Many people have a custom to read the Pitum Haketoret passage, hand-written by a scribe in Torah script on leather parchment.

According to Seder Hayom, “One who fears for himself and for his soul should put great effort into this matter, namely to write the entire text of the ketoret on kosher parchment in ktav ashurit [the script in which a sefer Torah is written], and he should read from this scroll daily, once in the morning and once in the evening [i.e. at the end of the day] with great concentration, and I guarantee [that this will be beneficial].”

The Zohar teaches that reciting the Pitum Haketoret passages brings blessings for livelihood, health and peace, as well as atonement for some of the gravest sins and mistakes Jews can make.

The Kaf Hachaim says that the recitation of Pitum Haketoret from ktav ashurit, the script of a Torah scroll, is a segula to merit wealth and the reader will be successful in business.

Rabbi Chayim Palachi elaborates on the importance and value of reciting Pitum Haketoret, saying it has the power to ensure one’s prayer will ascend directly to the Almighty, unaffected by the Mekatregim (prosecuting angels). He emphasizes that this part of the prayer should be recited slowly and from a siddur (i.e. not by heart), and that one who races through it forgoes tremendous spiritual benefits. Citing Me’il Tzedaka he adds that one should try to obtain a parchment with the Pitum Haketoret written on it in the script of a Sefer Torah. Reading this section from such a parchment has the power to earn a person wealth and to guarantee a consistent and comfortable livelihood. Finally, the Zohar comments that if we were truly aware of the greatness of the Ketoret, we would put a crown over each and every word of this section, in order to demonstrate the immense value of its recitation.

This benefit can be attributed to the great significance that Hashem places in the recitation of the formulation of the incense offering. Rabbi Hirsch comments that the incense offering symbolizes Israel’s duty to make all of its actions pleasing to Hashem.
The Ketoret is a blend of incense comprised of eleven fragrances: balsam, onycha, galbanum, frankincense, myrrh, cassia, spikenard, saffron, costus, cinnamon bark and cinnamon.

The Pitum Haketoret is sold in various forms online, including printed on parchment, hand-written by a trained scribe on parchment and both printed and hand-written with illumination. Often it comes in a leather binder folded into three sections.