And a smell!.
From one of my school teachers always smelt somehow strange pleasantly. And, it was not traditional for «грымз» «Red Moscow» or scarce Bulgarian «Сигнатюр» with thin seductive aroma. It was a smell of the distant countries, fairy tales «One thousand and one night» and mysterious adventures. It has appeared, that relatives worked for it in Soviet (then still) embassy in India and sent it therefrom aromas. The smoke from курений, by the way, not bad helped to struggle with одежной молью for this reason all clothes of my teacher smelt sweet as if east garden.
Presently aromas of a steel original «popular exotic», along with нэцке, the fan-shuj and belly dance. Almost in any Chelyabinsk souvenir bench of an eye run up from wide assortment of "sticks-vonjalochek". But after all still there are both aroma-cones, and spirals... It is absolutely simple to lose the way in this dense fog of fragrant smokes. Than all these fragrant smoking differ from each other, except a smell? The first association with a word of "aroma" the majority, for certain, will have «aromatic sticks». Nevertheless, if to look tradition of many (not only east) people it is possible to see, that aromas were called and the grasses ground in a powder and flowers, and wood pitches (by the way, the church incense is too aroma), and the wax mixed with honey, and aromatic oils. Them used first of all in various religious cults, and also the nobility, beginning from Indian раджей, finishing the Roman patricians. And it is not sophisticated: pleasantly smelling substances cost considerable money, but a smell...
The smell and that action which it rendered, cost this money. Both Buddhist monks, and the European witches used aromas for achievement of special conditions - now scientists name it «a condition of the changed consciousness». Someone received an enlightenment, someone received a charge of vivacity and forces, and someone, on the contrary, became quiet and pacified. Actually, now on the person the whole direction of nonconventional medicine – an aromatherapy is engaged in influence of smells. And as concept this very capacious also this theme it is necessary to consider separately.
What now offer us Chelyabinsk «benches of miracles»? The most widespread kind of aromas – aromatic sticks on a bamboo basis. They the first have appeared at us in the country and have quickly won liking at fans of exotic. Of what they consist? The most important part – actually, an aromatic mix. It includes various oils, the pitches sometimes pounded in a powder of a grass. That all it was not scattered, in a mix add coal or the smallest sawdust (actually – a dust), for example, wood сандалового a tree.
The main lack of such sticks – feature of a smell. The matter is that to aroma the smell of a burning basis (bamboo) and the wood sawdust entering into "dough" (therefore it is necessary to choose dark, almost black sticks as in structure at them not sawdust, and coal which burns down without a smell) will be constantly added. But such stick (especially if it long) can burn about an hour. Purer and strong smell give so-called безоснОвные aromas. Roughly speaking, this aromatic "dough" without a bamboo basis. There are they in the form of sticks, cones, spirals and even simply powder. Unlike the basic aromas, безоснОвные more fragile also burn not for long (except for spirals), but the smell at them strong, but also disappears too quickly. Their main plus – in absence of a bamboo stick so they burn more pleasantly, without a smell of a burnt tree and a superfluous soot. One more plus: безосновные aromas can be used for cauterisation on a body of certain points (within the limits of the Tibetan medicine) whereas usual sticks for this purpose to use it is impossible – the burning bamboo has more a heat, rather than decaying aromatic mix, therefore from "simple" sticks is risk to receive a burn.
Is at безосновных aromas and minuses. First of all there are they little bit more expensively sticks with a basis and are available on sale not in any souvenir bench, and only in special «эзотерических» little shops. One more nuance безосновных aromas – for them the special support is necessary. Sticks have the wide basis, cones usually burn through up to the end, and to спиралькам in general is necessary special «подпорочка». Fortunately, often enough it is possible to buy all in one set: sticks, cones and a universal ceramic support to them (from above it is possible to put a cone, and in a special hole – a stick). Quite often such наборчики are very nicely issued (for example, are wrapped up in lotus sheet) and can be quite good gifts, for example, to colleagues.
