The Natural Incense Company was founded in 2011 in a village just outside Mandya, in Old Mysore, Southern India. They produce traditional masala incense for private label companies - their best known customer is the Italian organic products importer, Fiore d'Oriente. Another known customer is the Dutch importer Mani Bhadra - Phoenix Importer who sell the incense under the Yogi & Yogini brand name.
The relationship between NIC and F d'O is unclear. I've just read this "In 1988, Fiore d’Oriente was founded in partnership with a group of families in India to produce the best incense and provide customers with a pure and all-natural product. By now, this incense even has an Ecocert certification." That makes it sound as though F d'O and NIC are in partnership, rather than F d'O just being a customer.
Reviews
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| Fiore D'Oriente Angels Gabriel (M) Mar 2017 - Score: 38↓ |
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Feb 2025 - Score: 34 |
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Feb 2025 - Score: 30 |
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| Fiore D’Oriente Yoga Prana (M) Feb 2025 - Score: 18 |
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| Fiore D’Orente Kampuram (M) Feb 2025 - Score: 15 |
Reviews: 5
Top score: 38
Bottom score: 15
Average: 27
Conclusion: I'd been curious about F d'O since trying Angels Gabriel in 2015, but was put off exploring further by the price. I've now learned that the incense is made by NIC, and that NIC does focus on traditional methods and ingredients. However, for me, the resulting incense is too dry and unexciting, and contains too much halmaddi resin. I am one of those individuals who is sensitive to the terpenes in the resin. I'll not be hunting any more D d'O (or NIC, unless they don't use as much halmaddi for other clients), and am even hesitant about the idea of trying any free samples.
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