Attractive box of 30 perfumed incense sticks from Poundland for, yes, £1. My box is branded Home Scents, but Poundland have now rebranded these to Karma. PLDZ is the trading name of Poundland. The sticks are very similar to those imported by SifCon International.
The sticks are quite long (10 inches). A charcoal based paste has been handrolled on a plain hand cut bamboo splint, then coated in a woody melnoorva powder to prevent the sticks from gluing together as they dry. A volatile perfume or an "agarbatti oil", which is usually diethyl phthalate (DEP), has been applied to the stick at some point. The scent on the stick is more pine disinfectant than sandalwood. The scent on the burn is quite woody, but a crude wood, slightly spicy, and more cedarwood than sandalwood. Though the sticks look similar, the quality of the scent is not as good as on the SifCon International sticks. Though there is the similarity of a spicy, cedarwood scent.
The sticks are not offensive, as some cheap perfumed-charcoal incense can be, but the scent is lower end bargain basement everyday incense, serving little purpose other than to cover up poor smells.
Nov 2022 Score: 20
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