agarwood

  1. -Renton-

    Legit AliExpress store? Cambodian CK?

    https://www.aliexpress.com/store/1103204628/pages/all-items.html?productGroupId=40000004935463&spm=a2g0o.store_pc_home.smartGrouping_2006919690193.40000004935463&storeId=1103204628&sortType=bestmatch_sort&shop_sortType=bestmatch_sort&shop_filterType=topSelling This store seems to be selling...
  2. -Renton-

    Jinkoh Aloeswood Chips - Baieido 25grams? Should I get this with extra money I am getting next week or stay with the artisan I was going to buy from?

    https://scents-of-earth.com/jinkoh-aloeswood-chips-baieido/ I have always wanted to try Baieido chips, and these are in the price range of what I am getting extra money for, and they are 25gram pieces of Japanese chips. Has anyone tried these specific chips from Baieido before? Thanks for any...
  3. -Renton-

    Tensei by Tennendo came today. Very beautiful musky/aloeswood scent and beautiful box of 450 sticks

    I also received my 170 (EDIT: 130 sticks not 170, my bad) sticks of Sandalwood by Sejiudo and these smell like a very nice Indian (not sure if they are from Mysore, but they give that impression) Sandalwood pre-burn, not burned these ones yet at al, but they smell great in the box!!! If I can...
  4. -Renton-

    Incense sticks?

    Does anyone here like incense sticks? I love them!!! Japanese ones are my go to for quality and "artisanal" sort of sticks, and Indian brands are nice too as they pack a real punch when it comes to fragrance, sticks have been in my incense life from the very start. I ordered Tensei by Tennendo...
  5. -Renton-

    What do you guys think of this wood? Oud Leyte, selling on facebook

    It has a weird shine to it on some of the close up pics, as if it is wet or been dipped in something or... wax possibly? I am looking to learn more about how to spot good and bad agarwood from people I don't have a relationship with yet, and facebook is the wild west of agarwood. I had someone...
  6. -Renton-

    Do these Japanese Silver pieces of Charcoal still need a mica, like the Swift Lites, In your opinion?

    I was using these for a while and got 2 boxes of them so over 100 now, because I didnt have mica plates and had 3 for free handy, and when I was using them without a mica, I didnt get burned acrid smells like I would with Swift Lites without a mica, for some reason these burn the agarwood...
  7. -Renton-

    Sarawaki Agarwood Up-close

    What's your guys opinion on the resin on this wood? I got 10grams of it, I haven't burned it get, going to soon though. I think it looks quite resinous!!!
  8. -Renton-

    Bought this as an Xmas present to myself, what do you guys think? The items aren't here yet, they should be here by next week, or a week and 3 days!!!

    I bought these items for my Christmas present to myself, this will be the most wood I have had in my possession at the one time, 75grams overall, 25grams of Wild (but harvested young, naturally infected by insects) Black Kyara, would this still be considered Shin-Kyara? As it was a young tree...
  9. The Oud Lab

    Merauke A.Q. (Asgon Qadeem) - Wood

    When you hear the word Merauke Wood, it's almost always tied to a specific profile, the Old Asgon profile. (A.Q. is Asgon Qadeem, Old Asgon) As a eid offering, we have curated a very limited batch of an old Asgon lot. every single piece was hand picked and chosen. in terms of the quality, we...
  10. The Oud Lab

    [EID SPECIAL] 20% Off, New Releases (Oils + Woods)

    Hello Everyone, 20% off + new releases. Use the code: ADHA2023 I managed to release the highest grades for now, more releases will come in the next coming days.
  11. language scent

    Oud Oil Nha Trang LTD Ensar Oud

    So I received this oil a couple days ago...My main reason for ordering was because of all the talk about it being the closest thing to Vietnamese Kinam an oil can be. I did not see it anywhere to be honest. Is it worth the money? HEAV YEA!!!!!!!!!!! At first I was not happy with it but I had...
  12. language scent

    Help identifying an agarwood

    I have this really really old wood and have also extracted resin from it. It is the most beautiful smell of agarwood I have ever witnessed (for my taste). I am looking for an agarwood expert on the forum who also knows their oil who would be willing to receive a sample of this wood and its...
  13. language scent

    Injecting trees with agar EO +

    So I hear about how they damage agarwood and kinam trees and inject them with natural things has me wondering.....what would happen if you inject a kinam tree for example with some agarwood oil at the bottom of the tree, at its base. Could that make the tree digest this oil and then push a...
  14. Z

    Subitism heater build

    My subitism heater build , took around 10 hours to build once I had all the parts , I used a solid walnut box from the 1950s and titanium hardware Parts list Solid Walnut box (previously used as a jewelry box) Oven mica sheet (for the base) Incense mica sheet x2 10mm custom titanium standoffs...
  15. Luigi

    Agarwood Oil & Oils in general - Everything I need to know

    Hello Everybody My name is Luigi and I am new to the forum. I got very interested in essential oils ever since I bought my first Oud oil in London from a store called: Arabian Oud. I thought to myself: "These oils are 100% natural, as nature intended, they are healthy, last much longer than a...
  16. KodoKing

    Oud Wood Kyara Al Samundari

    Hey All - Wanted to call out the utterly unique experience I've had with Kyara al Samundari - as you may be aware, JK has many pieces of various shapes, sizes, colors, etc. and I wanted to share the characteristics of the purple piece I purchased from him (Picture attached). Believe it or not...
  17. Ashfaque

    Agarotetrol In Agarwood (academic Article)

    S. Takamatsu and M. Ito. 2019. "Agarotetrol in Agarwood: Its Use in Evaluation of Agarwood Quality," Journal of Natural Medicines, Vol. 74, pp. 98–105. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11418-019-01349-w Hope you find it useful.
  18. Al Shareef Oudh

    Yunnan Oudh

    ‘YUNNAN - Rarest of Rare' "Throughout 2019 we delivered to our friends some of the best Oudh they had ever experienced from regions they had not previously tried. From amongst the sought-after and rare Oudhs Yunnan already aged for 7 years is at the peak of that promise, the rare of the rare. To...
  19. Al Shareef Oudh

    Very Old Merauke

    ‘MERAUKE - UNDER GROUND' "So why do the Arabs adore Merauke? To put it simply, Oudh in our culture is not to be just ‘listened’ to. Don’t get me wrong there are many who have an Oudh space where they will go and relax and enjoy high-grades of Oudh individually or with like-minded colleagues, but...
  20. PersonelHigh

    Industrial Wood

    I was wondering if anyone would be comfortable discussing "industrial oud, Sanai Agarwood, or Merauke?" Or oud wood that is made from particles and reconstituted. Does it mostly come from one part of the world? Are there experts in a particular region? Or do certain scent profiles or regions...
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