How to choose Incense?

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New! African scented candles from Young Mary's

Sat, 25 Jul 2020 09:00:00 +0200

The scents of Africa in high-quality scented candles - from artisan brand Young Mary's

Here we present a high-quality range of scented candles which feature selected African scents. Discover scents that are Floral from Alexandria, Exotic & spicy from Fez, warm & woody from Kano and those from the sandy coast of Maputo.

These candles are infused with natural essential oils and made using specially blended wax that offers a creamy and luxurious appearance. Presented in great looking jars and tins, these make ideal gifts - or for a special place in your own home.

Discover:

The floral scents of Alexandria in...

Japanese Incense - Springtime fragrance recommendations

Wed, 1 Apr 2020 09:00:00 +0200

Here are some of our favourite Springtime fragrances in Japanese Incense Sticks

Cherry Blossom is a classic fragrance for Japanese Incense, and we have many items featuring this to choose from:

Shoyeido's Cherry Blossom in the Daily range - long sticks too
Cherry Blossom in

The best Japanese Hinoki sticks we know of now in stock

Mon, 3 Feb 2020 09:00:00 +0200

We now stock Baieido's Sawayka Hinoki Japanese Incense sticks - there is no better Hinoki fragrance available

Sawayaka Hinoki Japanese Incense sticks are a premium product, made from 100% essential oil from Japanese Hinoki Cypress trees. Hinoki Cypress trees are a very slow-growing evergreen tree, which is traditionally used to build temples in Japan. These Incense sticks are a tribute to the revered Hinoki Cypress Tree, and the very high-quality packaging reflects this well.

The essential oil in these sticks is special and rare as Japanese law means only Hinoki trees that have naturally fallen or died can be harvested.

The fragrance characteristics of pure Hinoki are quite complex. Two elements making up the essential oil are alpha-Pinene (α-Pinene) and Borneol. It is said that when alpha-Pinenes are inhaled, the brain produces alpha waves, which produce a feeling of well-being and...
New items from Pure Incense - more amazing Oud/Agarwood fragrances

Sat, 25 Jan 2020 09:00:00 +0200

We've just taken stock of 2 new amazing fragrances from Pure Incense's premium Oud/Agarwood range
We're pleased to now stock these sticks, with Agarwood oils sourced from Thailand and Cambodia in the heart of SE Asia.
- Thai Agarwood - A rarity in Agarwood sticks, given it's the soft and mellow fragrance
- Cambodian Masterclass - with all the sweetness & fruitiness you expect from Cambodian Oils - just deeper and fuller in this Masterclass special edition
Both these are excellent additions to our expanding range of super-premium Agarwood sticks - and they sit well with others in this range, such as:
- A new range of 6 natural fragrances from Nippon Kodo called 'Scentsual'
  
  Mon, 9 Dec 2019 09:00:00 +0200
  
  A new range of 6 natural fragrances from Nippon Kodo called 'Scentsual'
  
  This is a delightful new range of contemporary scents from Nippon Kodo, offering distinct singular fragrances based on good quality fragrance oils. With 6 fragrances to choose from, there's at least one that will resonate with most Incense users.
  
  Get harmonised with nature by 'listening' to these fragrances. Plus, be assured that with zero colourants, 100% Natural Fragrance oils and packaging made with recycled paper, this range offers a kind approach to the manufacture of Incense sticks.
  
  Ume Natural Incense - new fragrances and packaging
  
  Ume Incense Sticks have no bamboo core so we categorise them as a Japanese Style Incense. The spicy fragrances from this range will take you on aromatic journeys across counties/regions such as China, Tibet, Nepal and the Middle East.
  
  The Ume range has been refreshed and features some new fragrances:
  
  Based on the gifts presented to Jesus at his birth by the Three Magi, here are our recommendations for classic scents for Christmas.
  
