535. Questions About Brachos on Fragrances

Brachos 9:4

If a person has two fragrant spices, one from a tree and the other from an herb, he should not recite one bracha over both items; the appropriate bracha should be recited over each. When a person is brought both wine and fragrant oil, he should hold the wine in his right hand and the oil in his left. He first recites the bracha over the wine and drinks it, then he recites the bracha over the oil, smells it, and rubs it on the attendant's head. If the attendant is a Torah scholar, he should rub it on the wall. (Refer back to 7:14.)

Brachos 9:5

If one is in doubt as to whether the appropriate bracha over a spice is “fragrant trees” or “fragrant herbs,” he should recite “Who created different types of spices.” Similarly, one recites “different types of spices” over a spice mixture made by a perfumer. When entering a perfumery, one recites the bracha “Who created different types of spices.” If he stays there all day, he only recites the bracha once; if he comes and goes several times, he recites the bracha every time he enters.