When we talk about incense in perfumery, our imagination takes us on a journey to places that spread a powerful fragrance.
It can not only be used as a body perfume ingredient, but also as an aromatic ritual to protect and perfume your indoor environment.

The origin of incense

Frankincense is one of the 21 ingredients in our active core present in all our natural perfumes.

Incense sticks or cones are well known for being burned to create a pleasant atmosphere in the home and to purify it.

Of course, these sticks or sticks contain incense but also many other constituents such as roots, woods and other flower scents.

The prices of incense sticks vary online and in stores because synthetic incense sticks exist. It's worth noting that these should generally be avoided due to their potentially carcinogenic composition. Natural incense sticks are preferable for diffusing fragrance and purifying your home.

In the creation of a perfume, we use pure frankincense resin or frankincense essential oil from a small tree from Somalia or Yemen: Boswellia.

Natural incense comes directly from the sap of the tree.

Its well-known church fragrance is quite typical; it is a heart and base note, bringing a mystical side to the composition and an ideal atmosphere for connecting with our intuition and the afterlife.

The Mystique Améthyste and Sensuel Rubis perfumes are natural perfumes very rich in incense, you can find them in our online store.

From Perfume to Incense

The most commonly used form of frankincense is also called olibanum. Its history coincides with the rise of the first great civilizations in Mesopotamia and Egypt. Frankincense is considered one of the earliest fragrant materials used by humankind. Used in Egyptian mythology, frankincense is considered the oldest perfume in the world.

What is resin incense?

Frankincense comes from the resin of Boswellia trees. These trees grow in hot, dry climates, such as those found in Sudan, Ethiopia, Yemen, and Somalia. Harvested by making incisions in the bark, frankincense has been used since ancient Greece. At that time, frankincense was used in religious ceremonies and later for healing. Like myrrh and gold, frankincense was one of the gifts offered by the three kings to the Christ Child. Frankincense has strong symbolic significance and is considered precious. Historically, people learned that burning frankincense bark releases a particularly magical scent. It was used as a diffuser for creating a pleasant atmosphere. It was also found in the ingredients of balms used in Egyptian mummification. Later, it was burned in temples to communicate with the deities.

What are the benefits of incense?

Frankincense is anxiolytic, rebalancing, and revitalizing. It is particularly useful when the immune system is weakened.

It raises our vibrational frequency and connects us to the invisible.

Perfumes containing incense:

• Balm of Gilead – Nourishing and Regenerating Treatment
• Sadhana candle, for well-being and meditation
• Lily Ambre, eau de parfum & elixir
• Mystique Améthyste, eau de parfum & elixir
• Terra 21, unisex eau de parfum

The frankincense harvest

Frankincense is harvested from July to October.

An incision is made in the bark of the frankincense tree, Boswellia sacra (similar to an olive tree). Then the process is complete; all that remains is to collect the sap, which will transform into gum. This operation is repeated three times a year. The tree then lies dormant for the following three years. The best trees can yield between 3 and 10 kilos of frankincense resin, depending on the harvest.

This material belongs to the Vanilla Balsamic olfactory family and has a resinous, spicy and woody profile.

It is used in amber and oriental perfumes and brings warmth, comfort, softness and longevity to the perfumes.

Frankincense is produced mainly in Sudan, Yemen, Ethiopia, and Somalia.

Incense Tree	Frankincense sap	Frankincense gum

Did you know that?

It takes 1.7 kg of frankincense resins to obtain 1 kg of resinoid*!

*A resinoid is an extract obtained from a dry raw material of plant origin.

Burning incense is certainly the first form of perfume known to humankind. Since time immemorial, or nearly so, on every continent, people have used fumigation to communicate with their gods, to heal themselves, and to develop their level of consciousness; this is what we try to convey with our SADHANA meditation candle.