珠宝网：沉香市场九成是假货，沉香仿制品大揭密 - 上篇

珠宝网上上传了一篇管有沉香仿制品的大揭密。所以，想和大家分享这篇文章，一起张张知识。

现在的科技一直在进步，而沉香的稀缺性导致了这个行业日益的滋生，并且在逐步壮大。如今的沉香高仿市场与日俱新，层出不穷。以台湾，河内为主的加工坊多不胜数。喜欢沉香的人更是需要练得一双慧眼，并且要有一定的相关基础知识才能抱的“美人”归。

作者曾经和一个从业者笑谈沉香，他说：“现在了解沉香的人还是太少了。记得卖出去过一串2000员的手串，买家找他理论，为什么这串不沉水？他苦笑不得，找不到话接。那头又说了，现在市场上这么多沉水的，价格还不高，味道也非常好，你是不是在骗我？拿几百元的柱子来骗人！” 而这他说：那也行，如果要沉水的，我这200一串都有，保证粒粒沉水。”当然，这只是他个人的处理方式。

由此可见，知道沉香的人不少，但是懂沉香的人太少了，所以以下是一些收集来的典型高仿沉香，大家一起共同学习。今天我只会先介绍两种高仿沉香原料。明天再继续介绍剩下的六种高仿沉香珠子和正真的沉香。

让我以沉香原料高仿品开始吧。高仿沉香原料分为两大种，压缩沉和死人沉。越南河内市是全球一个加工沉香为主的“大工厂”，当然，高仿占大多数。为了开拓市场，新名词也层出不穷。行业内把越南的高仿沉香叫做“越南B货”。而台湾业内，把名词更加细分了，如“沙沉”，“海沉”等。从原料方面来看，难度要比珠子大很多。因为珠子可以很明显的观察到沉香的特征，而原来除了切角来烧，基本没有其他的方式可以辨别（除了假的不能再假的那种）。但是难度在于，一般原料交易时，卖家是极不愿意买家当面切角来烧的。除非他内心知道这块料子没有问题。但这一方面上，也有一般的卖家不愿意。

我们来看下图，这是行业内戏称的“胖大海”，因为这种小块的沉香泡一晚上水就会发胀成很大，如同胖大海一样。这就是典型的“压缩沉”，分辨方法也简单：细看这种沉香块有没有木头类的裂痕（从沉香原料来看，沉香是不会出现裂痕的，这是有它的特殊结构所决定），最好的分辨方法还是细看它的油脂线。能从图片中看出，“压缩沉”的油脂是一大片的，而没有油脂覆盖的地方，看不到一点油脂线。这就是疑问所在。“压缩沉”现在多疑雕件的形式出现，若用泡水的方法很好分辨。

压缩沉 - 图片一

压缩沉 - 图片二

我们再来看第二件高仿沉香。这是业内称的“越南死人沉”。这种沉香不是后期加工出来的。而是本身在越南老挝柬埔寨一带，存在这种树种。这种树种和沉香一样，生长在热带雨林里。唯一的区别是，沉香树是因为外界的毁灭性条件，导致沉香树慢慢结油，而“死人沉”是生长在期间，就开始自然结油。并且外观上，和真沉香一模一样。

因如果把这种“沉香”做原料切口，非常平整的截面上，也会出现和沉香一模一样的油脂线。并且在切割过程中，一阵清香扑鼻，和沉香一致。可以说是高油脂的沉水料。若切割分块出来做珠子，那敢保证和沉香珠子是一模一样，即便是在高显微镜下，也没有任何区别。现在这种顶尖的高仿沉香已经在台湾大量存货，并且国内与越南临近的如凭祥口岸（广西），磨憨口岸（云南），福田口岸（深圳）等沉香交易市场，已陆续出现。鉴定这种“越南死人沉”的唯一办法就是烧，切一小块下来，用明火直接点燃，后吹灭直接闻其燃后清烟，可以很明显的感觉到一阵恶臭扑鼻，与沉香燃后的味道有天壤之别，味道上类似与塑胶燃烧后的味道，并且烟是成墨黑色。“死人沉”目前在市面上多以原料的形式出现，若用烧的鉴定方法很好识别。

越南死人沉 - 图片一

越南死人沉 - 图片二

接下来还会介绍六种形形色色的高仿沉香珠子和辨认它们的方法。请大家继续关注哦！
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中国沉香网：人工结香并不比天然沉香差

