Incense, Resin & Smudging Guide

Scent profiles, traditional uses and meanings for incense, resins and smudging herbs.

Incense A–Z

• Benzoin: comfort, sweetness, prosperity
• Cedar: protection, strength, ancient
• Cinnamon: prosperity, success, warmth
• Copal: offering, clearing, brightness
• Dragon's Blood: power, protection, banishing
• Frankincense: sacred, divine, prayer
• Jasmine: love, moonlight, sensuality
• Juniper: purification, protection, fresh start
• Lavender: peace, dreams, love
• Mugwort: dreams, psychic, moon
• Myrrh: mystery, transformation, ancestors
• Nag Champa: meditation, yoga, temple
• Oud (Agarwood): luxury, depth, presence
• Palo Santo: holy wood, blessing, warmth
• Patchouli: earth magic, abundance, sensuality
• Rose: love, Venus, heart
• Rosemary: memory, clarity, protection
• Sandalwood: grounding, meditation, sacred
• Sweetgrass: kindness, blessing, gratitude
• Vetiver: grounding, tranquillity, stability
• White Sage: purification, clearing, protection

By intention

• Incense for Purification
• Incense for Love & Romance
• Incense for Abundance
• Incense for Protection
• Incense for Meditation
• Incense for Creativity
• Incense for Healing
• Incense for Sleep & Dreams
• Incense for Psychic Ability
• Incense for Grounding

All incense and smudging produce fine smoke particles. Burn in a ventilated room, avoid daily use in small closed spaces, and take extra care around children, pets, birds and anyone with asthma.