  Frankincense and Myrrh were the two aromatic gifts presented by Caspar and Melchior respectively. Both of these fragrances are still very common to this day - and here are our most popular:
  
  Frankincense by Pure Incense - 20-gram packet
  
  A Classic 1970's style Frankincense by Pure Incense
  
  New items from Shoyeido - including large packs of Daily range favourites
  
  Mon, 14 Oct 2019 09:00:00 +0200
  
  New in stock - 2 new Overtones fragrances in Gift Sets, new Large boxes of 3 Daily range favourites, 2 stunning Incense bowls and super long burn time Incense Coil item.
  
  Shoyeido's Japanese Incense remains a firm favourite for our customers, who appreciate their high-quality, value for money, the broad range of fragrances and choice of stick lengths. They continue to innovate and bring new products to market including two items in the Overtones range:
  
  Palo Santo - presented in a Gift set with a white Incense stick holder
  
  Patchouli -
  
  Vectis Karma is now stocking 7 new items from Pure Incense - Indian Incense at its finest.
  
  Many of our customers appreciate that Pure Incense is renown for their very high-quality and wide range of Agarwood/Oud based Indian Incense.
  
  Here are two new Agarwoods with Malaysian sourced ingredients - made with both AAA oils and powders:
  
  Malaysian Agarwood Masterclass - deep, truly authentic and of the highest quality
  
  Malaysian...
  
  New Japanese Incense & Bowls to choose from
  
  Sun, 22 Sep 2019 09:00:00 +0200
  
  Here are 8 new Japanese Incense & Bowls to choose from - offering a variety of fragrances, sizes and price points.
  
  3 of these new items are Japanese Incense - 2 in Long sticks formats and 1, the return of popular favourite which has been unavailable for a while.
  
  Seeds of Transformation - a long stick Floral/Woody with subtle spice notes. 65-80 sticks for £28.99
  
  Middle Path - A warming blend of Frankincense, Sandalwood & Spices. Perfect for Autumn/Winter - 30 sticks for £4.99
  
  Vectis Karma reaches 1,000 Site reviews on Shopping Satisfaction
  
  Sun, 15 Sep 2019 09:00:00 +0200
  
  Many thanks to all our kind customers - Vectis Karma has just reached a significant milestone in our Customer feedback numbers and ratings.
  
  You'll see by the graphic here, and on the homepage, we have now reached 1,000 reviews on the Shopping Satisfaction rating site. With a rating of 4.9 out of 5, that's a 98% positive experience overall for the site. In addition, there are several thousand more product feedbacks, which you can read throughout the individual product descriptions.
  
  We continue to expand our range, and now stock over 400 Incense products, all within the high-quality Incense market space.
  
  Excellence in Customer Service remains at the heart of this business, and it's pleasing to see this reflected in so many of the feedbacks on our site.
  
  As always, if you have any questions, or would like recommendations on Incense types, brands or fragrances, please email me at info@vectiskarma.co.uk. It's always a great pleasure to have a dialogue with our customers about our Incense in general and the items we stock.
  
  Karen
  
  Two new Old Temple Japanese fragrances from Nippon Kodo
  
  Thu, 5 Sep 2019 09:00:00 +0200
  
  Two new Large box offerings from Nippon Kodo - offering great fragrances at amazing value for their high-quality.
  
  We have expanded our Nippon Kodo large box range again to include two new wonderful fragrances. Tendan means Heaven in Japanese, so these are both heavenly fragrances.
  
  The Jinkoh version offers a great everyday Aloeswood given its low price per stick (just over 10 pence each), which is gentle with light citrus notes.
  
  Meiko (meaning Singing Incense) is an unusual Spicy Sandalwood supported by Cinnamon, Benzoin and Spikenard. This makes for a warm and invigorating fragrance. See the links below for full details and descriptions:
  
  Tendan Old Temple Jinkoh - a gentle Aloeswood at £31.99 for 300 sticks
  
  Tendan Old Temple Meiko - a Spicy Sandalwood at £27.99 for 300 sticks
  
  As with all items from Vectis Karma's Online Incense Shop, these will
  Super Exceptional quality Aloeswood Incense - finely packaged
  
  Nippon Kodo's Kyara Momoyama Japanese Incense represents the highest quality Japanese Aloeswood Incense we stock.
  
