Creating a Calming Space With Nag Champa Incense

One of the most well-liked incense nowadays is the Nag Champa that is an original from India. It was mainly used as perfume oil for the hair and body. It is a blend of sweet flowery and spicy scents which gave it its distinctive rich smell that a lot of patrons are keen on.

Nag Champa’s distinct aroma is derived from the champa flower, a part of the magnolia family that is local to India. It is yellow in color and star-shaped, and its tree is pyramidal in shape and rise as high as 100 feet with glossy green leaves.

It is customarily made from a sandalwood base and then flower oils are mixed in. A resin called Halmaddi, a semi-liquid resin obtained from the Ailanthus Malabarica tree, is also mixed into the concoction that imparts the characteristic grayish color of the incense.

This type of incense has been a favorite choice for creating scared spaces and is always used during religious ceremonies and events. It has been very popular during the 60’s and scent of it has been linked with love, peace and flower power.

Adding up to the reputation of this incense, even famous personalities like Bob Dylan, The Black Crowes and Third Eye Blind, burned up Nag Champa during their performances. And because it is used by these famous personalities, their enthusiast followed their lead and burn the same kind of incense.

The scent is neither masculine nor feminine so any gender will take pleasure of using it. It is not overpowering and would not make you feel dizzy, in fact it smells very soothing, just right for producing a silent and tranquil space.

Some manufacturers make their own version of this incense, but they do not usually follow the original recipe using the champa flower and halmaddi because it is expensive. There are many imitations now in the market so to be sure that what you are buying is of high quality Nag Champa incense, ask whether it is done in the traditional way and uses high quality ingredients.

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