Ikshvaku Sandalwood Incense Sticks

The Sandalwood Incense sticks are completely handmade. The paste of the Sandalwood Masala mixture is hand rolled onto a bamboo stick. The whole stick is of 8 inches. The colour of the incense stick is sandy brown.

Sandalwood is a kind wood growing in Asia and East India. In Hindi it is called “chandana ki lakdi”. Sandalwood has a very sturdy fragrance. Sandalwood oil is obtained from sandalwood trees. These woods are bulky, yellow and fine. It is used for preparing incense sticks and cones, sandal soaps for bathing, sandal powder, and sandal oil for medicinal purpose and sandalwood is also used for ceremonial and spiritual purposes like for the decoration of deities and even the priests or the devotees who apply sandal to cover their forehead and neck, it is put to various other uses as well. Sandalwood incense sticks comprises of Santalol molecules which has sandalwood oil of about 55%. The fragrance predominates dry earthiness. Smells like sweet musk and is subtly spicy.

Incense sticks, also known as agarbathi (or agarbatti) and joss sticks, are sticks in which incense paste is rolled or moulded around is one of the main forms of incense in India. The bamboo method originated in India and is distinct from the Nepal, Tibet and Japanese methods of stick making which don’t use a bamboo core. Though the method is also used in the west, particularly in America, it is strongly associated with India. Ikshvaku incenses are hand-rolled blend of flowers, spices, and resins, and each stick burns for about 40 minutes. The natural ingredients, herbs, resins and masala are blended to perfection to create a soothing aroma. This aromatic incense with its sweet, yet earthy fragrance will enhance any mood or environment. Tripathagaa sources its Ikshvaku incense from a cottage industry located in the south Indian city of Bengaluru, India.