Inca Aromas

 
Inca Aromas are a  Brazil incense house. Their incense can be found on the USA website Exotic Incense, who export to the UK. I'm curious about the connection between the company and the Inca Empire culture. The company was founded in 1993, with the current owner taking over in 2001, and moving the factory to its current location in Brazil in 2009. The two best known incenses associated with indigenous peoples of South America are palo santo wood and copal resin.  Augusto Chriezanoski of Inca Aromas has told me that the previous owner, Otalivio, was a chemist who developed his own formula for the incense which he sold from his backyard as a cottage business. The current owner, Thiago, took over, made the operation more business like, and gave it the name Inca Aromas based on a selective religion in Brazil based on an Inca deity. Thiago is no longer involved in the religion, but the name remains. He has informed me that "Inca incense and the way it is produced have their origins in Brazilian religions that make ritualistic use of ayahuasca. Rei Inca is the name of a very important figure in these ayahuasca religions."

Brazil has a strong incense culture. They import a large amount of incense, primarily from India, and there are a number of small local incense producers, such as Inca Aromas, Bright Side, and Nirvana, which export, mainly to the US. 

Reviews 

Inca Aromas White Breu (D)

Nov 2024 - Score: 47

Inca Aromas Pitanga (D)
Oct 2024 - Score: 39 

  

Inca Aromas Priprioca (D)
May 2024 - Score: 39

Reviews: 3
Top score: 47
Bottom score: 39
Average: 42 

Conclusion: I like this incense house. The incense is a little different, and the association with the Incas is very compelling. The scents are fresh, heady, earthy, natural.  I'm interested in exploring more incense from Inca Aromas, and more incense from Brazil. 

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