GR International Musk Incense Cones

I've been burning a fair amount of cones recently. In our house we like to use them in the bathroom / toilet. They are neater than sticks, easier to handle and to dispose of, and take up less space. We keep them in a large bowl by the entrance to the bathroom, and will get through around five a day. Our stock was running low, so I bought some  job lots of standard everyday cones (GR, Hem, Aargee, Satya, etc, not the unbranded or Ashley's Workshop type stuff, which are usually a waste of money, no matter how cheap they are), and have been burning both the cones new to me, and ones I've reviewed previously, prior to tipping the cones into the bathroom bowl. I've been finding that most perfume-dipped cones (which comprise the majority of cones) start off with the perfume scent at the forefront, but then as they burn down so the cone heats up, and the perfume burns off quicker than the core material, and so the core material, be it wood or charcoal paste, tends to show through. The older the cone the more likely the core material is likely to be noticed. The better known companies, given their experience and resources, tend to be better at getting round this problem, and maintaining the perfume scent right to the end. I'm not sure how they do this - a more efficient perfume mix, a better quality core - perhaps higher grade charcoal or wood paste, longer dipping time, more air-tight packaging, quicker distribution and sales - or maybe a combination of all these things. But buying cones from a fast-moving and popular company, keeping them in an air-tight container, and burning them soon after purchase will result in a more satisfactory experience,

Anyway - this GR musk is quite harsh and chemical smelling on the cone, but burns attractively with a reasonably pleasant musky scent. It's not an emotional musky scent - it's slightly sweet, so more pleasant than significant. Acceptable for everyday use, but little more than that. As it burns the scent struggles to keep ahead of the core material, and by the end it loses out slightly, producing a hot scent, which is not vulgar or unpleasant, but has lost what sweet charm there was initially. As such these are fine for the bathroom, where you are going to light them and then walk away. The initial pleasant sweet musky scent lingers, and so keeps the room pleasant, and if you're not in the room as it burns down, there will be no disappointing experience when the fine scent fades and the core material pushes through.


Date: May 2018  Score: 23

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Incense cones

GR International 

Musk