HEM Soham Dhoop Batti

Well, here's something different and surprising - a masala style HEM product. HEM are famous (notorious?) for producing basic perfumed incense of indifferent and variable quality, more often bad than good, so to get a masala style incense from them is something rather unusual. There are a number of "Soham" branded dhoops being released by HEM under a variety of traditional fragrances. This, which appears to be the first in the series, has no stated fragrance, and is not a dhoop, despite the name "Dhoop Batti", because it has a bamboo core, and has a dusting of masala (dry, fragrant ingredients).

Soham is a Hindu mantra to affirm oneself as being a part of the universe.

On burning, the incense is quite smokey and heavy. It may prove to be a bit much for a small room. It is a little crude, but does have the aromas associated with masala incense. We found it to be the sort of incense that is best burned when away from the room, in that it was a little heavy to be present when it was burning, but it does cleanse and inform a room reasonably pleasantly with a lingering earthy hippy scent.

Not an incense for everyone - would be mostly liked by older hippies who have either very large or very smelly homes.  Wouldn't be useful for hiding the smell of dope as most ordinary folks on smelling this would think: "Ah, them damn hippies are smoking that mary u yama again!"  :-)


Date: May 2019   Score: 29

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