Sacred Elephant Sayali Jasmine Incense Sticks

I have never used incense sticks, so was keen to try Sacred Elephant and being a Jasmine lover, the Sayali Jasmine was an obvious choice.   Sacred Elephant's founder Prema-rasa Das, a Gaudiya Vaisnava monk for over 18 years, experienced the positive effects of pure scents and hence Sacred Elephant was born.

I know nothing about the origins of incense, but all becomes clear on the website, explaining that Yogis of the East, used them to create a serene and harmonious atmosphere for their meditations, believing our senses can be enlightened and the fragrances are important to find self discovery and inner peace.

The incense is made in India, using the best natural essential oils and resins and every part of the production process, be it making the scents, blending or rolling the final stick, is done by hand.

Sacred Elephant also guarantee all ingredients are produced in a fair trade manner, free from chemicals, carcinogens, not tested on animals and 100% vegan.   Even the packaging is printed with vegetable dye.   I love all these credentials and as soon as the postman delivered the package, I immediately felt relaxed breathing in the jasmine scent, emanating from the box.

I like the understated packaging with its plain white outer and elephant logo on the front, the immediate sense is of calm.

The sticks are around 20 cm long and burn for approximately 40-45 minutes, so with 10 in a box that is approximately 7.5 hours of burning time.

Once lit and glowing you blow out the flame, fix the incense stick into an appropriate holder on a heat resistant surface, then sit back and relax.   The fragrance is out of this world, enveloping the entire house with its powerful and deep aromas.   I felt so relaxed I nearly dozed off in the middle of the day and that is saying something, as I am always on the go and find it difficult to relax, so the Yogis were right, the scents certainly have a calming effect.   There are eleven scents available including Sandalwood, Myrrh and Cedar and at £3.25 per box are good value for money, for such a quality product.

Sacred Elephant are offering a free box of incense with orders over £15 to Associates of the VEGAN lifestyle ASSOCIATION click here for details.

This review has been organised by the VEGAN lifestyle ASSOCIATION.   It has not been paid for and the products I received were sent free of charge. This is my genuine and unbiased review of the product.