Knowledge hub
Agarwood Blog
We weigh and film every strand before it ships, and these 44 guides share what we have learned. For example, they cover how to tell real agarwood and which bead size suits your wrist. They also explain sinking wood and bracelet care. Finally, they show why the price comes from the scale.
FeaturedMaterials25 Sept 20269 min read
Agarwood (Oud Wood): What It Is, How It Forms and How to Buy It
Our map of agarwood, also called oud wood: what it is, how the tree makes it, its many names, what it smells like, why it sells by weight, and how to check a strand before you buy.
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Buying guide14 min read
How to Buy an Agarwood Bracelet in 2026: Wood, Weight, Size and What to Check Before You Pay
Two strands can look the same and be very different wood. Resin tiers, weight tables by bead size, a two-question chooser, what to check before you buy an agarwood bracelet, and how to look after it.
21 Sept 2026Read →
Guide12 min read
Agarwood Prayer Beads: Mala, Tasbih, Rosary and Komboloi Explained
A 108-bead mala, an 18-bead wrist mala, a 33 or 99 tasbih, a 59-bead rosary, a komboloi: what each count means, what each comes to in centimetres, and which agarwood prayer beads we can string.
23 Sept 2026Read →
Culture10 min read
Agarwood Bracelet Meaning: What the Wood, the Count and the Charms Stand For
The wood, the count and the charm: what agarwood, 108 beads, the gourd, the peace disc, the plain plaque and the pixiu traditionally stand for, and why meaning is not the same as a benefit.
24 Sept 2026Read →
Materials12 min read
Agarwood and Sandalwood Compared, with Ebony, Rudraksha and Stone Beads
How agarwood and sandalwood compare, and how both compare with dark hardwoods, seed beads, stone and amber. A comparison table, a calculated weight table, and four cases where we would tell you to buy something else.
23 Sept 2026Read →
Wearing11 min read
How to Wear an Agarwood Bracelet or Mala: Which Wrist, How Many Turns, and Fixing the Fit
Which wrist people traditionally choose and why customs differ, how to roll a strand on without wrecking the cord, how many turns each bead size gives, stacking with a watch, and fixing a bracelet that is too big.
23 Sept 2026Read →
Scent11 min read
Do Agarwood Beads Smell? What Oud Smells Like, and How It Differs From a Diffuser Bracelet
Agarwood beads are quiet at rest and fuller in a warm hand. Where the scent comes from, why resin-rich strands give more, what makes it fade, and how it differs from a diffuser or essential oil bracelet.
23 Sept 2026Read →
What does the Agarwood Blog cover?
The Agarwood Blog is a library of 44 guides to agarwood bracelets, prayer beads and gift choices, written by AgarwoodTown, an agarwood business trading since 2014. First, the guides fall into 15 topics; the largest are prayer beads (8), materials (6), buying guide (5), gifts (5). Second, the guides back their facts with 166 citations to published sources, from bodies such as CITES and GIA. For example, Aquilaria Tree: The Tree Behind Agarwood, Wild and Plantation draws on resin research by Tan et al. (2019). Finally, every guide includes at least one studio film, so you see the wood move as well as read about it.
On film
Watch the wood
Short studio films of our bead cuts, the same kind of close-up you get of your own strand before you pay.
Ready to see your strand on the scale?
First, pick a style and size. Then we weigh your piece on camera and send its exact weight and price before you pay.