I asked Hyungi Park, an artist in Los Angeles, to break down the steps → How to Make Your Own Incense Here’s what you need: 1 ½ teaspoons sandalwood powder 2 teaspoons makko powder ½ ...

I got my first whiff of sandalwood 25 years ago, in a blend of burning incense at a tiny Buddhist shrine in Lopburi, soon after landing in Thailand from Los Angeles as a lowly English teacher on ...