Agarbatti The term Agarbatti originates from the "Agar" or Aloes wood, the original incense which became synonymous with the word and "bathi" meaning stick. Agarbatti is an item manufactured from aromatic biotic materials consisting of powdered wood, charcoal, barks, seeds, leaves, roots, rhizomes, flowers etc. with some essential oil, mineral oil, resins , gums and aromatic chemicals, the paste of which applied on to a bamboo core stick or dipping an unscented "blank" (non-perfume stick) into a mixture of perfumes and/or essential oils. Throughout the history, a wide variety of materials have been used in making incense. |