Sifcon Ancient Yoga Variety Incense Pack (Jasmine, Rose, Lavender, Sandalwood)

Another excellent value variety pack imported by Sifcon, and bought from the local hardware shop for £1.29. Attractively packaged, making it a useful casual gift for someone, there are four fairly standard fragrances, Sandalwood, Rose, Jasmine and Lavender. The sticks appear to be machine made from a charcoal paste coated with a brown masala powder of fragrant ingredients. All four fragrances are the same colour, which is a little dull, but the fragrances are clearly different, and do smell of what they are supposed to. There are few to no off-notes, and I get no negative reaction to the smoke, so the binder is something neutral rather than halmaddi.

All the scents work well enough - they are fairly generic, so there are no surprises or delights, but for an everyday incense they are really very good, and at the price are extremely good value.  The Sandalwood is a little musky and woody, though also has higher, sharper cedarwood notes. It's not a great sandalwood, but it sure is decent enough for everyday use. It's probably my favourite of the three, but then I do like sandalwood! The Rose has a good heady floral scent, so that's also fine. The Jasmine is a little sharp, almost vinegary, for my taste, but again there is a floral aroma which reminds me of jasmine, so that works as well. My least favourite is the Lavender, though, to be fair, lavender in general is not among my favourite scents, and this one does actually smell of lavender.

If you are in the UK, and you see this in your local shop, then buy it with confidence as a general room freshener, or something to burn in the garden.


Date: June  2017   Score:  30

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