The Oudimentary Society for Aloeswood Enthusiasts (OSAE) is an international fellowship of men and women united by their love for the use of aloeswood on physical, psychological, and spiritual levels.

The society was founded in 2004 to provide a community for like-minded aloeswood aficianados where they could learn, teach, assist, and serve this rapidly-growing alliance of aloeswood burners. 

OSAE is dedicated to the research and preservation of the ancient tradition of aloeswood use in a modern-day setting. 

We hope this group will provide a platform where interested people can get and share information, ideas, stories about this blessed wood, which is known by many names, including agarwood, oud, oudh, aloes, gaharu, eagleswood, or as the “Bubble Love-Love.”

In these days of high-paced workweeks, drive-thus, and what seems like constant bombardment of technology, we find it important to carry on a respected, almost primal tradition in the midst of it all. Wood. Fire. Smoke. Scent. 

From the gathering of friends, to the lighting of the coals, to the journeying to higher levels of understanding, to the remembrance of the Divine; all are a part of this sacred heritage in which we embrace wholeheartedly, and hope you will as well.

If like us, you feel the quest for the better burn is perpetual, we request for you to join OSAE.

Oud burners of the world unite! Burn it, be it.

(For more information, see http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=43094005847)

Isparta is a city in western Turkey and the provincial capital of the Isparta Province. The city’s population is 250,000 and elevation from sea level is 1035 m. Another name of the city is “City of Roses”. In old Turkish, names did not start with SP, therefore an “I” is added in front of “Sparta” when pronouncing, and it is now pronounced and written as “Isparta”. It is also where Oudimentary’s Top-grade Rose Attar hails from.

The tireless scent-hunters at Oudimentary are proud to present this fine example of a timeless classic. Long has the rose been a symbol of the mystic path. From it’s long stem with thorns representing the pitfalls of the seeker on his journey, to the perfection of a beautifully formed flower at the end of that stem mirroring the perfection of the universe, the rose has been the topic of centuries of admiration and praise. It’s scent embodies these aspects for daily use. 

Roses also play a psychological role; it has a calming effect for grief, resentment, anger and depression. Rose attar has a sedative effect, which can be used to ease nervous tension and stress.

The learned teacher and Sufi master Shaykh Hakim Chishti says, “Rose is the most superior of all scents in the floral realm. Rose works simultaneously on the physical, emotional, and spiritual bodies, purifying and uplifting all three.”

Oudimentary backs this claim.

Oudimentary’s Isparta Rose Attar was uncovered by our worldwide network of zealous comrades, some of which currently reside in Istanbul, Turkey. It’s scent is a timeless classsic.

This latest batch has strong hints of apple and lemon on top, with a lingering, classic rose sweetness that mellows very nicely. It’s a heady scent that pairs well with our recent Burmese aloeswood. Quite addictive.