取自 中国沉香网

人工结香并不比天然沉香差 

野生天然香，沉香是双子叶植物药瑞香科的乔木植物在受到自然界的伤害如雷击，风折，虫蛀等，或者是受到人为破坏以后在自我修复的过程中分泌出的油脂在受到真菌的感染后所凝结成的分泌物。

人工结香就是通过人工种植的香树，然后通过人为的方法刺激香树结香，几十年前越南，印尼等国，在那时候的土族民居就已经在使用人工结香了。他们对沉香树施加外力，比方说刀砍，钉钉，钻孔，等方式使之结香，并沿用至今。

说到这，有人可能会说人工结香不就是人造沉香吗？如果你这样认为，那我就不得不再说说人造沉香了。他以人工结香的产物完全不是一个概念，千万不要混淆。

十几年前，越南人找到了一种非瑞香科植物，进行人工处理后，可以冒充沉水沉香，那种植物叫做鹰木。鹰木的价格相当廉价，很多越南的黑心商人就开始大量生产这种伪造的沉香，从而来谋取暴利，当时也是骗到了很多中国商人。不仅如此，当时也是有很多国内的商人用每公斤不少于2 万美元收的。

为什么人工结的香并不比天然野生沉香差呢？

原因有三个：

1. 人工结香也有很多条件，人工结香的本体，沉香树一定要生长至直径10-75cm以上方能进行人工结香的作业。也就是5-10 年的时间。人工结香只是让树木快速分泌油，而油份依据是天然的。
2. 人工结香的沉香绝不等于次级沉香，四五年使用打钉技术的人工结香味道比野生二三级的黑油虫漏沉香一点也不差。沉香的好坏是看凝油的多少，野生沉香凝油速度慢，而人工通过以上手段让树木快速分泌油脂。所以，人工结香往往可以在短时间内积累出比较多的油脂。这也是为什么人工结香并不差的原因。
3. 不仅如此，天然野生沉香因起无法选择生长环境，而必须与其它植物争夺养分的过程中并不见得能占得上风。长期的营养不良必然影响结香的质量。相较而言，人工种植的沉香树则要幸福得多。在人工悉心的照料下，其结香质量定然不会差。当然人工种植沉香树并结出好香的前提一定是选择优质的沉香苗。

“尖峰岭壹号”是被国内外沉香专家及广大想农高度认可的世界上结香最优质，种源最纯正的珍稀级海南沉香苗品牌，也是海南省林科所自上世纪五十年代成立以来，投入大量的资金和科研人员潜心研究，终于取得的科技成果。

“尖峰岭壹号” 沉香苗以海南省尖峰岭地区的国家珍稀级野生沉香古树为种源，经过严苛的种子筛选及最科学的种植方法培育。每颗种子都保证从12 年树龄以上的优质母树上采集，并经过优选之后用于育苗，苗出来后经过了不断精选淘汰，并在一年后经过野外炼苗，才能达到成为“尖峰岭壹号”的合格种苗标准，最终交到种植户手里。

而我们中国品种的沉香苗种子就是从海南岛空运过来的。所以它的品质绝对是最好的。

欢迎您致电致082-456095或014-6995976以了解更多详情。

Summary of TRAFFIC Report "Heart of the Matter"

Heart of the Matter: Agarwood Use and Trade and CITES Implementation for Aquilaria malaccensis

By Barden A., Noorainie A.A., Mulliken T. and Song, M.

Aquilaria malaccensis is one of 15 tree species of genus Aquilaria, family of Thymelaeaceae. Sometimes it can produce resin-impregnated heartwood fragrant that is highly valuable. There are many names for this resinous wood, including agar, agarwood, aleoswood, eaglewood, gaharu and kalambak. It has a high demand for medicine, incense and perfumes across Asia and the Middle East countries.

A. malaccensis is widely distributed in south and south-east Asia. It is found in 10 countries which included Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. Aquilaria species have adapted to live in various habitats, including those that are rocky, sandy or calcareous, well-drained slopes and ridges and land near swamps.

There are seven other Aquilaria species that are also considered threatened according to the IUCN Red List Categories where five of them are considered to be at risk from overexploitation for agarwood which are:

1. A. beccariana (Vulnerable),
2. A. crassna (Critically Endangered),
3. A. cumingiana (Vulnerable),
4. A. hirta (Vulnerable), and
5. A. microcarpa (Vulnerable).

