Best perfume-dipped incense

Though obvious to me now, it has taken me a few months to discern the major difference between quality incense and lesser incense sticks. Quality incense sticks are rolled from fresh masala ingredients - this is discernible by the powdery finish on the sticks. Standard and cheap incense sticks are hand-rolled or machine dipped charcoal paste onto bamboo sticks (dyed or undyed), which are bought by an incense company who then dip or coat the sticks in a scent which tends to contain synthetic ingredients. Sometimes an incense company may take charge of the whole process from making the sticks to dipping the perfume, but usually the companies who perfume dip, tend to buy in ready made, unscented sticks. 

At their very best - if fresh, top quality and natural ingredients are used, perfumed dipped can be very pleasant, but in general they are not going to make your toes curl, change your mood, or give you a thrill, unlike the top quality masala sticks, which are fresher and more exciting, with both a more subtle and a more exciting and throbbing range of aromas which can truly alter and intensify mood. 

Perfumed dipped sticks are like aerosol room fresheners - they can smell quite nice, but they also smell synthetic and uninspired (and uninspiring). They'll do for covering up bad smells, but not for creating moods. 

Best of the perfume-dipped incense sticks

Sage Spirit Blue Corn Flower: 41/50

Betco Hanuman: 35

HEM Frankincense-Myrrh: 35 

SAC (Sandesh) FrankIncense Myrrh: 33

Sugandha Shringar: 31
Darshan Kanishka: 31
Krishan Dark Chocolate: 30
Betco Saraswathi: 30
Krishan Drakkar Noir: 30
Krishnan Chandan: 30
Aargee Jasmine: 30 
Tree of Life - Shalimar: 30
Mystic Incense Baby Powder: 30

 Incense Ratings - Top of the Dhoops!