$18.00 CAD
Type: Essential Oil
Category: Base Note, Parasympathetic, Resinous
Most of us have heard of Frankincense as being one of the gifts the Wise Men gave to baby Jesus. It’s no surprise then that Frankincense has been used widely for religious purposes across the world. Apart from its religious importance, it’s an important oil in aromatherapy that can really support the nervous, respiratory, and integumentary systems.
Name of Oil: Frankincense
Latin Binomial: Boswellia serrata
Extraction Method: Steam
Countries of Origin: Somalia, Ethiopia, Oman, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, India
Scent Profile: Woody, balsamic, spicy
Parts used in distillation: Resin
Oil Characteristics: Pale yellow to amber with greenish tints, Thin, Mild to medium
Cultivation: Sustainably Wild Harvested
Used in aromatherapy for the symptomatic relief of:
Anxiety, nervous tension, stress, asthma, bronchitis, dry skin, wounds and wrinkles.
Used in aromatherapy to help ease emotional symptoms of:
Stress, irritability, restlessness or insomnia.
Played an important role in religion in ancient Egypt and Persian, Hebrew, Greek and Roman civilizations; the resin itself is regularly mentioned in the Bible.
a-pinene, a-thujene, sabinene, para-cymene, octyl acetate, octanol,incensyl acetate, incensol, limonene, linalool, cembrene, isocembrene, 1,8cineole, camphene, e- b-ocimene, viridoflorol, a-phellandrene, verbenone,myrcene, b-pinene, b-caryophyllene, estragole, z-b ocimene, a-thujone,b-bourbonene, b-thujone, s-3-carene, zingiberene
Safety:
Non-toxic, non-irritating, non-sensitizing
Books Cited:
The Complete Guide to Aromatherapy, 2nd Edition – Salvatore Battaglia
Essential Oil Safety , 2nd Edition – Robert Tisserand and Rodney Young
Aromatherapy – Jennifer Peace Rhind
The Complete Book of Essential Oils & Aromatherapy – Valerie Wormwood
Aromatherapeutic Blending – Jennifer Peace Rhind
The Fragrant Mind – Valerie Wormwood
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