what`s your favorite incense??

Mikki · May 5th, 2005, 15:07

All the above are great, but if I want a little whiff of India, I put a mothball in the bathroom sink and close my eyes .... Aaaaahhhhhh Delhi!!!!!

PRIYA · Dec 2nd, 2005, 18:23

Slightly OT, but does anyone have any suggestions for using essential oils in a burner as a mosquito repellant?

ammadas · Dec 2nd, 2005, 18:31

if you like nagchampa try superhit it is made by the same company it smells similar but sweeter its very nice,I also like sai flora or ananda flora.They have a little harsher smell not for the beginner and burn almost 2 hours lots of smoke.

dirtyfoot · Dec 2nd, 2005, 18:52

Apparently Eucalyptus Citriodora Pure Essential Oil works well... its a lemon (citronella type of smell) scented eucalyptus smell... they use it in natural mosi repellants... its from china i think and is a type of eucapytus plant... i will try it next week when we get to india... very excited

dirtyfoot · Dec 2nd, 2005, 18:54

oh, and my favourite scent is 'mela' but i have only seen it once and can't find it anywhere... very nice like nag champa... now i use a nag champ - cant remember the name but its in a yellow box, maybe called galopa? and reminds me of staying in a beach hut...

Nick-H · Dec 3rd, 2005, 01:20

Absurdly expensive by Indian standards, but my favourites are the products of Prinknash Abbey, UK. see here, second link on the menu.
And my favorite is Sanctuary

Digital Drifter · Dec 3rd, 2005, 01:30

Nick, you're +vely Indian these days.

Nag, nag,nag about the prices.

haggle, haggle over the prices.

& the Indian '...the best,sir, for this price'.

Notice, no one's rebutting your posts, they're running scared.

lotus blossom · Dec 3rd, 2005, 02:00

i love sai baba nag champa, and cannot really tolerate any other kinds. they give me a headache.

Ikuru · Dec 3rd, 2005, 02:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by lotus blossom

i love sai baba nag champa, and cannot really tolerate any other kinds. they give me a headache.

form what I have smelled basicly nag champa is good and the rest is crap.

I think thereason is they all got fake smells. You can bu the greek orthodox incese, they look like small rocks and you can burn them on coals or on the stove plate. Thoes are good. becourse they are natural.

camelgirl · Dec 3rd, 2005, 02:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by beach

Poke your nose here

oooh thanks!!! I love HEM incense. Very strong. Nag Champa is very good but I burn 4 sticks at a time for a "punch". I like really strong fragrant Indian incense and the cycle brand was a favorite but I can't get it here in the U.S. I load up whenever I'm in India on a variety. Actually, haven't ever gotten a bad brand that I can remember. I'm totally hooked on incense. My only other addiction being chocolate

(I don't think chocolate incense would be very good though

freenote · Dec 3rd, 2005, 03:57

The one i really cherish is the one i rarely see .I don't no it's name,first came across it in the middle east .An amber colored crystel (Resin) Whitch when heated gives a lot of smoke and a truely invigerating smell .When next spotted i was in Kumily, Kerala.Walking through some woods (jungle)looked up at a large tree ,and there it was again ,Dried sap ouzing out of the trunk .Broke some off ,heated it ,same smell

Cut of a fair amount and treasured it all the way back to the U.K. Ran out last week ,damn ,got to go back for more now

Does anyone no the local name for it ??? I think i saw it being used in Kumily, a chap was going round the stalls, shops' with a small brazier heating it ,
insect repelent ? ,Just to smell nice???

SeentheLight · Dec 3rd, 2005, 04:34

May I introduce Japanese incense?

jw46 · Dec 3rd, 2005, 10:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ikuru

You can bu the greek orthodox incese, they look like small rocks and you can burn them on coals or on the stove plate. Thoes are good. becourse they are natural.

Heavy on the fankincense easy on the myrrh.. yes indeed delightful.. an ancient fragrance that I also enjoy..

Nick-H · Dec 3rd, 2005, 12:26

Well, DD... 10GBP a box is a bit more than a packet of Indian sticks! This is the stuff they use in RC churches in UK, and it smells wonderful.

But, only look, DD; no buying--- but I give you very good price!

Actually I'm not much of a bargainer, I don't enjoy it, so I let people get away with overcharging me. My UK Malu Ex-GF, on the other hand, was ruthless: often to my great embarrasment!

jgv · Dec 4th, 2005, 15:37

Nagchampa.

