Whether purchasing by mail or in person, you don’t always know which Satya you’ll get. In this article, I\u2019ll dive more into Satya incense specifics and even mention ways to determine which Satya is 100% natural incense. <\/p>\n\n\n
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In 1964, K. N. Satyam Setty founded Satya\u2019s parent company, Shrinivas Sugandhalaya. He wanted to share his love and passion for scents with the world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Setty was drawn to the traditional masala method that historical monks used to hand roll their incense as it\u2019s been proven to have a more lasting and potent fragrance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Founder, K. N. Satyam Setty, passed away in 1999 leaving the company to his two sons. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The younger son was heavily involved in the production side of the business, working closely with his father to maintain and produce fragrance recipes. The older son worked in the sales and marketing department. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Setty\u2019s sons had a falling out and divided the company after a dispute about Satya\u2019s manufacturing process. The older brother, K. S. Nagraj Setty, wanted to incorporate machinery into the manufacturing process in order to increase their output, and thus, sales. But the younger son, K. S. Balakrishna Setty, disagreed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In 2014, Indian courts granted both brothers entitlement to use of the Satya name in trade. <\/strong>Since the older brother worked in Satya\u2019s sales and marketing department based in Mumbai when his father was alive, that is where he set up office for his branch of the business. Balakrishna Setty remained in facilities south of Mumbai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Now there are two Satyas marketing some overlapping products that are made using different recipes. <\/strong>The two brothers are still battling in the courts for trademark rights in the United States. See the PDF links.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Based on my research, K. S. Balakrishna Setty is the founder\u2019s youngest son and runs the originally formed Satya business as his father did, using all of the original recipes and traditional hand rolling production methods.<\/strong> Trained by his father, Balakrisha Setty, formulated the Super Hit recipe, which is also widely popular.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The company continues to grow and is now distributed in 45 countries. In 2014, they opened a new manufacturing facility in Bengaluru, India, which is the capital of Karnataka. In the three production facilities there, multi-generational women artisans hand roll masala incense sticks in a safe work environment while earning fair wages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This is the Mumbai business that is run by the older brother, Nagraj.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Although it has been frequently documented that the Mumbai location uses technologically advanced methods of making their incense, their recent advertising and website copy explains a hand rolled process. It appears that their masala incense: Nag Champa, Super Hit, and Satya Natural, plus a couple others are hand rolled and their remaining fragrances are primarily made by machine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For reasons I\u2019ll mention later on, I do not think their incense is 100% natural.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As explained in this older article<\/a>, masala incense (also called flora incense) starts as natural raw ingredients in powder form. Essential oils are mixed in and with a botanical binder, a paste is formed. This mixture is then rolled around a bamboo stick, sprinkled with more powder, and then left to dry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Different combinations of ingredients produce unique scent recipes. Nag Champa incense was originally developed by the founder of Satya. It was popularized in the 1960\u2019s and 1970\u2019s and is the scent most lovingly associated with daily incense burning. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Since the Bengaluru location maintains the old recipes that customers most associate with \u201coriginal nag champa incense,\u201d I am going to focus on that version.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNag\u201d means snake and \u201cChampa\u201d means flower, so the translated name of this incense is, \u201cSnake Flower.\u201d Satya\u2019s Nag Champa blend is the \u201cworld\u2019s most commercially successful incense blend.\u201d What is it about Nag Champa and Super Hit incense that makes them a customer favorite? <\/p>\n\n\n\n The Nag Champa fragrance originated in India. Its main fragrant ingredient is the champaca flower that is cultivated in South and Southeast Asia, extending to some portions of East Asia as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Champaca is a flowering tree that\u2019s part of the magnolia family. Its creamy blossoms are highly fragrant and its wood is often used for furniture and construction. It\u2019s an earthy blend that evokes positivity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Nag champa is a combination of herbs, essential oils, and floral extracts. The natural ingredients help cleanse<\/strong> the air and create a relaxing atmosphere in preparation for meditation. This scent also has a nostalgic hold on many of its customers that remember burning this incense decades ago. But many newcomers instantly fall in love with this woody but floral recipe.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Since each stick is rolled by hand, they can vary slightly in size. Because of this, you will often see them sold by weight instead of the number of sticks. This box is 250 grams, which is approximately 250 sticks of incense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n == Check Price on Amazon ==<\/a><\/strong><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n K. S. Balakrishna Setty developed Satya\u2019s SuperHit recipe. It\u2019s also made of wood bark, fragrant flowers, herbs, essential oils, and resins. <\/p>\n\n\n\n This bundle includes:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n SuperHit smells sweeter and more floral than Nag Champa, but it\u2019s still refreshing and uplifting.<\/strong> Some people describe it as smelling like cookies and cream ice cream or the taro root vegetable. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Others describe the sweetness being similar to honey and vanilla. Floral notes smell similar to jasmine and magnolia flowers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Clearly everyone has their own interpretation of the scent as fragrance is subjective. But one difference that is clear across all customer feedback is that the SuperHit recipe that\u2019s made by the Mumbai location smells more like perfume or bath soap. Most customers prefer the BNG version because, while it is sweeter, it\u2019s just the right amount of sweetness – not too overwhelming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Satya Incense Review: The Original Nag Champa<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
1. Satya Nag Champa Incense Sticks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n
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2. Satya Super Hit Incense Sticks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n
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