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An African Fair Trade Frankincense and Myrrh tour 2016

by Dan Riegler | Jan 26, 2016 | Apothecary, Ethics & Sustainability, Fair Trade, Frankincense, Natural Perfume, Resins & Saps, Wildcrafting

I have just been invited to Northern Kenya to work with the women of the semi-nomadic Pastoralist Samburu tribe with their wildcrafting business and help set up a fair trade platform that will make their lives a little easier, especially through the unpredictable...

Frankincense, Opoponax & Myrrh, Gifts from the land of Punt

by Dan Riegler | May 8, 2013 | Apothecary, Essential Oils, Frankincense, Herbal Remedies, Resins & Saps

Today I received my much-anticipated package from Addis Ababa Ethiopia. What a treat for the senses!!! This first shipment of two, contains unique essential oils distilled from fresh harvested local oleo-resins. Boswellia and Commiphora. Rare Ethiopian Frankincense...

Frankincense & Myrrh, a Theory on Holistic Tinctures

by Dan Riegler | Apr 11, 2013 | Apothecary, Astrodynamics, DIY & Recipes, DIY & Recipes, Essential Oils, Frankincense, Herbal Products, Herbal Products, Herbal Remedies, Plant Alchemy, Plant Alchemy, Resins & Saps

A Thought on the holistic tincturing of oleo-resins. Each type of Oleo-Gum-Resin such as Myrrh, Opoponax, Mastic, the many types of Frankincense etc., contain different proportions of water-soluble gum and alcohol soluble oleo-resins, (resins and volatile oils). I...

Frankincense & Myrrh, a Theory on Holistic Tinctures

by Dan Riegler | Apr 11, 2013 | Apothecary, DIY, Essential Oils, Frankincense, Herbal Products, Herbal Remedies, Perfume

A Thought on the holistic tincturing of oleo-resins. Each type of Oleo-Gum-Resin such as Myrrh, Opoponax, Mastic, the many types of Frankincense etc., contain different proportions of water-soluble gum and alcohol soluble oleo-resins, (resins and volatile oils). I...