Identification of agarwood incense sticks

Many people buy agarwood incense sticks. Some people buy it because they like its smell, while others buy it because they believe in Buddhism. No matter what the reason is for people to buy agarwood incense sticks, it is necessary for people to understand the identification of agarwood incense sticks, because there are some agarwood incense sticks on the market that may have quality problems and are not particularly good. If people buy these bad agarwood incense sticks, they will feel very uncomfortable. How to identify agarwood incense sticks?

1. Incense sticks with added chemical flavors have a strong smell when you smell them lightly. When you open the incense tube, a strong aroma hits your nose. After burning, the aroma is often very explosive, so you have to be careful with such incense sticks. In fact, high-quality red clay and Nha Trang incense sticks have a very light smell or even no smell when you smell them directly, and they only release their fragrance after burning.

There are many flavors on the market now, and some of them smell very good. Some are fresh, some are strong, and there are all kinds of fragrances. When added to incense sticks, they sometimes produce a very sweet and fragrant smell like natural agarwood. However, it does not have the sweet aftertaste of natural agarwood. Instead, it will make your throat dry and your mouth astringent, just like putting a lot of MSG in a dish, which tastes fresh but makes your mouth dry and the aftertaste bad. You should also pay attention to this kind of incense sticks.

Second, incense sticks with added chemical combustion aids have an obvious characteristic, which is that the lit incense head is very hot, and when the lit incense head touches other objects, it is not easy to extinguish. For pure natural incense sticks, if you gently run your finger across the lit incense head, you will feel heat, but it will not burn your hand. At the same time, if the incense head lightly touches other objects (such as a piece of wood), the incense will soon go out.

Third, agarwood incense sticks will have a smell of fireworks after being lit. Good incense sticks will not cause any discomfort when placed close to the eyes. The higher the quality of the agarwood sticks, the lighter the smell of fireworks and the mellower the fragrance. (Incense sticks are also made of agarwood powder. Before buying, you may wish to calculate whether the price per gram is in line with the price range of general agarwood. The name of the origin is not important, what is important is the smell)