The natural oil line of the tiger skin agarwood bracelet is not only clear and gorgeous, but also a very natural and irregular extension. Fake tiger skin agarwood is artificially colored on inferior agarwood or white wood. In the face of this manual line drawing method, a simple identification method is to wipe the oil line of beads with a warm wet towel. The color of the oil line will generally fade, and dyeing can also appear on the towel.
1. Pay attention to its shape.
Because the real agarwood comes from nature, the grain of each bead will be different, and because it is rare, natural agarwood is mostly made by hand, and there is no guarantee that each one is the same size, while artificial agarwood is generally round because it is machined.
(Tiger skin agarwood from Malaysia)
Smell its fragrance.
The smell of agarwood bracelets is naturally not pungent, and it has a mellow and leisurely feeling. However, because artificial spices or other chemicals are added to the fake agarwood, the aroma will have a pungent feeling when it enters the nose, which is a very unnatural fragrance. Put agarwood on the pillow when you sleep at night. If the fragrance comes in waves, it may be a fake. Really rich fragrance, usually endless fragrance.
3. See if it will fade.
Artificial agarwood will fade when worn for a long time, and it will dye when worn on the wrist. This is because some fake agarwood is made of dyes. The natural oil line of the tiger skin agarwood bracelet is not only clear and gorgeous, but also a very natural and irregular extension. Fake tiger skin agarwood is artificially colored on inferior agarwood or white wood. In the face of this manual line drawing method, a simple identification method is to wipe the oil line of beads with a warm wet towel. The color of the oil line will generally fade, and dyeing can also appear on the towel.
(Aquilaria sinensis with artificial lines)
Perceptual texture
Good agarwood feels greasy and cold, but artificial agarwood doesn't.
Through the comparison of the above pictures, we summed up the identification of tiger skin agarwood, mainly depending on whether the edge of the grain is smudged, whether the oil line is regular, and whether it is stained with a damp and hot towel ... If all the above conditions are met, it can basically be concluded that it is not a real tiger skin agarwood hand bead.