Darkmage
Vetiver is a nice, earthy, woody scent with a sharper edge to it than sandalwood has. I'd advise getting your hands on a vial of the oil if you can. It's more versatile, though it's not as sweet as the herb.
If you get some, let us know what you think.
I got some Palo Santo cones a couple weeks ago. I was curious as I'd never tried it before. So I burned some. It's like a mint and cedar blend that mellows to coconut(!) as it fades. The smell lingers for some time, too. The coconut smell also doesn't have that nasty synthetic edge that coconut incenses do, because there aren't any oils in it. The only thing I don't like is that the cones, which are basically pressed palo santo sawdust, generate a hell of a lot of smoke. It's been humid here lately, meaning my asthma's been flaring, and I really don't like antagonizing it any more than I have to. :/
I can find pieces of palo santo wood, too, but from what I hear, the cones work better. The wood is smoldered and used for smudging. Evidently it's a South American relative of the frankincense tree, which explains a lot.
If you get some, let us know what you think.
I got some Palo Santo cones a couple weeks ago. I was curious as I'd never tried it before. So I burned some. It's like a mint and cedar blend that mellows to coconut(!) as it fades. The smell lingers for some time, too. The coconut smell also doesn't have that nasty synthetic edge that coconut incenses do, because there aren't any oils in it. The only thing I don't like is that the cones, which are basically pressed palo santo sawdust, generate a hell of a lot of smoke. It's been humid here lately, meaning my asthma's been flaring, and I really don't like antagonizing it any more than I have to. :/
I can find pieces of palo santo wood, too, but from what I hear, the cones work better. The wood is smoldered and used for smudging. Evidently it's a South American relative of the frankincense tree, which explains a lot.