When burning joss sticks or cones in the morning as offerings to dead ancestors or gods, you may have noticed the pleasant smell that comes from them. This smell can be used on clothing and hair and is hygienic since incense smoke has an antibacterial effect.

To incense your clothes, simply light some incense, and allow the smoke to rise up into the clothing or bend over and allow the smoke to go into your hair so it picks up the scent. Hold your breath if you do this, since the smoke at such a proximity can be intense. This is easier to do with longer hair, and for clothes this can slightly extend the time they can be worn until the next washing.