Agarwood is not a uniform product, but instead possesses different characteristics. It is classified according to various grading systems that differ according to the product in trade and country in which trade is taking place. The grade and value of agarwood and agarwood derivatives such as oil is determined by a complex set of factors including:

1. Country of origin,
2. Fragrance strength and longevity,
3. Wood density,
4. Product purity,
5. Resin content,
6. Colour, and
7. Size of the form traded.

Uses of agarwood

Agarwood has three principal uses: medicine, perfume and incense. Smaller quantities are used for other purposes such as carvings. The uses are described in more detail below.

Use in medicine:

Agarwood has been used for medicinal purposes for thousands of years, and continues to be used in Ayurvedic, Tibetan and traditional East Asian medicine. Agarwood is prescribed in traditional East Asian medicine to promote the flow of qi, relieve pain, arrest vomiting by warming the stomach and relieving asthma. High quality agarwood powder is prescribed in Chinese medicine and it is also used in the production of pharmaceutical tinctures. Malaysians used agarwood mixed with coconut oil as a liniment; and also used in a boiled concoction to treat rheumatism and other body pain. Agarwood is also prescribe for dropsy, as a carminative, a stimulant, for heart palpitation, and as a tonic taken particularly during pregnancy, after childbirth and for diseases of female genital organs.

Use in perfume:

Both agarwood smoke and oil are customarily used as perfume in the Middle East countries. In India, various grades of agarwood are distilled separately before blending to produce final ‘attar’ which is traditionally used by Muslims to lace prayer clothes.

Use in incense:

Agarwood incense is burned to produce a pleasant aroma, its use ranging from a general perfume to an element of important religious occasions. Both Indians and Chinese have used agarwood as an essential ingredient of incense sticks in the past. However, nowadays, incense sticks generally do not contain agarwood. Instead, the light cream/brown powdery waste materials obtained from oil distillation are used to provide a basic carrier for other, cheaper, fragrant ingredients.

Other uses:

Except for the three uses listed above, agarwood also used in Malaysia for cosmetic purposes (particularly during sickness and after childbirth), ornamental boxes or tea boxes from healthy agarwood wood, sculptures which usually Buddhist figures, agarwood bead and necklaces, aromatic ingredient for wine in Taiwan, insect repellent, funeral pyres and many more.

Status and distribution in Malaysia

Three species of Aquilaria are found in Malaysia: A. hirta, A. malaccensis and A. rostrata. A. malaccensis is well distributed throughout Peninsular Malaysia, except for the States of Kedah and Perlis. It is confined mainly to plains, hill slopes and ridges up to 750m in both primary and secondary Malaysian lowland and hill dipterocarp forests. Although A. malaccensis enjoys good geographical coverage, its occurrence is rather rare. La Frankie studied Pasoh Forest Reserve, a typical lowland Malaysian forest density of 2.5/ha is found with agarwood tree with varied growth rate between 0 – 1.95cm/year.

One of the first attempts to cultivate Aquilaria occurred in 1982. However, original population density of 833/ha reduced to 31/ha in 1995 due to natural mortality and it is unknown whether any of these trees produce agarwood. Additional research has shown that Aquilaria can be artificially propagated and there are continuing laboratory experiments regarding artificial induction of agarwood formation.

Conclusion

Agarwood has been valued, used and traded internationally for more than 2,000 years. Recently, eight of Aquilaria species have been considered threatened and being listed in CITES Appendix. However, concern still remains for excessive illegal exploitation and trades of Aquilaria species. Available information indicates that, failing changes in current harvest and trade patterns continually decreasing the availability of agarwood and wild population of this Aquilaria species that produce it. Coordinate and cooperative actions between consumer country governments, businesses engaged in agarwood harvest, trades and related industries, research institutions and conservation organizations are required to derive a sustainable use of agarwood producing species.

So, let’s take our parts in sustaining this valuable agarwood producing species.

Together we can make a difference!

Gaharu wood new

Gaharu wood has high demand, but limited supply. Therefore, gaharu wood feeds a high value. Even the low quality gaharu wood can be sold at one gram with few hundreds to thousand Ringgit Malaysia. However, there is no generally acknowledged successful inoculation technology. Thus, they look for wild gaharu trees. 

On 27th February 2014, New Straits Times reported cases of illegal harvesting of wild gaharu trees. Director of Perak Forest Department, Datuk Roslan Ariffin announced the largest illegal harvesting of wild gaharu trees and these cases happened in the area of Royal Belum State Park in Nothern Perak. The following is the details of the news. 

