Incienso de Santa FeFir Balsam Wood Incense - 100 Bricks Plus Burner -

I just got these and I and somewhat disappointed. They are super hard to light and keep lit. Once you do get them going they smell amazing!!

For years I searched for the smell of a real wood fire in incense, candles, diffusers, etc. Finally I found Incienso de Santa Fe "incense". The reason it smells like wood burning is because it's actually a brick of COMPRESSED SAWDUST, so it is real wood not "wood fragrance" perfume oils dipped on sticks.One of the first things people say when they walk into my home, "Ooooh, are you having a fire in the fireplace?"My first purchase was Incensio de Santa Fe's 'Seven Scent Sampler' and I liked them all, however some are stronger, and the Fir Balsam is my favorite.The only downside to this incense is that it's only in a small cone form that doesn't burn very long. But the scent does linger. Plus I have to buy the largest size box available because I send cones home with my guests who loved it, for their "fireplace".

A favorite!

These do have a very lovely scent that lasts (I stop noticing it, but guests comment on how good it smells). But I have to use so much flame from my lighter to get these to carry their own flame (which is what's needed to keep them lit).

This gives the outdoorsy effect of a campfire burning the fir's wood.Other cautionary notes that never marred my own enjoyment of this product over the years, but may abash some:The little logs can indeed be slow to ignite -- holding over a candle flame does the trick, as another has mentioned. I be sure to blacken all four sides in the flame, awaiting fire. Then I whisk through the air until smoke arises. Standing the rectangle upright on the clay holder gets easier with practice.OK I do love this stuff, and Fir Balsam is my favorite of them all, but I realize others might be expecting the more usual incense smells (that I have never appreciated much -- but it's just about preferences IMO).There's nothing fake about this -- I opine it's high-quality, based upon years of experience. But I've long-reckoned not everyone will like smoking up their space, or it might be more of an acquired taste for others who give this a chance.When I open my windows wide during summer heatwaves, the neighbors' cigarette smoke, from new to stale, wafts in unavoidably from their trips outside for smoke-breaks and from indoor smokers' open windows so close to mine, and this is the most robust antidote I've been able to find. I waft this woodsy aromatherapy around and back outward with strategically aimed fans and it doesn't seem to bother anyone else.Tip: I do burn this a ways back from my doorway, or throw a scarf over the space under the door, to impede much more than a whiff of this wood fire aroma from wafting into the hallways -- just so no one will suppose this mostly-wooden structure is on fire and sound the alarm.I had to give this five stars -- simply because its one of my long-term favorite favorites!