Black Frankincense Carterii Essential oil
Though the form of Black Frankincense resin is quite humble and it lacks the well-known tears of its brothers, it more than makes up for its modest appearance with a beautiful sweet fragrance that carries through to the essential oil.
$11.00 - $489.00
Much like the Black Omani Sacra in the shop recently, the aroma of Black Carterii Frankincense essential oil from Somalia has a soft, sensual sweet scent with no harsh edges and will be especially appreciated by perfumers and incense makers for its unique aromatic profile.
Harvested in the North Eastern Bari area of Somalia, it is believed that the position of these trees in relation to the mountains and the Indian Ocean contributes to the resin's unique scent and stickiness.
Starting out quite light in colour, (see photo above), once compacted it takes on a darker honey colour that looks almost black from different angles.
This essential oil smells sweetly of honey and amber with soft citrus notes. it has a delicate aura of Balsam Fir, (Christmas trees), rounding out the fragrance perfectly. It is distilled from the Black Frankincense resin you will find here-https://www.etsy.com/listing/650258785/black-frankincense-boswellia-carterii
The aroma of both the essential oil and hydrosol is a lovely soft Amber/Honey with delicate hints of spice. It lacks the sharp edge one usually finds in commercial distillations of Frankincense Carterii. It is both relaxing and stimulating at the same time and a perfect product for aromatherapy, facial toners and other products.
This is a PURE & UNADULTERATED hydro distilled essential oil distilled by me in small batches. Nothing is added to it and nothing was taken from it.
Frankincense has been in the news regularly the past few years, due to the Boswellic acids found in the heavy resin portion of this oleo gum resin. Studies have shown these resin compounds cause apoptosis in various types of cancer cells without harming healthy cells. This is one of 3 types of Frankincense that are known to contain these compounds. The essential oils, however, can only contain trace amounts of Boswellic acids.
If you would like to utilize the Boswellic acids for their health benefits, please see my resin extracts and Oleo extracts/infusions which all contain Boswellic acids and other therapeutic compounds not found in the essential oil of Frankincense.
For recipes, instructions and more information about the fragrant and therapeutic compounds found in the different types of Frankincense, Myrrh and other oleoresins, please visit my blog at http://fairtradefrankincense.com or http://apothecarysgarden.com.
Dan
Materials: Boswellia Carterii, Frankincense Carterii, Black Frankincense, Black Boswellia Carterii, Somali Frankincense.
L
High quality resin EOs are hard to find, and for my purpose, which is making 100% natural perfume, compromising on quality means an inferior product, it's that simple. This Carterii is a great representation of that "staple" frankincense scent profile, with the added bonus of some nice individual characteristics. It has all the bright lemony top notes together with a very potent smokey note that conjures the fumes coming from a censer, rather than "just" the resinous aromas. There's also a strong animalic presence, that, combined with just a bit of Hyraceum tincture in one of my perfumes created an incense note that could cut steel. A lot of depth and crazy power in this one, and of course, its aroma is perfectly mirrored in the potency of its therapeutic effects. I am not exaggerating - when I first opened the bottle, put some on my paper strip and smelled it, my spirit was almost instantaneously lifted so high I just closed my eyes and descended into a spontaneous 40-minute meditation. This was my first purchase from Dan and it blew all other frankincense samples from various sellers out of the water, by a long shot. Also, due to a blunder, I initially received the Sacra EO and after contacting customer support, initially got sent the correct bottle, on the house. Much appreciated, and the bottle of Sacra further solidified my opinion of the supremacy of Dan's oils - it is equally superb, but of course a completely different profile of Frankincense, with all those deep, watery, spices and orangey resinous notes. All I can say is Dan is indeed the man!
M
The quality of this frankincense is phenomenal.
L
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M
good quality, fast shipping, will order again
S
Well this is my second visit and I will probably be back for more. Thank you. Such a wonderful shop to peruse.
S
A true representation of the resin's character. Very nice to have a portable Carterii experience. Thanks again!
I
One of the best smelling essential oils I've smelled
Y
I didn't think I would be collecting varieties of frankincense, and yet here I am... another beautiful addition to the vault.
V
La qualite exceptionnelle et c'est mon encence preferé
M
Smells perfect, well packaged. I look forward to buying more!