Jagatsukh, Kullu, Himachal Pradesh
Jagatsukh Herb Works
Herbal dhoop and cold-pressed oils from the Kullu valley, gathered under permit, rolled by hand and tested every batch.
- Every batch lab-tested, the number on the box
- Herbs gathered under a forest department permit
- No charcoal and no synthetic fragrance
À partir de ₹450 4.8 · 8 reviews
On record
What stands behind every box
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Made under an AYUSH manufacturing licence
Licence number printed on every box
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Lab-tested, every batch
Heavy metals and microbial count
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Gathered under permit
Forest department, Kullu division
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Nothing synthetic
No charcoal, no fragrance oils, no dyes
What we make
Four things, made in small batches
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Batch
JD-26-09
The number printed on the box.
Lab report · Batch JD-26-09
- Tested
- Tested 22 Sep 2026, a NABL lab in Chandigarh
- Results
- Lead, arsenic and mercury below the limit of detection; moisture 6%; no charcoal or synthetic fragrance found
01 Wellness & Ayurveda
Juniper & jatamansi dhoop cones
4.5 (2)
Hand-rolled cones of Himalayan juniper, jatamansi and guggul bound with ghee. No charcoal and no synthetic fragrance, so the smoke is soft and the smell is the herbs.
- Ingredients
- Himalayan juniper, jatamansi, guggul, cow ghee
- Where it comes from
- Gathered above Jagatsukh, 2,600 m, under permit
- Time to make
- Rolled by hand, dried seven days in the shade
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Batch
SB-26-08
The number printed on the box.
Lab report · Batch SB-26-08
- Tested
- Tested 30 Aug 2026, a NABL lab in Chandigarh
- Results
- Free fatty acids 1.4%; peroxide value 3.1; no other oil found
02 Wellness & Ayurveda
Sea buckthorn seed oil
5 (1)
Cold-pressed from the seeds of Lahaul sea buckthorn, the orange berry of the cold desert. Nothing added. A few drops at a time.
- Ingredients
- Sea buckthorn (Hippophae) seed oil, cold-pressed, nothing added
- Where it comes from
- Berries from Lahaul, pressed in Jagatsukh
- Taille
- Amber glass bottle with a dropper
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03 Metal
Brass dhoop stand
5 (1)
A small cast-brass stand for a cone or a stick, with a deep dish that catches the ash. Polished by hand; it darkens with use, as brass should.
- Made of
- Cast brass, hand-polished
- Taille
- 11 cm across, 6 cm high
- Care
- Wipe with a dry cloth; tamarind brings the shine back
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04 Gifts
The herb box, for a gift
Forty cones, the brass stand, a 30 ml oil and a card in Meera's hand, in a pine box. Packed to order.
- Made of
- Pine box, cotton tie, handmade paper card
Made to order: ready to send in 4 days.
How it is made
From the hillside to the box
The herbs are the hard part. Juniper and jatamansi grow above the tree line, and we gather them for six weeks each autumn under a permit that says how much and where, so the slopes are there next year.
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Gathered under permit
September–October
Juniper tips and jatamansi root, from above 2,600 m, a little from each slope.
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Dried in the shade
Seven days
On cotton in the loft, never in the sun, so the oils stay in the herb.
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03Ground on stone
A morning a batch
In a stone mortar, then sieved, then mixed with guggul and warm ghee.
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04Rolled and cured
Two weeks
A cone a minute, by hand, then cured on trays before the batch goes to the lab.
The people
Four of us, below the temple
Learned the dhoop from her grandmother and the rest at the Ayurvedic college in Paprola.
Meera Thakur
Founder; the recipes · Jagatsukh
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Arjun Thakur
The gathering and the permits · Jagatsukh
Knows every slope between here and the Hampta trail.
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Bimla Devi
Rolls the dhoop · Prini
Twenty-two years of rolling cones, a minute each.
Supported by
- Jagatsukh Mahila Mandal Since 2019
- Kullu Valley Herb Growers Member
From the people who burn it
What they wrote back
★★★★★
“The cones burn slowly and the smoke does not sting your eyes like the shop ones. The batch number on the box matched the lab report they sent when I asked.”
★★★★★
Juniper smoke the way it is done in the monasteries. Ordered the box of 120 for the whole family.
★★★★☆
Lovely brass stand, heavier than it looks. The gift box took the four days they said.
★★★★★
We visited the workshop on the way to Manali. Bimla rolled a cone in front of us in about a minute.
★★★★★
Slow, soft smoke and the whole flat smells of the forest. The box of 120 lasted us four months.
Questions
Are the cones safe to burn indoors?
They are herbs and ghee with no charcoal, so the smoke is light. Burn one in a ventilated room, on the stand or a fireproof dish, and never leave it alone.
What does the lab test?
Every batch is tested for heavy metals and microbial count before it is boxed. The batch number is on the box; write to us and we send that batch's report.
Do the products treat anything?
We make dhoop and an oil the way they have been made in the valley for generations. We make no medical claims; ask your own doctor about anything to do with your health.
How does paying work?
You pay by UPI when you order and send us the screenshot. We confirm the same day and post within two days, or four for the gift box.
Can I visit the workshop?
Yes, ten to five, every day but Sunday. Ask on WhatsApp first in September and October, when we are up the hill gathering.
Ask us
A batch report, a bulk order for a shop or a temple, a visit — write and we answer the same day. Écrivez-nous sur WhatsApp.
The workshop
Jagatsukh, Kullu, Himachal Pradesh
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