Incense In The Wind

Radiating Incense In The Wind - a painting by Hai Linh Le

Sunday 7 May 2023

Hari Dashan Citronella Anti-Mosquito Incense Cones

 


It's not a huge draw for me - an anti-mosquito incense, even though keeping away flies is a common reason for us to burn incense. And I think it's because I'd regard pretty much any incense as being as useful for keeping away flies or biting insects as a dedicated anti-mosquito one, and I'd rather buy one that smelled nice. My previous experience of anti-mosquito incense has been Mister Chef and FlyAway, and we really didn't like either of those. I only got this one because it came as part of a job lot. 

As I'm burning the cone and typing this, so a big buzzy fly has come into my study and flown around me a few times, seemingly unbothered by the incense. Certainly less bothered than I am! 

There is a lemon scent, which initially is OK, but then other scents come in, mostly vaguely chemical, along with some smoke. There's a touch of lavender and some burning heather. Which actually makes it sound more pleasant than it actually is. 

I'm not impressed with this. I may be prejudiced because of my previous experiences, and because I don't like the idea of an "anti-mosquito" incense in my study, but - whatever - this incense is really not for me.  

Date: May 2023    Score: 15  

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Hari Darshan


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