Orkay Namaste India Palo Santo with Chamomile Smudge Incense

 

Bought from Hostenatura.es  - 10 chunky sticks for €1.72.  Similar to Orkay's Palo Santo with Lemon Grass, these sticks appear to follow the example of sticks made by Native Americans in California and distributed by New Age; which themselves are similar to the popular Fred Soll "Resin On A Stick", which has been made since 1972.  I really like the Californian made New Age sticks. These Orkay sticks are OK (better when burned in a cool, open space), though I don't find them as rewarding and attractive as the New Age sticks. There's also the Ispalla sticks from Peru. I paused on reviewing those as they had a problem, and Juan of Ispalla said they would send me some fresh sticks, as they had since fixed the problem. They've not yet arrived. 

I'm not getting an awful lot from this stick. It's fairly neutral - there are smells, but I'm neither repelled nor entranced by them. The predominant olfactory impression I get from burning this Palo Santo with Chamomile is of smoke, burning rubber, scorched herbs, very dark roasted coffee beans (such as for espresso), and burning garden material. I don't find it to be an aesthetic scent.  Burning it in the cool, more open environment of the outhouse produces a more attractive scent, kinda musky and herbal. It may generally appeal to those who wish to smudge for the ritual and/or medicinal properties of the palo santo wood and the chamomile.  

Date: Dec 2024   Score: 24

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Namaste India Incense

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