HEM White Sage

Bought from a stall in Old Spitalfields Market. White Sage, or Salvia apiana, is a plant that is burnt by a number of native American tribes as part of purification rites, and is more common as an incense fragrance in America than it is in India or Europe. The only company (as of 2013)* that offers White Sage incense cones or sticks in the UK is HEM, though loose packets of dried White Sage leaves can be bought from some suppliers, such as Shopping Knight.  *As of 2021, there are several companies offering White Sage, including Satya  and Green Tree. 

As with other some HEM products I've tried this has the damp and stale flowery aroma associated with some older ladies. It tends to catch at the back of my throat. The aroma is not that distinctive or especially pleasant - there's a sandalwood base, some rough wood smoke, and the cloying flowery high notes along with touches of vanilla and spikes of fruit - a bit of raspberry, along with hints of cigar. The cones produce an attractive amount of blue white smoke. As with most boxes of HEM cones, this contains 10 cones plus a small metal disk to burn the cones on.


Date: March 2013    Score: 9/50

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White Sage