Jaycia Passion Opium

 

Second review - scroll down for earlier

Running out of casual incense for the outhouse, I grab this everyday perfumed charcoal incense which is distributed by a UK wholesale company,  Jaycia, based in Birmingham.  It doesn't appear that the company distributes this anymore, but some sites, such as JustAromatherapy, still have stocks, so it's not quite a Vintage incense yet. It's not clear who makes this for Jaycia, but it is very basic bargain basement stuff. There is a crisp burning scent, with little awareness of the perfume that I found modest but pleasant two years ago. That is a particular down side to cheap perfumed charcoal incense, the scent evaporates quite quickly. 

This is basic stuff. The sticks are 10 inches long with 8 inches of hand rolled charcoal paste which has then been dipped in a chemical perfume. There is a claim of the use of "natural essential oils and medicinal herbs" with oils such as sandal, geranium, benzoin, etc, mentioned. Yeah, a few drops of oil in tub of diethyl phthalate (DEP) most likely. Cheap and nasty. Could have been made anywhere in Southeast Asia - quite possibly Vietnam. I'm not impressed. This is now more in the area of toilet cleaner than outhouse incense. I'll see what the cats think, and it it makes the outhouse too unpleasant, I'll just dump them. 

Not recommended. 


Date: Sept 2023   Score:  19 

First review

Perfume-dipped charcoal incense commissioned and distributed by a UK wholesaler, Jaycia.  

Modest but pleasant scent. Warm, almost seductive. It sits in the background, quietly dark and mysterious. It'll do as a gentle inoffensive room freshener, but little more than that. Could be used to subtly inform a room before a potential lover arrives. It's discrete enough not to draw attention to one's desire, but will help create the right atmosphere.

Date: Jan 2021   Score: 26

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Opium

Passion by Jaycia