How to identify agarwood

We know that agarwood is very expensive. There are many kinds of agarwood on the market, but we must realize that the quality of these agarwoods is uneven, and some agarwoods may be fake. So friends who are interested in burning agarwood at home may wish to learn more about agarwood, especially how to identify agarwood. Below we will introduce to you the method of identifying agarwood.

First of all, we need to understand the common fake fragrances and counterfeiting methods currently on the market.

One is to inject oil under high pressure to make it a so-called "stone sinker". The purpose is to increase the weight. The oil looks very heavy and feels heavy in the hand, but it is actually completely different from the real fragrance. Because it is fundamentally different from natural oiliness, natural oiliness is generally extremely unevenly distributed, while the fake ones appear to be full of oil. The oil in agarwood has been condensed over decades or hundreds of years, and some of it has already turned into crystals. The oily sheen on the surface is like glass, and the reflected light can be easily seen with the naked eye. It is very smooth when touched with the fingertips, without any sense of obstruction. The surface of the cooked material looks dull and has no smooth feel to the touch.

The second is to boil or soak the dye, and add artificial fragrance and other auxiliary materials. This kind of fraud is very deceptive to novices. Fake agarwood is made by soaking various miscellaneous woods in medicine and oil. Most novices have never tasted the scent of agarwood, so once natural fragrance is added and it smells relatively natural, they will believe it to be real. Sometimes even the added chemical fragrance can't be smelled. In fact, once you have smelled the true fragrance, it will be unforgettable.

The third method is to inject glue, which is also to increase the weight, but it is simpler and more direct. It is injected into the finished product through a pinhole to increase its weight.

Fourth, the real and the fake are mixed, and inferior products are passed off as good ones. Light-tissue wood is made to look dark-tissue, or ordinary white agarwood or cedar is oiled, relying on the inherent fragrance of the wood to deceive consumers.

In the above article, we introduced what agarwood is. We know that agarwood can play a very good health-care and health-preserving role, so agarwood is loved by everyone. Identifying agarwood is not a simple task. The above article introduces in detail how to identify agarwood.