HEM Coconut Incense Cones

Starts off sweet, with an awareness of sweet coconut, but then odd vegetable notes come through, particularly seaweed and hints of cabbage. Again, as is typical with a lot of HEM, the awareness that this is a perfumed charcoal incense comes through. At times it feels as though the charcoal is dominating.  Opinions are divided here, with Chrissie liking it, Phocea hating it ("Smells of bad"), and me seeing both views.

Date: March 2019  Score:  22

Pack of ten cones bought from Spitalfields Market. Burns with a pleasant amount of swirling blue smoke which is soft and pleasant to inhale. There is some sandalwood in the base, and - as with all other HEM products I've tried - that stale, damp, flowery aroma that catches at the back of the mouth and leaves a vaguely unpleasant lingering aroma. There's a pleasant and engaging vanilla sweetness with coconut overtones. Coconut is a pleasant aroma for incense, but HEM have not made the most of it. I'm not that impressed with HEM incense. I suspect the ingredients are not good quality. Or perhaps it's simply that they include an ingredient that doesn't agree with me.


Date: March 2013   Score: 17

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Coconut incense