AGARWOOD

Botanical: Aquilaria malaccensis Harvest: Sustainably harvested Plant part: Infected wood, hand carved Source: India Olfactive ExperienceDynamic, rich, floral, animalic, smooth, beautifulFeelWild, free, multidimensional, transformative This noble wood - this way of incense - represents unchanged fragments of the past. It unleashes a veritable universe of scents into the atmosphere, as soft as they are wild and brimming with nuance, connecting us to a higher spirituality as well as our primitive self. Agarwood embodies the quiet allure of the invisible. It is, in its essence, a form of protection. This fragrant, valuable wood of the Aquilaria species is the mother of oud oil, which forms with the activation of secondary plant metabolites that protect the tree from destruction, damage, or fungal invasion.  Traditionally used as medicine, in meditation, and in Japanese koh-do ceremonies, where wisdom and spiritual insights are often received from the smoke of the kindled wood, th