The most part of aromas is enough for our city, unfortunately, remains exotic. So, for example, спиральки meet extremely seldom. As to aromatic powders (them it is necessary присыпать a decaying stick or to put on decaying coals), the cords impregnated with aromatic structure them in Chelyabinsk to find it is simply impossible. As to listed above decaying features they have one general property which can make their inapplicable in variety of situations. First of all remember, that these sticks burn, that is potentially are fire-dangerous (so it is not recommended to give them for game to children and also to leave without supervision). The Another matter – a smoke. Estimate sensibly the sizes of a premise where you plan to light aroma – perhaps, for easy pleasant aroma the one fifth part of a stick will suffice? Well and one more moment: If you often and irrepressibly use aromas your things and furniture can become impregnated with not so much pleasant smells, how many a soot (and she on herself is not quite pleasant).
One more group of aromas – essence. Them have in view of when speak about an aromatherapy. If the purpose – premise aromatisation they are applied equally: some drops in warm water in a saucer аромакурильницы to light a candle – and process has gone. It is possible for steam of droplets of oil to drip on a pillow. Ultramodern young ladies for whom in the computer the cooling system not very well works, can drip some droplets of oil from above on the warm system block (the joke though the author of these lines tried – was pleasant). However oils have features. If aromas which it is necessary to set fire, consist of many components, accordingly, and their action on an organism "is a little washed away". And in itself it is enough oil концентрированны, therefore operate "with great dispatch". If there is a question on a choice of decaying aromas or oils then it is necessary to remember what exactly sticks give that mysterious east aroma which us чарует in various «magic benches». Oil operates is more thin and precisely and consequently it apply in an aromatherapy (decaying aromas operate in a complex).
One more variant of aromas – сухоцветы. Basically, now in интерьерных shops it is much enough presented a sachet – linen sacks with colours and grasses. Them often put in cases that the clothes and linen became impregnated with aroma. Some сухоцветы are necessary for pouring out from bags and to display houses on vases – in that case a room it will be gradually filled with an almost inaudible pleasant smell. Certainly, not such strong, as from sticks or oil, but also not such irritating. And the main thing – natural flowers on сухоцветы react quite normally whereas at ignition курильниц and аромаламп they are better for taking out in other room. In general it is necessary to approach to selection of aromas very cautiously and to consider a number of nuances, since a possible allergy someone from members of a family and finishing presence of the house of colours, pets, small children and pregnant women. After all smells and smoking can not only treat, but also cripple.
We yet have not told about that, whence to us there come aromas. Actually, basically them do «on the historical native land» - in Asia. So, for example, India and southern provinces of China are considered as the native land of sticks on a bamboo basis (the bamboo there grows much) – not without reason in many local temples the lighted aromatic sticks are considered as a part подношения to gods. Smells of such sticks, basically, sweet, warm (the Indian sticks) or sweet, cool (Chinese). In the north of China and in Tibet as the most widespread are considered безосновные aromas – the bamboo here does not grow, that is there is basis for накручивания no fragrant weight. Smells at these aromas strict enough, without stupefying effect. Aromatic oils were traditionally used in the Near East and in Southern Europe: still ancient Greeks умащали the bodies aromas (is frequent instead of descending to be washed up). And here in the north of Europe did a sachet and sheaves of fragrant grasses and placed them in the house.
For today practically aroma any kind for любыю (from 3 to 400 roubles) can be bought the price in Chelyabinsk. Three largest shops, trading in fragrant features – «Олгиз», "Celestial" and «the Bench of the wizard». And though oils and sticks on a basis are on sale and in other souvenir benches, but in these shops specialise on such exotic goods, accordingly, and the assortment here is wider. The prices everywhere are practically identical: one simple stick on a bamboo basis costs only 3 roubles, sets from different aromas of 50-250 roubles, oil from 18 roubles for a small vial, аромалампы — from 100 roubles. In each of these three shops it is possible to buy on one stick «on test»: it was pleasant – take still! Unfortunately, fragrant grasses not so are extended in shops of Chelyabinsk. However if will appear in big shop IKEA, look сухоцветы, passing under name Dofta. These are sets of dry colours, чаги, a wood bark which look beautifully, and smell pleasantly as vanilla, colours, chocolate and other delights. Besides if them to lay out on a beautiful dish or a tray also they will decorate an interior on glory.
In general, whether to smoke sticks, whether to inhale fragrant oil or to catch delicate aroma сухоцветов – to solve to you. And if it will be possible to choose that really will approach you, for certain you will tell: «M-m-m... And a smell!...».
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solnyshko
31.01.2008 11:03
I adore "sticks-vonjalochki" :) and now still began to use natural essence.
Aromas of the house, simply, ah :)