Siro Yellow Sandalwood

 

A hex pack of machine-made everyday room-freshener perfumed incense by Siro Fragrances of Bangalore. This is a synthetic sandalwood, which is fine, as most sandalwood Indian incense is synthetic because it is cheap and effective. Sandalwood is one of the better synthetic scents - the scent is easy to recreate, and the result can be stronger, richer, deeper and more instantly appealing than natural sandalwood. Go figure. I always prefer natural - I wear cotton rather than nylon shirts, and I prefer to cook from scratch rather than a processed meal - but for ease and convenience, if not for the complexity, satisfaction and reward of natural, then synthetic can be acceptable, even appealing.  And this is an acceptable and appealing synthetic sandalwood which I am happy to burn around the house as an everyday room freshener. 

Available at 99 Euros for 20 sticks from the excellent German online incense store Ephra World. 

Date: Feb 2024   Score: 31 

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Sandalwood