Nag Champa

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Packages of 'Satya Sai Baba Nag Champa' Nag Champa are available in many different sizes.

Nag Champa is a fragrance from India. It has a high concentration of sandalwood. It is most frequently found in the form of incense sticks and cones, but soap, perfume oil, scented candles, scented lube, and massage oil are also available. It is commonly used in ashrams.

Nag Champa belongs to the "Champa" class of Indian incense, originating from the Champa flower. Champa incenses contain a natural ingredient indigenous to India called "halmaddi", which is a semi-liquid resin taken from the Ailanthus Malabarica tree. It is what gives Nag Champa its characteristic grey color. Halmaddi is hygroscopic which means it absorbs moisture from the air. This can cause Nag Champa incenses to have a wet feeling to them.

In the United States, Nag Champa-scented items are usually easy to find in shops selling Indian and/or Tibetan goods, and in many health food stores, as well as metaphysical and New Age book stores, liquor stores, gas stations, music stores, and head shops.

Bob Dylan burns Nag Champa at his concerts, and as such it is popular among Bob Dylan enthusiasts. The Grateful Dead and more recently The Black Crowes and Third Eye Blind have also been found to burn Nag Champa at performances. Stevie Nicks refers to Nag Champa in her song "Illume 9/11", on the Fleetwood Mac album Say You Will. Rapper Common has a song entitled "Nag Champa (Afrodisiac for the World)" on his album Like Water for Chocolate (album). Asher Roth also mentions Nag Champa on the song "Change Gon Come" with Charles Hamilton and B.o.B from B.o.B.'s mixtape "The Unclearables." Other musicians have cited experiences of mood and spiritual alteration due to burning this incense.

[edit] Manufacturers of Nag Champa

There are many manufacturers of Nag Champa. The following are some other Nag Champa incenses that can be found outside India.