IPOH: There has been an alarming increase in the number of foreigners encroaching on state forests and stealing precious wood, says the Perak Forestry Department yesterday.

Its director, Datuk Roslan Ariffin, said 10 foreigners and two locals were nabbed trying to smuggle gaharu from the Royal Belum State Park in three incidents recently.

"In the first arrest last Thursday, the Perak Anti-Smuggling Unit stopped four foreigners at Sungai Lebey Bandariang in Gerik and found gaharu on them."

In the second arrest on Saturday, a foreigner driving a four-wheel-drive was caught in Jalan Timur Barat Gerik-Jeli at 4.30pm.

On the same day, seven men, including five foreigners, were arrested in Bersia, Gerik, at 8.30pm.

"All suspects are aged between 25 and 35, and the gaharu seized are worth RM2 million," Roslan said, adding that the total amount of gaharu seized were 400kg.

Roslan urged villagers staying near the forest areas to be the department's eyes and ears to keep such illegal activities in check.

"Call us or the police," he said.

沉香木的报道

沉香木的需求高，但是，它的供应有限。因此，沉香木的价值很高。低品质的香木也可以以一克几千零吉的价钱卖出。而在沉香树种植的市场上，还没有一个公认有效的沉香诱导技术。因此大家都会打野生沉香树的主意。

就在今年4月26号，星洲日报报道了野生沉香树盗伐的案件。霹雳州森林局局长拿督罗期兰在发布会上公布了今年最大宗的野生沉香树盗伐的案件。而这起案件发生在北霹雳的森林保护区里。以下是这则新闻的报道。 

（霹靂‧怡保26日訊）霹靂州森林局局長拿督羅斯蘭說，該局於2月20及22日在北霹靂的森林保護區，破獲今年最大宗的盜伐原始沉香樹，12名本地和外籍人士分別涉及3項走私活動而被扣，起獲400公斤的沉香木，估計市值高達200萬令吉。

他今日召開新聞發佈會說，12名被扣者介於25至35歲，包括2名本地巫裔男子、5名越南籍男子和5名巴基斯坦籍男子，他們被控触犯1984年森林局法令（313法令）第68和84條文，罪成者可被判罰款不超過5萬令吉，或監禁不超過5年或兩者兼施。

“用來走私的四驅車、貨車、國產轎車、鋼鐵工具、塑料麻包袋已被充公。”

他說，這3宗走私案分別發生在20日凌晨1時（由內政部的防範走私單位執法）、22日下午4時30分（由防範走私單位巡邏發現）及晚上8時30分（由霹靂國家公園與野生動物保護局、皇家柏隆公園及大馬世界自然基金會巡邏發現）。

“執法人員偽裝成普通人，在森林保護區及附近公路上發現可疑的外籍人士，背著大袋木材和車輛載有木材，揭發不法活動。”

他將執法行動的成就歸功於各單位參與的國家藍海策略與“一個天然資源和環境部執法組”。他說，走私地點位於北霹靂的皇家柏隆公園（總面積11萬7千500公頃）和安定繁榮森林保護區（總面積1萬8千866公頃）。

走私沉香木或製香薰產品

羅斯蘭說，走私的沉香木很可能被加工製成香薰產品如值錢的精油，短如尾指的小瓶精油市值500至2千令吉。

他指出，市場上的沉香木分為A（市值每公斤8千至1萬令吉）、B（市值每公斤5千至8千令吉）和C級（市值每公斤1千至5千令吉），越高級（A級）的沉香木色澤越黑香味越濃。

霹森林保護區通大路易走私

羅斯蘭說，由於公路穿梭霹靂州的森林保護區，如東西大道、新邦波賴金馬崙大道及打巴金馬崙公路，所以走私人士容易盜伐原始樹木。

“他們開車到森林的公路旁，放下外勞就離開。”他呼吁居住在森林保護區附近的人士，若發現當地出現可疑人士和交通工具，可聯絡森林局或警方。

Identification and selection of gaharu

There is a China gaharu authority website that teaches us how to identify and select gaharu products. The following article is taken and translated from this gaharu authority website.

