To have smoked the towels

[CormacMcLaggen]

Happy discovery; burning incense in the (very small) spare room next to freshly washed bath towels and shutting the door results in gorgeous smelling towels.

WIBU to do this when guests stay so their towels smell all posh and naice?

I don't burn incense often, environment and all

Dont see why not on occasion

Personally I like towels that smell freshly washed and hate incense.

Do it to give yourself pleasure, not for guests as they might dislike the smell!

Burning things next to fabric is also a massive fire hazard. As long as you're in the room keeping an eye on it knock yourself out. But please don't leave fabric hanging next to burning stuff and leave the room.

Not wanting to scaremonger, but I was thinking about buying some incense the other day, but then saw there was quite a lot of research linking it to lung cancer. Apparently it releases nasty particles into the air.

Ooh, no! I would hate towels smelling of incense. I used to love it, but now think it’s a horrible smell.

Yuck no, I’d hate this as a guest. Do it for your own towels, if you eliminate all fire risk.

So aside from lung cancer, burning the house down or offending guests with smells they dislike, it's all good.

I love MN

Mumsnet puts me off ever having guests because everyone is so fussy!

I think it sounds nice. Hazards aside. 🤣

Hope you don't die of lung cancer btw

No, towels should smell fresh, that's pretty much a given.

The reason you like it is because you did it yourself. To a guest they'd just smell like something's happened to them - that they'd been used already or stored for ages somewhere perfumey. YUK.

Freshly laundered.

I wouldn't want incense smelling towels, I like fresh towels!

Am I the only one who clicked on this thread thinking "how the hell do you smoke a towel?!!!"

I could offer my guests a choice: smoked or unsmoked.

I used to love it, but now think it’s a horrible smell
Incense isn’t a type of smell, it’s the material that burns. There are different types...
It’s dangerous, though, OP.

I thought you’d ran out of fags. Disappointed.

CatsOnCatnip gave up my towel habit years ago, I'm afraid.

‘ could offer my guests a choice: smoked or unsmoked’

I’ve stopped smoking and got excited when I saw your title.

Yes "smoked or unsmoked" like a pillow-menuwe burn Chinese incense daily for 'cultural' reasons... so am biased...

Look what I'm doing tomorrow after the school run. What a fantastic idea!

Don’t know why this question made me LOL so much.

Smoke them towels OP !

Didn't think of lung cancer. I use incense three times a day. On my altar, my shrine and I censer the house

Scented candles, incense and plug in air fresheners all very bad for the lungs.

I use unperfumed laundry stuff and avoid carcinogens, smoke and smells. Particularly smoky smells. Incense is very clingy.