Frankincense Essential Oil

Description

Frankincense Essential Oil Profile

Botanical: Boswellia carteri | Origin: UAE | Method: Steam Distilled

Characteristics:

A pale yellow or greenish mobile liquid with a fresh, terpene-like top note and a warm, rich, sweet-balsamic undertone. It blends well with sandalwood, pine, vetiver, geranium, lavender, mimosa, neroli, bergamot, camphor, basil, pepper, cinnamon and other spices. It modifies the sweetness of citrus blends in an intriguing way.

Principal Constituents:

These are naturally occurring in the essential oil.

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• monoterpene hydrocarbons
• pinene
• dipentene
• limonene
• thujone
• phellandrene
• cymene
• myrcene
• terpinene
• octyl acetate
• octanol
• incensole

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General Actions:

Antiseptic, anti-inflammatory, astringent, carminative, cicatrizant, cytophylactic, digestive, diuretic, emmenagogue, expectorant, neurological, sedative, tonic, uterine, vulnerary.

Safety:

Non-toxic, non-irritant, non-sensitizing.

Primary Therapy Agent:

Scars and stretch marks, wrinkles, mature skin, asthma, bronchitis, chronic coughs, anxiety.

Secondary Therapy Agent:

Wounds, catarrh, laryngitis, hoarseness, cystitis, dysmenorrhea, leucorrhea, colds/flu.

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