Today, incense sticks are widely used during meditation, spiritual sessions and yoga practice as it is believed that incense disperse the negative energy and help to create a positive state of mind. The soothing fragrance of incense sticks creates a mood of tranquility, brings stillness and improves the concentration of mind. They facilitate the mind to relieve itself of stress and anxiety thereby enhances concentration and overall health. Different incense sticks are used to produce different impacts like, lavender and jasmine fragrances are used best for calming the mind and providing relief from stress, Rose incense for increasing psychic powers and obtaining good luck, Sandalwood for enhancing metal clarity, Lavender for promoting peace and happiness. 

Incense sticks are also commonly used in everyday life as air fresheners and in aromatherapy as mood enhancer or stress relieving agent. Different herbs, flowers, oils are used in the form of incense sticks, coils, cones or powders to create sound soothing environment. The essential oils used in the sticks have different medicinal and fragrant properties that travel through our blood stream, react with certain hormones and enzymes, and provide soothing relaxation. The fragrance we inhaled from these incenses convey pleasurable signals to our brain, which further reacts to the positive power of the fragrant aroma and create pleasant memories, restore emotional balance and encourage relaxation and energisation. Many fragrant oils contain antiseptic and antitoxin properties and often act as a remedy to viral infections, inflammations, aches and pains.