Our Classic Carterii Frankincense is a rare, steam-distilled essential oil capturing the warm balsamic aroma of Boswellia carterii resin. Known as the ancient olibanum, this iconic Frankincense has been treasured for centuries for meditation, rituals, and skincare.
Harvested from wildcrafted trees in Somaliland, the resin is carefully tapped, steamed, and transformed into an aromatic oil rich in monoterpenes and sesquiterpenes, offering soothing, clarifying, and fortifying benefits.
Key Features
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Botanical Name: Boswellia carterii
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Botanical Family: Burseraceae
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Extraction Method: Steam distillation
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Part of Plant Distilled: Resin
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Country of Origin: Somaliland
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Cultivation Method: Wildcrafted
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Composition: 100% Boswellia carterii
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Consistency: Thin liquid
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Scent: Sweet, resinous-roots with a clarifying balsamic undertone
Uses
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Meditation and aromatherapy to calm mind and spirit
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Dab on fine lines, scars, and signs of aging to soften skin
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Mix in serums, body oils, or diffusers for luxurious fragrance
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Oral hygiene: a drop on toothbrush for fresh gums
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Relaxing and grounding in salt pipes or baths
Blends Well With
Grapefruit, Rose Otto, Fragonia, Marjoram, Firs, Myrrh, Spruce, Seabuckthorn, Immortelle, Ylang, Sandalwood, Palo Santo, Chamomile
Constituents
Incensole acetate, incensole, alpha-pinene, alpha-thujene, limonene, myrcene, p-cymene, β-caryophyllene — naturally soothing, fortifying, and uplifting
Harvesting & Distillation
Carterii trees are tended by local harvesters in Somaliland, whose intimate knowledge of the groves ensures sustainable and careful resin collection. The milky sap is gently steam-distilled in copper alembics to produce the pure essential oil and capture its therapeutic properties.
Frankincense has been used for centuries in ceremonies, skincare, and rituals, revered for its fortifying, clarifying, and spiritually uplifting qualities.
