Essential oil - Organic Frankincense

• INCI name: Boswellia carterii oil
• Botanical name: Boswellia carterii Birdw
• Plant part extracted: Resin
• Extraction method: Low-pressure steam distillation

Cultivation & Origin

Boswellia carterii is mainly cultivated in Africa, but it is also found in Yemen and Oman. It thrives in dry, very sunny, and calcareous soils.

It can also be grown in pots, well sheltered indoors or outdoors during the summer, like a bonsai.

The resin of the boswellia tree has been used for millennia in India, China, and Egypt, where it was used for embalming mummies. Frankincense has always had and still has a very strong religious connotation in all religions. The scent of frankincense is indeed renowned for promoting meditation and spirituality.

As for its therapeutic virtues, it is also highly regarded in Chinese and Ayurvedic medicine, particularly for its anti-inflammatory benefits.

Health Properties

Boosts tone and vitality:

• Organic frankincense essential oil is mainly renowned for its stimulating virtues on the body. In Chinese medicine, it is recognized as a natural tonic, which promotes positivity and optimism. Diffused in the air, it is recommended in cases of physical and mental fatigue, to facilitate recovery after an illness or in cases of anxiety. It also acts as a support to encourage action. Frankincense essential oil represents a much more natural solution than traditional incense sticks, often made with potentially toxic or irritating elements for the respiratory tract.

Helps soothe respiratory problems:

• In cases of respiratory problems such as rhinitis or bronchitis, frankincense essential oil will help to regain comfort. It has many beneficial properties for the body: anti-inflammatory, decongestant and fortifying, it helps both to stimulate natural defenses, but also to clear the respiratory tract and limit inflammation related to respiratory allergies thanks to its concentration in pinene and sesquiterpenes.

Helps calm tensions:

• These molecules will also help to calm bodily tensions by helping to reduce joint or muscle inflammation. Studies on organic frankincense essential oil have shown an action on pain receptors, particularly in cases of chronic tensions.
  To benefit from its effects, it can be applied to the skin, diluted beforehand in a vegetable oil, then massaged into the affected areas for several seconds, alone or in combination with other essential oils with similar or complementary properties.

Cosmetic Properties

Facilitates skin healing:

• While frankincense essential oil is widely used to help reduce tension and restore energy, it also has very interesting cosmetic properties for daily use to care for all skin types.
  Antiseptic and anti-inflammatory, it is particularly recommended for dry and damaged skin. Applied to the skin diluted in a vegetable oil, it promotes skin healing and helps eliminate small bedsores or minor skin wounds.

Promotes regeneration and fights skin aging:

• If frankincense essential oil is the ally of dry and damaged skin, mature skin also appreciates it for its regenerating and repairing properties. Applied to the skin diluted in a vegetable oil such as argan oil, for example, or incorporated into homemade cosmetic recipes such as moisturizing creams or serums, it will help to maintain the suppleness and elasticity of the skin and fight against the signs of aging.
  Its optimistic and comforting woody scent will also be appreciated and pleasant to breathe at the end of the day to both de-stress the skin and soothe the mind.

Usage Tips

Fortifying, uplifting and relaxing, organic frankincense essential oil is mainly recognized for its stimulating virtues, both on the body and on the mind. Diffused in the air, it invites both meditation and action, while promoting a positive state of mind. This is why it is recommended in cases of anxiety, mild depression or to regain energy.

Applied to tense areas of the body, it will help to regain comfort and mobility daily thanks to its anti-inflammatory action. On the skin, it is a natural ally to promote the regeneration and healing of dry and damaged skin.
Its pleasant and characteristic woody scent will find its place in many homemade recipes, both in relaxing treatments and fortifying treatments in combination with other essential oils and natural active ingredients.

Organic frankincense essential oil can be used alone, or in synergy with other essential oils such as petitgrain bigarade, neroli or rosewood oils, particularly to promote mental well-being and invite relaxation and meditation.