Jumbo Golden Nag - Back Flow Incense Cones (1, Chandan)

Patchouli is my favourite and these cones smell lovely.

The media could not be loaded. These don't come with the waterfall burner thingy shown in the photos, but on the other hand the "quantity: 1" actually means 1 bag of 10 cones. These have enough of a scent that you can smell them through the foil bag they come in, they'll also permeate a zip-lock bag if you transfer them to one.As they didn't come with the burner I made do with a stacked heatsink assembly I already had. Pretty much anything should do as long as it's non-flammable, can handle the heat and will contain any ash crumbs.Lighting one as per the instructions on the side (underneath a label which I had to peel off) caused it to burn briefly, then apparently go out. Switching the light off, however, showed that it was glowing at the top and starting to smoke. Once it picks up it will smoke both upwards and downwards, which is why it would normally be used on that "waterfall" stand thing.As you can see in the video there is smoke coming off the top as you'd expect, but there is also smoke drifting off at the bottom of the pyramid, like dry ice, dropping between the heatsink vanes and drifting out at the bottom.As it burns down, the core will remain hot, so don't go picking it up by the top when it's "out" in case you get fingers full of red-hot core. Tip it into an ashtray.Enjoy the gentle scent of reiki incense stuff. And smoke.

This is a review for the lavender scent.I bought this as I always prefer for my room to be scented, and also like the smell of incense a lot - normally. It seems I might have ordered the wrong scent because the lavender smelt like bathroom cleaner to me - just quite artificial and I really didn't like it. I just thought the smell was a bit odd, not really like lavender or nag champa in my experience.However, the inscence itself burnt nicely and the smell also lasted in my room for days after burning it, so I would say that perhaps it's the specific scent that I bought rather than the quality of the product itself? If you have a cascade for the smoke to flow down I think it would look rather nice. For me the smoke simply accumulated on my ashtray, but it was visible, if that is the sort of thing you're after. For the price I think it's alright, the smell lasts a while so I don't think I'd have to burn it every day.

These are really lovely.I haven't got the right kind of back flow burner for the cones but could see what an amazing effect these would give if I had but the fragrance is absolutely lovely and I'm really pleased with them.I practice Reiki and use them to prepare the room before treating myself and also around the house to clear negative energy.

The media could not be loaded. I ordered these because I'd always fancied one of those "waterfall" type burners where the smoke cascades down instead of up. They do indeed cascade once they've been lit for a few minutes and you get a nice effect on your burner (see video). However...that's the only positive thing I can say about these. The smell after the initial couple of minutes is not great - the patchouli is completely overwhelmed by the strong smell of smoke/singed paper that is given off, which only increases with time. In addition to the unpleasant smell, they produce an enormous amount of dirty brown residue which seems to be permanently attached to my new burner (that first pic shows the amount of burnt on smelly stuff after only two burnings, it was new before this). The other thing to mention is that even once the cone has stopped producing smoke, it seems to retain a lot of heat - I noticed there was a crack in the ash, and inside it was like looking at a volcano, still red hot inside (second pic), so please be careful about where you place these! Not happy to recommend these.

This is a review of the 1, Red-Nag Champa fragrance.The cones arrived in an attractive, triangular box that when opened contained the cones in a sealed foil bag. There were ten cones in the box, that are slightly bigger than other similar incense cones. They are pyramidical in shape and each had a hole in the bottom for putting over an incense holder that has a short peg to locate the cones. None of the cones were broken in packing or transit.They lit well and burned evenly over a 20 to 25 minute period with a little more smoke than I was expecting. Nothing excessive but perhaps a little more than pricier incense cones.After being burnt I noticed quite a bit of condensation on the tile that I use under my burner which I have never experienced before. My burner is enclosed, with the fragrance/smoke escaping from holes in the burner cover. These points may indicate the use of petrochemicals in the production to aid burning but I'm by no means an expert on this and it may be that they are made to be burnt in the open.The fragrance was definitely floral but with a nice contrast of a spicier, or earthier smell, which was pleasant and gave a balanced aroma. Strong at first the fragrance lingered in the room for quite a while, and I could still detect it over a considerable time and still detect it faintly 24 hours after burning had finished. Neither the floral element or the earthy element of the fragrance diminished over time and the complimentary fragrances lasted equally.

The pyramid cones (whilst in the box) are very aromatic and the packaging is beautiful. However, for some reason, the aroma kind of vanished after ignition. Quite disappointed.The aroma doesn't linger much, compared to other incense sticks or cones. It has more of a burnt wood smell.The burning time feels okay but I didn't finish the cone because of the wood. I tried adding a droplet of essential oil to improve the aroma, but sadly it didn't.Perhaps I am used to incense with stronger aroma, but this one isn't for me I am afraid.