Identification and selection of gaharu

The aroma will enter into the heart through nose and mouth. Thus, it has a very direct impact on the physical and mental aspects. Therefore, good quality aromas need to have pleasant smell, without bringing risk to the health and can recuperate our physical and mental. These are the basic principles in identification of gaharu products. Its aroma has various forms. In terms of cultures (Wén), its about living a healthy lifestyle; in terms of quality (zhì), its about enhancing one's health. With the healthy lifestyle and enhanced health, it’s the essence and real beauty for gaharu.

            However, there are wide ranges of gaharu. Thus, it is unsuitable to generalise the identification of gaharu. So, the following aspects listed should be paid attention during the identification.

Raw materials, formulation and processing

Natural flavours (including natural spices extracts) have higher health value as compared to synthetic fragrances. Synthetic fragrances are mostly made from coals chemicals, petrochemicals and other chemical raw materials that contain carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and other elements. It smells good, however, the chemical substances do bring a different levels of health hazards especially for smouldering incense products.

            Natural spices, as a contrast, it has high health values, nice aroma and rich in nutrient. Precious spice incense products are generally categorized as “chén tán lóng shè” which refers to gaharu, sandalwood, ambergris and musk. Gaharu is the essence in these four types of high quality spices. There are also other good quality spices that are widely used which are turmeric, roses and more.

            A good quality spices just like medicine. Both of them need to have good materials and good recipe. Single spice’s potency is usually biased. Thus, when we have two same quality spices (pure and mixture of spices), often, mixture of spices is more effective as compared to the pure spice.

Aroma characteristics

For people with general usage of incense, it is difficult for them to determine the incense quality from its appearance. So, smelling is the most direct and reliable determination method. However, there is a higher requirement on the person. There are some people that unawarely using poor quality incense. Unconsciously they formed habits of using low quality incense which can lead to low evaluation criteria. For new incense products, even experienced incense connoisseur might not able to have the right judgement. But, everything has a learning process. With more attention and careful during identification of gaharu quality, you will be more experienced. Thus, being able to determine a good quality gaharu will not be a problem. 

Due to different types of gaharu, there is no standard method in the identification. However, good quality of gaharu generally has the following characteristics:

• Fresh aroma and would not feel dizziness even smell it for a long time.
• Feeling refresh and sense of pleasure that would not cause impatient.
• Mellow smell, would not feel irritate even take a deep breath.
• Even it smell rich, you will not feel greasy. Or if the smell indifferent, its aroma also clearly discernible.
• Cannot trace any artificial flavour in the aroma even when the smell is obvious. You still can experience the natural smell.
• Its smell can make people relax and be in quiet and beautiful mood.
• It could produce a sense of physical and mental nourishment which make people willing to be in it.
• Mellow smell and you would not feel tired or bored with the smell.
• Long lasting.
• Natural gaharu can often reveal bitter and herbs smell from the aroma.
• Higher quality smouldering incense often have pale green whitish smoke, slightly smoke or smoke free.

            Abovementioned is just the general quality characteristics of gaharu. For the highest quality of gaharu, without personal experience, its smell is far beyond your imagination. Ancients describe high quality incense is panacea. It can help people with diseases. To have this high quality incense, your need to have superior quality gaharu, extraordinary recipe and professional incense maker. However, these are very hard to find in nowadays market.

Appearance

Basically, ordinary people are unable to determine gaharu quality just from its appearance. To make incense, all the materials need to go through a meticulous grinding and mixing processes. So, you can hardly see even one spice extract characteristic from its appearance. Low quality chemical additives can be used in making the incense surface look more attractive, smooth and clean while for most natural spices, its is in grey colour. Other than that, low quality chemical fragrance also can be used in producing pleasant aroma. Packaging also can be used in feigning a high quality and high grade incense. For a medium or low quality gaharu raw materials, it is unlikely that you cannot differentiate it. However, there are many ways could be applied to cover up and modify its quality.

            Hence, appearance could only provide limited information. High quality gaharu may look indifferent while low quality gaharu may look gorgeous. Therefore, we should be careful while determine the quality so that we would not mislead by its appearance. Basically, the most reliable identification method is through its aroma. For incense and incense coil, it could be determined with its weight. Although it’s not saying that heavier incense is better quality, but generally, lighter incense are mostly made from low quality raw materials such as plant ashes. Nevertheless, you cannot determine its quality by looking at their “volume”. There are many thick and long incense is made without proper compression which also means its materials bind very loose. 

