![]() ![]() Quality has become seemingly inconsistent and wholesalers supply SATYA products with similar names, in varying packaging and totally different content. This confusing situation poses a problem for dealers as well as consumers. The only way to distinguish between the manufacturers (without opening the box) is to look closely at the manufacturer address on each incense packet, if it's manufactured in Bengaluru it's the good stuff. Sources of raw materials may have also changed. For example, Bangalore still hand rolls, Mumbai now uses machines. While some of the new products released since the split are unique to each factory, iconic fragrances like NG and Superhit may not be exactly what they used to be. An Indian court awarded both sides the right to use existing names and branding. Production methods and ingredients however may vary. There are now two completely separate manufacturers of Satya Sai Baba Herbal Incense.įollowing a dispute, the Shrinivas Sugandhalaya brothers split the company in two in 2014. Shrinivas Sugandhalaya Bangalore have chosen to stay true traditional incense making methods and continue to offer hand rolled incense. This paste is then hand rolled onto each individual stick. Please note that the use of incense rolling machines is becoming more and more popular and although machine rolled incense may appear the same it simply doesn't have the same level of attention and love. Hand rolled agarbatti on the other hand is produced by making up a paste that among other ingredients contains the required oils and herbs that make up the fragrance. Perfumed incense is cheaper to produce and, by connoisseurs, is considered to be of lower quality than hand rolled herbal incense. ![]() To fragrant this incense the blank stick gets dipped into whatever fragrance is required. Perfumed incense sticks are basically blank sticks (coated in mostly charcoal) without any fragrance. They smell a bit more like the ‘oldschool’ nag champas.What's the difference between Masala Incense and Perfumed incense S ticks? These are nice, but I prefer, for example, Goloka’s nag champa incense sticks. This does make the fragrance a lot less impressive then in the past. Many years ago, it also used to contain a decent bit of halmaddi, but that seems to have been mostly removed. It smells sweet, floral, but is balanced by the wood.Īnyways, I thought I would try a box of these again and they seem to smell about the same as they did a couple years ago. I am of this opinion as well, but they are generally still decent incense sticks and it’s hard to go wrong with them.Īs for the smell, if you’re unaware, nag champa is comprised of a sandalwood base, and a floral component, which can one of three different flowers, depending on the manufacturer. Many people will tell you that Satya nag champa incense sticks aren’t quite as good as they used to be. Unfortunately, times have changed, and some ingredients such as halmaddi have become harder to source, thereby forcing incense manufacturers to change their formulas. They sell these everywhere and they used to have a very good reputation for being a high-quality and go-to nag champa incense stick. Satya nag champa incense sticks are one of the most popular incense sticks ever manufactured. The nag champa fragrance has a long history throughout India. Today I am reviewing Satya Nag Champa incense sticks. ![]() As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. ![]()
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