I never knew what it was but they were burning at a hotel in Dunche before we started the Langtang Trek and I think that is really the first time I remember loving incense.

When I got back to Sydney I was at a meditation class and they were burning it. And I was like what incense is that.

From then on I always bought Nagchampa.

May 5th, 2005, 15:07	#31
Mikki Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Germany Posts: 143	Whiff of India All the above are great, but if I want a little whiff of India, I put a mothball in the bathroom sink and close my eyes .... Aaaaahhhhhh Delhi!!!!!

Dec 2nd, 2005, 18:23	#32
PRIYA Discombobulated Elsewherean! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: nether regions Posts: 1,108	Slightly OT, but does anyone have any suggestions for using essential oils in a burner as a mosquito repellant? __________________ Happiness is for those who cry, those who hurt, those who have searched and those who have tried. For only they can appreciate the importance of people who have touched their lives. (Anon.)

Dec 3rd, 2005, 01:20	#36
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 24,639	Absurdly expensive by Indian standards, but my favourites are the products of Prinknash Abbey, UK. see here, second link on the menu. And my favorite is Sanctuary __________________ . Just one member of the IndiaMike Mod Team

Dec 3rd, 2005, 01:30	#37
Digital Drifter bang a whore? Bangalore Dammit! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,878	Nick, you're +vely Indian these days. Nag, nag,nag about the prices. haggle, haggle over the prices. & the Indian '...the best,sir, for this price'. Notice, no one's rebutting your posts, they're running scared. __________________ Click here for the Indiamike train guide in PDF

Dec 3rd, 2005, 02:00	#38
lotus blossom re-member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: blowin' in the wind Posts: 1,883	i love sai baba nag champa, and cannot really tolerate any other kinds. they give me a headache. __________________ Not all who wander are lost

Dec 2nd, 2005, 18:31	#33
ammadas Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: minneapolis,mn Posts: 156	if you like nagchampa try superhit it is made by the same company it smells similar but sweeter its very nice,I also like sai flora or ananda flora.They have a little harsher smell not for the beginner and burn almost 2 hours lots of smoke.

Dec 2nd, 2005, 18:52	#34
dirtyfoot Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: UK Posts: 12	Apparently Eucalyptus Citriodora Pure Essential Oil works well... its a lemon (citronella type of smell) scented eucalyptus smell... they use it in natural mosi repellants... its from china i think and is a type of eucapytus plant... i will try it next week when we get to india... very excited

Dec 2nd, 2005, 18:54	#35
dirtyfoot Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: UK Posts: 12	oh, and my favourite scent is 'mela' but i have only seen it once and can't find it anywhere... very nice like nag champa... now i use a nag champ - cant remember the name but its in a yellow box, maybe called galopa? and reminds me of staying in a beach hut...

Dec 3rd, 2005, 03:57	#41
freenote senior member refused Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: cornwall UK Posts: 1,481	The one i really cherish is the one i rarely see .I don't no it's name,first came across it in the middle east .An amber colored crystel (Resin) Whitch when heated gives a lot of smoke and a truely invigerating smell .When next spotted i was in Kumily, Kerala.Walking through some woods (jungle)looked up at a large tree ,and there it was again ,Dried sap ouzing out of the trunk .Broke some off ,heated it ,same smell Cut of a fair amount and treasured it all the way back to the U.K. Ran out last week ,damn ,got to go back for more now Does anyone no the local name for it ??? I think i saw it being used in Kumily, a chap was going round the stalls, shops' with a small brazier heating it , insect repelent ? ,Just to smell nice???

Dec 3rd, 2005, 04:34	#42
SeentheLight Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 116	Japanese incense sticks May I introduce Japanese incense?

Dec 3rd, 2005, 12:26	#44
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 24,639	Well, DD... 10GBP a box is a bit more than a packet of Indian sticks! This is the stuff they use in RC churches in UK, and it smells wonderful. But, only look, DD; no buying--- but I give you very good price! Actually I'm not much of a bargainer, I don't enjoy it, so I let people get away with overcharging me. My UK Malu Ex-GF, on the other hand, was ruthless: often to my great embarrasment!

Dec 4th, 2005, 15:37	#45
jgv Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 95	Nagchampa. I never knew what it was but they were burning at a hotel in Dunche before we started the Langtang Trek and I think that is really the first time I remember loving incense. When I got back to Sydney I was at a meditation class and they were burning it. And I was like what incense is that. From then on I always bought Nagchampa.

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