| There are few incense ingredients as confusing as | | | | notes like patchouli though. |
| Dragons Blood. The name Dragons Blood can refer to | | | | Hem's Dragon Blood incense smells pretty much like a |
| no less than sixteen different resins from the same | | | | host of other dragons blood offerings from other |
| number of trees. It can also refer to the extremely | | | | manufacturers. Note, this does not include the pure |
| poisonous mineral cinnibar (mercury sulfide) although | | | | resin dragons blood. That scent is far richer and |
| not in recent times to my knowledge. It is also | | | | altogether more alluring than any stick version I have |
| another name for red rock opium, but it contains no | | | | ever experienced. This stick is lightly spicy, sultry, |
| opiates and its intoxicating properties are dubious at | | | | sensual in a way and surprisingly rich. In fact, this is |
| best. | | | | one of the few times that I can think of that the |
| Most commonly though dragons blood incense is | | | | "Hem Scent" that usually bothers me so much works |
| made from eitherthe Dracaena draco or | | | | with the scent instead of against it. The oily and |
| Daemonorops draco trees. The former being referred | | | | slightly bitter scent that I find to be characteristic of |
| to as "true" dragons blood. The scent is variously | | | | Hem incense sticks adds a mysterious bottom end to |
| described as sultry, deep, penetrating and often, | | | | the scent that I actually find quite pleasant. |
| sweet. Given those properties of scent it is no | | | | I sometimes arbitrarily assign incense scents to things |
| wonder that it is often included in rituals and spells by | | | | that go on in everyday life and this is definitely a "the |
| our Wiccan and Pagan friends as an aid to sexuality | | | | thunderstorm has knocked the power out tonight, so |
| and desire. I find the scent to be a bit "floral" on | | | | lets sit in the dark and talk" scent. It has that sort of |
| occasion depending on the manufacturer. That may | | | | sensual, mysterious yet lightly spicy scent that I think |
| be just my nose and my penchant for earthy, warm | | | | would go wonderfully with conversation in the dark. |