diff --git a/content/blog/maroma-incense-of-auroville-sandalwood-cedarwood.md b/content/blog/maroma-incense-of-auroville-sandalwood-cedarwood.md index 558610b..49cde25 100644 --- a/content/blog/maroma-incense-of-auroville-sandalwood-cedarwood.md +++ b/content/blog/maroma-incense-of-auroville-sandalwood-cedarwood.md @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ tags: synopsis: "Whole Foods replaced Shoyeido with these sticks from Auroville. I cannot fathom why." imageURL: "/img/maroma_packaging.webp" imageAlt: "Two paper incense sleeves on my couch. One is yellow and the other is orange." -mastodon_id: "" +mastodon_id: "114050541028761876" --- Some time ago I as I perused the incense display of a nearby Whole Foods, hoping to see the Shoyeido sticks that once graced the shelves, I noticed a range of Indian-style sticks, their otherwise matching packaging in a variety of colors. Listed prominently on each package was the text: "Incense of Auroville." This caught my attention. Auroville is an intentional community I've had a passing interest in since I discovered that some shampoo bars I had purchased were made there[^1]. Often, Indian-style incense makes *heavy* use of oils, which I'm [not a great fan of](/blog/what-do-we-expect-from-fragrance/). The sandalwood and cedarwood varieties, however, listed fairly harmless looking ingredients. According to the packaging, both contained a bamboo stick, wood powders, macchilus macaranth (tree bark powder), with the addition of either sandalwood, or cedarwood, pine, and juniper, respectively. With all of this in mind, I snagged a couple of sleeves.