Understanding agarwood, oud and the craft of incense.
- Choosing Your First IncenseIf you are new to incense, start with sticks rather than rare woods. A sandalwood stick is warm, round and friendly; mugwort is greener and herbal; thuja (juniper cypress) is… Read more: Choosing Your First Incense
- How to Enjoy IncenseSticks. Light the tip, let it catch, then gently blow out the flame so the tip glows and releases a thin ribbon of smoke. Place it on a holder that… Read more: How to Enjoy Incense
- Agarwood vs Oud: Same Thing?“Oud” is the Arabic word for wood, and in perfumery it refers to agarwood and its oil. Same tree, two vocabularies: in East Asia the material is usually called agarwood… Read more: Agarwood vs Oud: Same Thing?
- What Is Agarwood?Agarwood is resinous heartwood from trees of the Aquilaria genus. When an Aquilaria tree is wounded or infected, it produces a dark, aromatic resin as a defense — over years,… Read more: What Is Agarwood?
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