Zen Dear Unisex Teak Wood Prayer Beads Buddha Buddhist Beads Japa Mala Necklace Bracelet Beads (12mm 17 Beads)

Don't run through the washing machine if you like the finish... the stretching cord doesn't stretch very well... but the size of the beads and number are excellent for those brief breathing timeouts that help you past tense moments in every day... comes with free good karma.

The smell of these beads was very overpowering. Some sort of perfume is used and it's very unpleasant. Washed the cloth pouch they came in, and after a month the odor of the bag is reducing. However, the beads are still overpowering 30 days later. I hate to throw them out, so maybe by 2020 they will air out and I will be able to wear them in public.

The beads smell awful! they smell like they have been soaked in a cheep perfume. i tried to wash them and they still smell just as bad. its really bad.... i am not happy with this.