- 1). Lick the tips of your thumb and forefinger. Quickly pinch the smoldering tip of the incense, then let go. Repeat this quick pinching in rapid succession until the incense goes out.
- 2). Remove the stick from its holder and push its tip into a hard, inflammable surface, as if you were putting out a cigarette. Ashtrays, concrete or the incense holder itself all work well. Sprinkle a thin layer of spent ash or sand over the surface before driving the lit tip into it to avoid damaging the object.
- 3). Dip the end of the stick in water or hold it under running water. Avoid wetting more of the stick than is necessary if you want to finish using it in the future.
- 4). Grasp halfway up the remaining body of the incense to hold it steady. Gently push a hard object -- such as an incense tamper or a flat rock -- into the tip of the stick, slowly rotating the object back and forth as you work it into the incense.
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