Gamta use Panchgavya products in their incense - they blend cow products, such as milk, dung, and ghee, into the incense paste according to Ayurveda principles. They use a liquid fragrance - possibly an essential oil with a carrier and fixative such as DEP - in the incense paste to deliver the key scents.
I've had two saffron sandal incenses - Heera Saffron Sandal and Om Sai Brand Vedamrut Saffron Sandal. The Heera wasn't a significant incense, but the Om Sai was reasonably interesting, so I wrote a fair deal about the nature of masala and perfumed incense as well as the nature of saffron and sandal scents while I was enjoying the fragrance of the burn. Pleasurable and interesting incense scents may incline me to being thoughtful and reflective.
The scent on the stick is quite volatile and inclines more to a pine disinfectant than an incense, though there are sandalwood elements making themselves known, plus hints of what I could be convinced are saffron notes. And I'll repeat here what I said about the saffron scent in Goloka's Saffron: "The key aroma ingredient in saffron is widely regarded as saffronal, which appears in other plants such as wolfberry and elderberry; though other minor active ingredients, such as lanierone, are also considered to be important, and some scientists consider that the scent may be predominantly produced by lanierone. There is some doubt as to what the actual aroma of saffron is as individuals perceive it in different ways. Though if push came to shove, I would say that what I perceive on this stick I would accept as a saffron scent."
The scent on the stick is quite volatile and inclines more to a pine disinfectant than an incense, though there are sandalwood elements making themselves known, plus hints of what I could be convinced are saffron notes. And I'll repeat here what I said about the saffron scent in Goloka's Saffron: "The key aroma ingredient in saffron is widely regarded as saffronal, which appears in other plants such as wolfberry and elderberry; though other minor active ingredients, such as lanierone, are also considered to be important, and some scientists consider that the scent may be predominantly produced by lanierone. There is some doubt as to what the actual aroma of saffron is as individuals perceive it in different ways. Though if push came to shove, I would say that what I perceive on this stick I would accept as a saffron scent."
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When lit the stick produced a lot of black smoke and a hungry, flaring flame - which I tend to experience with sticks which have a high volatility in the aroma; which seems to indicate a high probability that DEP was used. The stick soon settles into a steady and fairly even burn producing a decent column of swirling dusty grey smoke, and a firm but not domineering fragrance. The scent on the burn is pleasant sandalwood - creamy, softly sweet, woody. I like it, though it's fairly simple, and there's not much going on. And there tends to be a little smoke or burning furniture now and again. As a pleasant top end room freshener this is very good - it is a decent sandalwood scent, albeit almost certainly synthetic.
I can't find outlets outside of India, though Aavyaa, who ship to the West for free for orders over £50 or $60, sell 30 stick packs for ₹375.00 (approx £3.60 or £4.50).
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