I bought a bunch of these cheap incense sticks a while back, and I'm now clearing out my back log, and found that I have five I have never burned or reviewed. I can find no information on Pal-Ji - there's no address on the boxes, and nothing about them on the internet. Clearly someone imported them into the UK in bulk (and perhaps is still importing them!) and they turn up in job lots on eBay and other places - you can have 100 boxes delivered for £35, or collect them yourself from a distributor in Bolton for 99p. They are not awful, but they are not very good either.
Reviews
Pal-Ji Frenk Insence Score: 24 |
Pal-Ji Honey Suckle Score: 23 |
Pal- Ji Musk
A rather plain packet design - not much effort made here. The stick has been dyed a powdery brown. A solvent scent on the stick kinda like toilet cleaner. Not promising. However, the scent on the burn is quite warm and acceptable. It's sombre and woody and sort of heading in the direction of musk. This could be burned in the house, though after today I'm not going to. And I'm glad to have finished the set of scents. Score: 22
Pal-Ji Green Apple Score: 20 |
Pal-Ji Vanilla Score: 17 |
Pal-Ji Bouqet Score: 16 |
Pal-Ji Rose Score: 15 |
I like the 1950's children's book colours and illustrations on the pack. Most of the Pal-Ji packs have that same retro style. Faint floral aroma on the stick, which could be jasmine. Stick and incense is dyed a light blue. The burn is very modest. Hardly any perfume. Very neutral. There's a light floral warmth, but not much. It's not offensive, but there's little here to actually like. Score: 12
Scents reviewed: 11
Highest score: 24
Lowest score: 10
Average: 18 (Toilet Cleaners: Not to be burned in the house; just use in the toilet or outside.)
Conclusion: This is generic low quality bargain basement perfumed incense. The packets are cheaply and crudely designed. There has been little effort to make a quality product, and there is no pretence (other than, perhaps, the words "Export Quality") that these sticks are going to be anything other than utilitarian at best. There is in real terms little difference between the scents - some are better defined than others, but all the scents are weak and the smell of the base powders comes through rather noticeably - which is typical of poorer quality perfumed incense, and why poorer quality masala incenses will tend to still smell OK, because the fragrant ingredients are (mostly) dried, and last longer than oils and perfumes. Anyway, these Pal-Ji sticks are, as of Nov 2021, still available on the internet (and perhaps some market stalls), and deals such as 100 boxes for 99p sound a bargain. But what you are getting is not something that - for most people - will be a pleasure to burn. These are to be used for covering up bad smells, or in the garden in summer to keep the flies away from the picnic, but even then you may wish to invest in better smelling incense. Or - if you don't have much money, as a modest way of making an offering at a temple. Up to you, but my advice is not to be tempted. Go buy Moksh - cheap as chips, and with great smells. Or go to Popat Stores where awesome masala incense can be bought for less than a £1 a packet.
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