Incense Sticks : A brief Overview

Incense Sticks : A brief Overview

Incense Sticks : A brief Overview

India and incense sticks share an age old relationship. India is a religious country and there are hardly ever any festival or religious occasions celebrated without their use.

Incense sticks are made up of aromatic plants (dried up leaves mixed with essential oils) which releases fragrance when burned. It is mostly used in religious ceremonies/rituals, aromatic therapies and meditational purposes. They are also used for creating spiritual ambience and to remove bad odour. Historians suggest that incense may have originated in ancient Egypt, where in they were used while burying the mummies or on other religious gatherings.

Different countries have different ways to make incense sticks (it usually differs as per their culture). They can broadly be divided between direct burning and indirect burning incense. Indirect-burning incense does not burn on its own and requires a separate heat source. On the other hand, direct-burning incense can be lit directly by a flame and then fanned down which later on releases fragrance.

Indian incense can be further be classified into two categories: masala and charcoal. Masala incense is made up of the mixture of several solid scented ingredients, turned into a paste and then rolled over a bamboo core stick, whereas, charcoal incense is made by dipping an unscented blank stick into a mixture of perfumes or aromatic oils.

Unfortunately, most of the these sticks produced in India don't meet the correct quality parameters and are consumed domestically. The one which are exported, are of comparatively better quality because of stringent quality levels and intense competitiveness abroad.

Even though the incense sticks industry gives a means of livelihood to lakhs of rural people, especially the women that too in the tribal areas, this industry is yet to make itself count as an important contributor to our GDP.

Recently, there were some reports that incense sticks can cause cancer. Health officials warned that lighting incense sticks, sometimes emits cancer causing toxins which is almost as deadly as cigarette smoke or traffic fumes. The veracity of this claim remains to be challenged, before it is acknowledged worldwide.

Overall, the incense sticks industry is expected to perform well in the times to come, capable of knocking down every challenge whatsoever comes in their way.

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