Koya's Shanthi Nivas Premium Incense

 

Second review - scroll down for earlier

Machine extruded onto a machine-cut bamboo splint. Synthetic scent. Yet it's pleasant. Scent is a little soapy - a bit like Camay, all light florals, jasmine and honeysuckle. It's not an exciting or meaningful scent, but it is pleasant, bright, joyful, and uplifting. It's an OK room freshener. There's some cutting crispness to it on the burn that keeps it sharp and lively. Very acceptable.  

Koya's website says "Home is the comfort of our lives, where we are safe, sheltered and happy. The serenity we enjoy at home is incomparable to anywhere else. Maintain the beautiful balance of your home with Shanti Nivas. Blended with a mixture of floral and woody scents, Shanthi Nivas is created to calm the mind and enrich the soul. Let the beautiful, rich fragrances come together and illuminate your house in a blanket of peace and tranquillity like no other."  

Perfume soaked, hand-dipped incense sticks. Eco-friendly and nontoxic
Length - 9 inches
Burning time - 60 mins
Retention time - 3-4 hrs
Fragrance coverage area - 1000 sq. ft

Date: Feb 2024    Score: 29 

First review

"For Peace & Prosperity". This is a perfume rich stick from Koya's Incense with an uplifting blend of floral and fruity notes. It is quite bright and joyous on the stick, though initially a little too smoky and assertive on the burn for my liking, though that settles down, and it becomes more integrated in the room, so it becomes a part of the environment in a pleasing way. 

The stick is a wood powder paste that has been machine-extruded onto a machine-cut rounded bamboo splint. It has dried very hard. When crushed it releases a fruity scent closer to an essential oil than a perfume. The scent on the stick, though, is a little more volatile, so this may be a blend of essential oil and agarbatti oil.  

Overall a pleasant everyday incense with little in the way of off-notes. This is not a crude HEM, this is somewhat more subtle, gentle, and refined. Likeable. 

Date: March 2022    Score: 28 

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