For more information, please feel free to contact me with following contact details:

Office: +60 82 456095 (Ms. Jong)

Email: +60 14 6995976

沉香的鉴别与选择

中国权威沉香门户的沉香网当中有教我们该如何鉴别。而以下的文章就是从沉香网当中刊登的。

香气从口鼻入，通于肺腑气血，对身心两方面都有很直接的影响。所以，好香既要芳香宜人，还须不危害健康，且能调养身心，这应是鉴别香品的基本原则。可以说，其芳香是形式的，“文”的方面；其养生是内容的，“质”的方面。以养生养心为基础，达到芳香宜人，才是文质相成，真正的美轮美奂。

对于香品的鉴别，由于种类繁多，不便一概而论，但应注意以下几个方面：

原料、配方、工艺

天然香料（包括天然香料的萃取物）的养生价值远高于合成香料。合成香料系化学制品，其原料取自煤化工原料、石油化工原料等含有碳、氢、氧等元素的化学材料，虽然气味芳香，但作为化学制剂，对健康都存在不同程度的危害，熏烧类的香品尤其明显。

而天然香料正好相反，几乎都是药用植物，不仅有香气，还含有十分丰富的营养成分。名贵的品香香料一般是：“沉檀龙麝”，指的是沉香、檀香、龙涎香、麝香，以沉香为首，其它的还有郁金、玖瑰等，

好香就像良药，既要有好的材料，还要有好的配方。单一香料药性常有偏颇，所以若原料品级相同，其功效常不及多种香料配成的合香。而在两种合香之间，品质的高下则取决于香方的水准。

香气特征

对于普通的用香者来说，很难从外观上判断出香品的质量，所以品味香气是最直接也是较为可靠的鉴别方法。不过，这也对鉴赏者的水平有较高的要求。有些人可能长期使用品质较差的香而不觉察，不知不觉中形成了一些不好的用香习惯和评价标准；对于新接触的香品，即使有经验的用香者也未必能有正确的判断。但凡事都有一个学习的过程，只要注意多积累经验，多用心，培养出较好的判断力也不是件难事。

由于不同的香品其风格各异，没有划一的鉴别方法，但品质较好的香其香气一般都具有以下特点：

•香气清新，爽神，久用也不会有头晕的感觉；

•醒脑提神，有愉悦之感，但并不使人心浮气躁；

•香味醇和，浓淡适中，深呼吸也不觉得冲鼻；

•香味即使浓郁，也不会感觉气腻，即使恬淡，其香也清晰可辨；

•没有“人造香味”的痕迹，香气即使较为明显，也能体会到一种自然品质；

•使人身心放松，心绪沉静幽美；

•有滋养身心之感，使人愿意亲之近之；

•气息醇厚，耐品味，多用也无厌倦之感；

•留香较为持久；

•天然香料作的香，常能感觉到在芳香之中透出一些轻微的涩味和药材味；

•较好的熏烧类的香品，其烟气浅淡，为青白色，或微烟、无烟。

以上只是普通优质香的特点，至于上乘的极品合香，其美妙神奇则远远超出常人的经验，没有切身的体会难以想象。古人所云好香如妙药灵丹，可助人化病疗疾，开窍通关，悟妙成真，皆非虚言。要制出这样的好香，不仅要有上乘的香材，妙验的香方，还须有极高明的制香家，现在一般的市面上已很难见到了。

香品的外观

对普通人而言，基本上无法从香品的外观判断其品质。

香的原料在制作过程中都要经过细致的粉碎、搅拌处理，在成品中丝毫看不出材质的特点；利用劣质的染色剂可以调出漂亮的颜色（而天然香料做的香，颜色其实大多偏灰）；利用特殊的化学添加剂可以轻易使香品表面变得光滑洁净；利用低档的化学香精就可以芳香怡人；在包装上更容易貌似优质与高档。即使对于原态香材，也仅仅是稍好一点，不至于完全看不出优劣，但也有很多办法来掩盖和修改。

所以，香品外观所能提供的信息非常有限，质优香可能外观平平，质劣香可能外观华美。所以，应注意别被香品的外观所误导，基本上还是要靠香气来鉴别。

对于线香和盘香，还可以掂量其重量，虽然不是越重越好，但一般而言，很轻的香质量都较差，大多是使用了草木灰之类的原料。但不要看其“体积”，许多很粗很长的香，其实材料很疏松。

如有任何疑问，欢迎您联系我。
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Email: hopebiotech.jong@gmail.com