Nandita Organic Nag Champa

In my incense box I came upon this small sample box of Nandita's Nag Champa. It's a masala stick - the handrolled charcoal paste is then rolled in a fine powder of incense ingredients. It's possible that it may then also be dipped in essential oils as the powder remains firm on the stick. The scent is gentle yet sweet and succulent - encouraging further exploration.

Nandita  make my favourite incense, Nandita Wood Spice, and there is something of those gentle, warm woody notes here, though not so clear, and not so evocative.  There are prickly, damp wool notes, which suggests that halmaddi is part of the ingredients. I'm not getting many floral notes. On the whole this is a warm, evocative, woody, and very pleasant scent. - it is like a gentle blend of sandalwood and halmaddi. It is very nice, and I'd be happy to buy it, though not excited enough to go seek it out.


Date: May 2015 Score: 33

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Nag Champa

Nandita of Mumbai