Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

This is the real deal folks!! I have a wonderful cabin on Airbnb that has been booked at least 75% of the time since 2015, so you can imagine how many sticks I’ve used to cleanse the energy between guests......let’s just say I’ve purchased A LOT of Palo Santo over the years and can honestly say these are the best!! Now, you can spend hours reading reviews for every brand of these sticks on Amazon and there will be people saying it’s real or it’s fake, but I have yet to see anyone explain how they know which is which!! So, from my experience, here’s my two cents on how to tell the difference: “Real” Palo Santo has been harvested from a mature wild tree that has naturally fallen and lain undisturbed for 5-10 years in the forest. As far as burning a stick, you light the tip & the flame should burn for about 15-20 seconds before it naturally goes out & will have a good smolder going over the entire tip of the stick. This will release a grey tendril of smoke for at least a couple minutes, and leaves a dark rounded tip when you’re finished. As many other reviewers have noted, PS sticks are used to dispel any negative energy in your space, and I have noticed that when the air feels particularly stale or “heavy”, I will need to re-light the stick more often to cleanse the cabin. I know some will think that sounds hokey, but just being truthful about my experience with PS for those who know what I’m talking about! With “fake” Palo Santo, the sticks probably are from a Palo tree, they were just not harvested properly....perhaps they were taken from a tree that was cut down and/or was not mature. As a result, these sticks are dipped in oil in order to have the Palo scent. When these sticks are lit, there is a large flame that immediately runs down the stick and releases black smoke. This happens because the fire is burning the oil on the outside rather than the actual wood. So, unless you want to burn your fingers, you need to blow it out pretty quick, which means you end up with only a tiny bit of the tip smoldering that lasts about 20 seconds before it goes out. Of course most importantly, the scent is completely different..... the real stuff has a wonderfully light, earthy smell, where the dipped one has a strong perfumey kind of smell that usually gives me a headache :) Luna has always shipped lightening fast and sent sticks that burn perfectly and smell heavenly!!