(Happy Hari) Cultures of Eden Heavenly Garden Green Garden Incense

I have this pack of green incense which was either sent to me by Paul Eagle of Happy Hari or Corey Topel of Absolute Bliss incense in the USA as a Happy Hari incense. It is sold as Happy Hari incense by Edenic States for £1.99, and as Heavenly Garden by Food for Consciousness for £1.99. A very similar product is sold as Henna Den Green Garden for £3.50. And it's likely that they all come from Vedic Vanni of Mumbai.

This is a dipped masala incense. A powdery masala paste has been rolled onto a green dyed stick, which has been dipped in a solvent or essential oil. The intense green colour is either a water dye or powder - I can't tell which. The scent on the stick is quite volatile and sharp with pine notes. When burning there is initially some vague sense of freshly cut grass, but this diminishes as the core material comes through - a sort of damp sandalwood and beech wood, with faint vanilla notes. It's not unpleasant at all, but not entirely uplifting either. It tends to become a little dry and smoky.

It's each to their own, and some folks might like the green grass element to this, but I'm not getting much personal pleasure from it. It feels a little simple and crude.


Date: June 2018  Score: 24 

Happy Hari Incense