  The fragrance from Momoyama sticks is deep & haunting, and sweeter than you'll find in Kyara Taikan (the next level below in quality from Kyara Momoyama). 'Listening' to these sticks will reward you with a very sophisticated aromatic experience. You'll be enjoying a fragrance used at ancient Japanese Imperial Court Incense ceremonies.
  
  These finest quality sticks are created from a blend of Aloeswood, herbs and spices. Kyara is the name used for the finest Aloeswood, sourced from Vietnam and surrounds. Momoyama Aloeswood is made from a rare Vietnamese wood that has sweetness and allows you to experience the deep rich fragrance of Japanese Momoyama era culture.
  
  Available in two package sizes:
  
  A fabric bound Paulownia wood box of 36 short sticks for...
  
  New items from Pure Incense - the 1970's Range
  
  Thu, 27 Jun 2019 09:00:00 +0200
  
  The master blender/perfumier at Pure Incense was asked to reproduce the formula and blends of three fragrances popular in the 1970's. He worked his magic and his superb results now feature in a new 3 item range:
  
  Classic Agarwood - 50g or 45-50 sticks for £9.95
  
  Pure Frankincense - 50g or 45-50 sticks for £11.95 - featuring finest Omani Frankincense
  
  Sandalwood/Super Chandan - 50g or 45-50 sticks for £11.95
  
  All 3 fragrances will transport you back to the heady & mystical days of the 1970's - when Incense and Eastern culture were so prevalent, new and popular.
  
  Nippon Kodo Mainichikoh Sandalwood back in stock and updated
  
  Wed, 27 Feb 2019 09:00:00 +0200
  
  Nippon Kodo's Mainichikoh Sandalwood is one of our most popular items with customers and is the No.1 Incense stick brand.product in Japan.
  
  It's been out-of-stock for a couple of months, but has now returned in an updated box and increased stick count.
  Now with 360 sticks/box (an increase or 100 over the older NK107 item)
  The net Incense weight is now 150g (increased from 107g)
  Whilst the List price has now increased to £15.99, the per stick price is maintained below 4.5 pence each - making these remarkable value for such a good quality Japanese Incense Stick.
  
  See full product details HERE.
  
  Please note the changes to the box lid graphics - see photo on the Right. This will help you identify the new 360 stick boxes and avoid paying over the odds for the old 260 stick ones (if you can find them!).
  
  As always here at Vectis Karma, we aim to give you the best level of customer service, product information and attention to detail. We now stock approx. 400 Incense items - over 130 of which are from Nippon Kodo. If you have any questions or would like...
  
  New items from Pure Incense - Luxury Indian Incense in their Absolute range
  
  Mon, 25 Feb 2019 09:00:00 +0200
  
  We have continued to expand the range of Indian Incense items we stock from Pure Incense, with the addition of 11 new items.
  
  With the wide range of fragrances and multiple levels of quality, we're delighted to stock Indian Incense from Pure Incense. These are temple grade sticks and are of remarkable quality. Made using high quality traditional Vedic incense ingredients, as sourced throughout the sub-continent of India.
  
  New items in the Absolute range we stock include: (follow links for full details)
  Lavender 20gm
  Yellow Rose 20gm
  Opium 20gm
  
  New! 12 Tibetan Incense Stick items from Ancients
  
  Fri, 22 Feb 2019 09:00:00 +0200
  
  We're now stocking a range of Tibetan Incense Sticks from the Ancient brand.
  
  Ancient brand Tibetan Incense sticks are a range of 12 Tibetan fragrances, all made from 100% natural ingredients sourced from the Himalayan region, including Tibet and Nepal. Made to ancient Tibetan Incense recipes by Tibetans who have sought exile in Nepal.
  
  The full range of 12 fragrance from the Ancient brand we stock are - Frankincense, Amber...
  
  New! Aromafume Incense Bricks for aromatic diffusion
  
  Fri, 15 Feb 2019 09:00:00 +0200
  
  Aromafume Incense Bricks offer an alternative method of filling a room with beautiful Indian fragrances.
  
