house then two or three sticks daily should be enough but if you're running a large studio perhaps a yoga studio then you'll need to burn 4 or 5 sticks to keep the room submerged in the essence of incense.

Is it bad to burn too many incense?

Incense smoke, if burned regularly and in large amounts, may be bad for your health, just like inhaling any type of smoke would be. The best way to keep incense from decreasing the quality of air in your home is to burn it as sparingly as possible.

How many incense sticks can I burn?

Generally, you can burn or light as many as you like, just keep in mind that to much smoke may prove unhealthy. Lighting the incense sticks depends upon the enviromental factor,place (where sticks has to be lighted) and ofcourse the quality of sticks related to fragrance.

Are you supposed to let the whole incense burn?

You can light up as many sticks as you want at one time, but one is usually enough to fill up a room. Incense lasts up to 20 to 30 minutes. If you don't plan on burning the whole stick, dip the tip of the incense in water to make sure its completely out.

Can I light incense everyday?

There are many different forms of incense, some like sticks and cones are combustible while others need to be heated to release their scents. Depending on the quality of a stick or cone it should be fine to burn once a week.

Is it bad to breathe incense?

The air pollution in and around various temples has been documented to have harmful effects on health. When incense smoke pollutants are inhaled, they cause respiratory system dysfunction. Incense smoke is a risk factor for elevated cord blood IgE levels and has been indicated to cause allergic contact dermatitis.

Is burning incense worse than smoking?

Another study found inhalation of incense could be more cancerous than smoking a cigarette. This study was performed only on animal cells in vitro, however. Many toxic and irritant compounds were detected in the smoke alongside its aromatic compounds, meaning that it could create other health effects, too.