If you're a person who regularly enjoys incense, there's a good chance that you're already a believer in the majesty of sandalwood. It's one of the archetypal aromas within the universe of scent - at turns exotic, ordinary, mysterious, intimate, colorful, and monochromatic. Truly, sandalwood is nothing less than an overly-generous gift from a planet to its people.
It won't exactly come as news to anyone that sandalwood offers a great deal more to humanity than simply the power of its incredible fragrance. I came across a random web article today succinctly summarizing many of sandalwood's historical and contemporary medicinal applications, and if you're at all curious about the myriad possibilities of this wonder plant, you can give the article a scan by clicking here.
If all this chatter about the miraculousness of sandalwood has whetted your appetite for some fine sandalwood-based incense, then as always be sure to check out Shoyeido's website for hundreds of extremely fine varieties. I've been on a Nanto kick lately - it's in Shoyeido's "Incense Road" collection of pure, timeless scents (Nan-zan, the concentrated frankincense item in this group, is also mind-blowingly wonderful).
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