There can never be too much love, and there can never be too many champa incenses. It’s but one of may rules we live by. Jah Love is indeed a classic champa incense. So you ask, “What is a champa incense?” A true champa is defined by the presence of one key component called “halmaddhi”, sometimes spelled “halmaddi”. It is a sap from a very specific tree that lends its unique, sweet, spicy, floral element to incenses. Once one has had a few halmaddhi incenses, they will be able to spot it right away. One of the tell-tale signs is that the sticks rarely completely dry out. Halmaddhi has a way of always remaining slightly damp by attracting water right out of the air, so champas tend to be somewhat soft and damp to the touch. Jah Love certainly is one of the few remaining halmaddhi-based incenses along with other classics such as Raj Laxmi, Sairanjani Champa, Nitiraj Natural Masala, and Shanthimalai Nag Champa as examples.
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Tree of Life Champa
We love champa incenses. This isn’t something that we keep as a secret. We’re always looking for another one to add to our selection. When we found Tree of Life Champa, we knew it had to be part of our library of incenses. This offering is from the Tree of Life company that also produces the wonderful and powerful Mars Choice and Champaka, so we knew it would be solid before we even tried it. It’s such a wonderful classic champa incense. It’s rich, complex, satisfying, semi-sweet, full of spice and distant florals. It gets much of its fragrance from that key component called “Halmaddhi” that defines champa incenses and distinguishes them from others. Please, if you’re a champa fan, or even just an incense user, Tree of Life Champa needs to be experienced.