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Sunday 11 April 2021

Satya (BNG - Earth) Dragon's Blood Dhoop Cones



Dragon's blood  is an attractive tree resin which has a variety of uses, including as a dye to colour  Stradivarius violins. The scent is pleasant, with a mildly sweet mineral note. I reviewed the Satya Dragon's Blood incense sticks a couple of years ago, and wasn't hugely impressed. Indeed, the only dragon's blood I have really enjoyed have been the Aromatika Dragon Blood

These cones are pleasant with the expected scents of dragon's blood, but don't really lift the senses. There's just this awareness of an OK incense. The cones, as with the previous Satya cones I reviewed, don't burn cleanly - sometimes they stubbornly go out, and sometimes they produce an inordinate amount of smoke, and sometimes they leave an ashy scent usually associated with perfume-dipped incense where the perfume has evaporated.  The cones are made by Balkrishna Setty, the brother who was in charge of  production, and retained the Bangalore factory when the brothers split up after their father, the foundeShri Satyam Setty, died in 1999. They are in new eco-friendly packaging marked Earth. It is possible that Balkrishna is using an environmentally friendly core burning material, such as coconut instead of charcoal, and is not yet used to it - that may be the reason the cones are not burning efficiently. 

The cones came from
 SacredEssence, which claims to be "Europe's Largest Shaman Alternative Shop", which is an attractive and compelling claim! They are available at  99p a packet, which is currently the standard price for Satya products in most UK shops. 

Date: April 2021    Score: 27

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Satya (Shrinivas Sugandhalaya)


Dragon's blood

1 comment:

  1. I want to recommend the sap from the bark of dragon's blood, which heals and heals the skin of the fingers. From living nutritionals products made in the USA ready to use,

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