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Here's a trick from the powder room that most people never think of. You know that clean, just-washed smell Baby Powder has? You can get it in your bathroom — or any small room — without lighting a single stick. I set a couple of Baby Powder sticks in a vase in my own powder room, unburned, and the whole room smells fresh every time you walk in. No flame. No plug. Just fragrance. It works because incense sticks are fragrance-soaked wood. The scent comes off them whether they'

Meditation isn't about clearing your mind. It's about giving it somewhere gentle to land — and scent is one of the oldest anchors there is. Light the right incense a few minutes before you sit down, and your brain starts to learn: this smell means it's time to settle. Here are the seven scents my customers reach for most when they're building a meditation ritual. All of them are hand-dipped fresh in New Jersey, 15 sticks to a pack, $3.75 each. Frankincense — The ancient one.