Esscent- Rose Premium Flower-based Incense Sticks

About us- Esscent By Arpan is a line of premium flower-based incense sticks. Every year 80 lakh metric tonnes of flower waste is disposed of into the water bodies, largely affecting the ecosystem. We have an eco-friendly solution wherein luxury incense sticks are produced out of flower waste and are hand-rolled by a group of specially-abled people in Delhi. Moreover, the product comes in a 3-layered eco-friendly packaging.
An organic product which is made up of 60% flowers and is 100% charcoal free, these luxury incense sticks are available in 6 fragrances- Lavender, Rose, Lemongrass, Loban, Lily and Jasmine and come in a box of 40 sticks, along with a holder.
This is a venture by a group of students from Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi University, looking at spreading awareness about their products to further this good cause and at the same time empowering the group of rural women to bring smiles on their faces.

Social Impact- Our social impact is threefold. Our flower-based alternative does away with the use of charcoal completely and generates cleaner emissions which are not harmful to us. Our product is 60% flower waste and is fragranced using essential oils. Unlike most incense sticks in the market, we have replaced DEP with DPG as a solvent. Moreover, we have a three layered organic packaging, that is recycled butter paper, cotton pouches and gold leaf cardboard boxes making the product eco-friendly.

Employment- With on-ground research, one-on-one interactions, and collaborations with NGOs, we have identified our Changemakers who are our our User Group. We empower 4 specially-abled and 2 rural women, who were selected on the basis of need-matrix and skill mapping, and started with the manufacturing of our product in Delhi.