  Aromafume Incense Bricks were inspired by a vision to deliver authentic Indian fragrances in an alternative format to Incense Sticks and Cones. Using a diffuser heated by a Tea Light candle, the aromatic bricks are heated to their fragrance in a gentle manner, producing high levels of scent with low levels of smoke and no ash.
  
  This is an 'indirect' method of heating an aromatic source, rather than burning it, to release the fragrance. This is 'Aroma Diffusion'.
  
  This method offers:
  Great Aromas
  Minimal Smoke
  Non-Toxic
  Ash Free
  100% Natural Ingredients
  See the full range here - or read our article about the Aromafume system here.
  
  We're stocking a range of Starter sets, Diffusers and Incense Bricks in various pack sizes, fragrances and...
  
  Finest Aloeswood Japanese Incense sticks from Nippon Kodo
  
  Fri, 1 Feb 2019 09:00:00 +0200
  
  We have increased our range of the finest Japanese Aloeswood sticks from Nippon Kodo, with the addition of 3 items from the Kyara Taikan range.
  
  Kyara Taikan sticks are created from a blend of finest Aloeswood, Herbs and Spices. Kyara is the name used for the finest Aloeswood, sourced from Vietnam and surrounds. This is an ever decreasing and difficult to find and has become more expensive than gold by weight. Taikan translates as 'Great Prospects' - so together this item name translates as 'Great Prospects Kyara'. This item is at the top end of Nippon Kodo's Japanese Incense production, so is very special.
  
  We are stocking 3 items in this range - follow links for full details:
  Kyara Taikan 45 Short stick presented in a 'bound book format' - £39.99
  Kyara Taikan 150 Medium long sticks in a cloth covered...

Blog | Vectis Karma | Japanese Incense

How to choose Incense?

New! African scented candles from Young Mary's

The scents of Africa in high-quality scented candles - from artisan brand Young Mary's

Japanese Incense - Springtime fragrance recommendations

Here are some of our favourite Springtime fragrances in Japanese Incense Sticks

The best Japanese Hinoki sticks we know of now in stock

We now stock Baieido's Sawayka Hinoki Japanese Incense sticks - there is no better Hinoki fragrance available

New items from Pure Incense - more amazing Oud/Agarwood fragrances

A new range of 6 natural fragrances from Nippon Kodo called 'Scentsual'

A new range of 6 natural fragrances from Nippon Kodo called 'Scentsual'

Ume Natural Incense - new fragrances and packaging

Based on the gifts presented to Jesus at his birth by the Three Magi, here are our recommendations for classic scents for Christmas.

New items from Shoyeido - including large packs of Daily range favourites

New in stock - 2 new Overtones fragrances in Gift Sets, new Large boxes of 3 Daily range favourites, 2 stunning Incense bowls and super long burn time Incense Coil item.

Vectis Karma is now stocking 7 new items from Pure Incense - Indian Incense at its finest.

New Japanese Incense & Bowls to choose from

Here are 8 new Japanese Incense & Bowls to choose from - offering a variety of fragrances, sizes and price points.

Vectis Karma reaches 1,000 Site reviews on Shopping Satisfaction

Two new Old Temple Japanese fragrances from Nippon Kodo

New items from Pure Incense - the 1970's Range

Nippon Kodo Mainichikoh Sandalwood back in stock and updated

Nippon Kodo's Mainichikoh Sandalwood is one of our most popular items with customers and is the No.1 Incense stick brand.product in Japan.

As always here at Vectis Karma, we aim to give you the best level of customer service, product information and attention to detail. We now stock approx. 400 Incense items - over 130 of which are from Nippon Kodo. If you have any questions or would like...

New items from Pure Incense - Luxury Indian Incense in their Absolute range

New! 12 Tibetan Incense Stick items from Ancients

We're now stocking a range of Tibetan Incense Sticks from the Ancient brand.

New! Aromafume Incense Bricks for aromatic diffusion

Aromafume Incense Bricks offer an alternative method of filling a room with beautiful Indian fragrances.

Finest Aloeswood Japanese Incense sticks from Nippon Kodo

We have increased our range of the finest Japanese Aloeswood sticks from Nippon Kodo, with the addition of 3 items from the Kyara Taikan range.