Kasturi is the Hindi word for musk. Musk incense is generally composed of a blend of synthetics, with perhaps some patchouli, vetiver, and/or sandalwood oils used in slightly higher priced incenses. More expensive, traditional musk incenses may use traditional botanical substitutes such as ambrette (musk mallow) or labdanum. However, the bulk of everyday musk incense is likely to be mostly composed of - quite effective, though often blandly everyday - aroma chemicals. This Rajpal Kasturi is a bulky stick which is heavy with oils, and there's an earthy note here which could suggest the use of vetiver and sandalwood oil to liven up and give depth and character to the everyday aroma chemicals. I find this more promising than the synthetics heavy Kesar Kasturi I just reviewed.
The scent on the burn is warm and generous. For such a bulky stick it is reasonably mellow, not too smoky or aggressive. There's some patchouli notes - musky, sweet, earthy, leafy. Very likeable. Ultimately it doesn't do much, and stays within a prescribed area of patchouli-musk-wood; however, what it does it does well. This is a likeable warm incense.
My samples come from Reddit user Brief_Chemistry. Packets are sold in India via the Rajpal website at 50g for ₹250 (£1.96p) plus shipping. International purchases are made via WhatsApp +91 99209 36644, with payments done by bank transfer.
Date: May 2026 Score: 31/50
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