Holy Smokes – Feng Shui – Ganzheit

Here, you can read the main article about this line.
I bought this roll of Ganzheit [wholeness] along with some others from this line on Kleinanzeigen. Some of the packages still had a label with the original price of €4.20. Unfortunately, I couldn’t find out where they were bought. I haven’t seen them anywhere else at such a low price. Usually, a pack of the Feng Shui line costs between 5 and 7 euros. There is 20g in a roll, but there’d be plenty of space for more.

Listed ingredients: Myrrh, frankincense, cedarwood, sandalwood

With the incense sticks from the Feng Shui line, one ingredient always seems to stand out. In the case of Ganzheit, it’s the myrrh, and I’m sure that actual myrrh resin (gum) has been used here, rather than just an essential oil or extract.
Especially shortly after lighting a stick, I detect an unpleasant note, reminiscent of cigarettes or ashtrays, which I know all too well from my early attempts at making myrrh incense sticks myself.
Over time, the more interesting notes of the myrrh come through: a balsamic softness as well as subtle sweetness that at times seems almost floral, along with a distinctive spicy-aromatic aspect, which I also attribute to the myrrh.
Unfortunately, for me, the general aroma of Ganzheit is often on the edge of scent associations like car tires, warm plastic, and vague hints of gunpowder, all of which I tend to perceive as off-notes. However, I know some people find such scents interesting and enjoyable.

I imagine that Ganzheit might be a scent for myrrh lovers who enjoy burning incense on charcoal and can thereby still appreciate the complexities of this challenging material.