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Frankincense Essential Oil (Bosweillia Carterii)
Price range: £8.60 through £71.99
Character: Stimulating
The aroma of Frankincense Carterii is what most people are familiar with, and is commonly used in making natural incense and resin burning. Carterii has a deep, rich, grounding aroma which touts the ability to quiet the mind, support focus, and encourages tranquility.
It has many therapeutic properties. Being an oil high in alpha-pinene, and other monoterpenes it offers great support to the immune system.
Here are a few examples of how this oil can help.
Stress relieving bath soak
- Anti-aging and wrinkle fighter
- Scar, wound, stretch marks or acne remedy.
Blend to try: Spiritual Connection
- 1 drop lavender
- 1 drop roman chamomile
- 1 drop geranium
- 1 drop ylang ylang
Francincense “franc encens” means quality incense in old French and that is what you will be getting. A top quality essential oil. A little of this oil goes a long, long way. This is a great oil for emotional concerns, this oil is ideal for yoga and meditation. Why not try the diffuser blend we’re suggesting below.
The two main Frankincense oils are serrata and carterii (or sacra). Of the two “carterii” in the most sort after. It has a deep, warm, resinous scent.
| BOTANICAL NAME | Boswellia carterii |
| ORIGIN | Somalia |
| PLANT PART | Tree resin |
| EXTRACTION METHOD: | Incisions are made into the bark which releases a white milky resin. When left this turns hard into an orangey brown resin which is then steam distilled into the essential oil |
| PLANT FAMILY: | Burseraceae |
| NOTE: | Base |
| PROPERTIES | Anti-inflammatory, antiproliferative, analgesic, antibacterial, antiviral |
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SKIN: |
Used in skin cream and massage to restore tone to slack looking or wrinkly skin. |
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MIND: |
Ability to slow breathing and aid sleep. |
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BODY: |
As an anti-inflammatory agent, including the treatment of arthritis and osteoarthritis side effects.
As an antiproliferative and analgesic treatment for various diseases and normal digestive issues. |
| BLENDS WELL WITH: | Most woods and floral’s and is a very versatile oil in blends. Frankincense also blends well with Basil, Black Pepper, Galbanum, Geranium, Grapefruit, Lavender, Orange, Melissa, Patchouli, Pine, Sandalwood. |
| MAIN CONSTITUENTS | Cadinene, Camphene, Dipentene, Pinene, Phellandrene, Oilibanol |
| CAUTION | Avoid during pregnancy |
| Size | 100ml, 10ml, 50ml |
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