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| Third review - scroll down for earlier |
Modest synthetic-perfume sticks. These apparently have a huge reputation in the US, and I am often sent sample sticks. We have tried them a few times and never been impressed. Lower end everyday incense.
Date: Jan 2024 Score: 20
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| Second review |
I bought a 15g box from Just Aromatherapy for £1.29 last August (they are available from many sites in America, such as Incense Warehouse, and also wholesale direct from R-Expo). We've tried the Aroma Temple sticks a few times over the last few months and find them to be a modest everyday incense. The sticks are machine made with charcoal paste, and then perfume-dipped. The scent on the stick is quite chemical and sharp, but not offensive. The scent when burning is reasonably attractive, if a little limited. It has a bright though modest floral note, perhaps rose, with some citric qualities. The scent is not heavy, and can be burned close up without irritation. It doesn't fully impress itself on a room unless several sticks are burning at the same time, and when we do that we find it gets a bit smoky. It can get a bit hot at times, but mostly remains clean and sharp. We found Aroma Temple to be a likeable but modest everyday perfume-dipped incense.
Date: June 2018 Score: 21
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| First review |
A free sample of Aroma Temple by R-Expo / Song Of India, an Indian company based in Noida, a new city just outside of Delhi. They started out in 1932 as an independent business called Mathur Perfumery Works hand-making traditional incense, then branched out in 1972 to create a sales outlet in America. Aroma Temple is Song of India's main brand, and is a machine extruded and perfume-dipped incense with a volatile aroma of pine toilet cleaner. With the hype surrounding this, and the name, I had expected something a bit more traditional and better quality. I had turned to this to lift my spirits after the disappointments of burning two Sage Spirit incenses that had very little fragrance left on them, and it did that, but wasn't quite the quality incense I had expected. However, to be fair, this Aroma Temple is OK. It's a cheap, everyday incense with a robust, cleansing aroma - plenty of lemon and some bergamot. It is lively and sharp, and would be good to wake up the house, or to reinvigorate a tired room. Also useful for masking bad odours. It has its uses. It is not, however, spiritual or sensual or beautiful. It is plain and simple, but bold and lively. I quite like it.
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