Frankincense resin is revered for its therapeutic properties—but not all resins are genuine. As a clinical aromatherapist and artisan distiller, I’ve seen firsthand how misleading labeling and market tricks can fool even seasoned buyers.


In this guide, I’ll walk you through how to verify authenticity, avoid dyed or adulterated resin, and understand the subtle differences between Boswellia species. Whether you’re using it for distillation, burning, or internal use, knowing what you’re buying is essential.


If you’re purchasing frankincense resin, the most critical detail to look for is the Latin botanical name—Boswellia. If the label simply says “frankincense” without specifying the species (e.g., Boswellia carteri), proceed with caution. There are multiple species of Boswellia, and knowing exactly which one you’re getting is essential for understanding its properties and how best to use it.


🛑 Avoid Open Markets
Buying resin from open-air markets is risky. Purity is often compromised, with vendors mixing in stones or plastic that mimic the resin’s color. True frankincense, when burned, produces a clean white smoke. If your resin gives off dark smoke, it’s likely adulterated.


👃 Smell and Taste Matter
Authentic resin should have a distinct aroma and a noticeable taste. If it tastes like chalk or has no flavor at all, it’s not genuine. Likewise, a lack of scent is a red flag.


💧 Hot Water Test
Drop a piece into hot water. Real frankincense will begin to soften and dissolve, releasing a beautiful, unmistakable fragrance. Fake resin—often just dyed rocks or plastic—won’t break down and may emit a chemical or earthy odor instead. You’ll also notice that dyed fakes may leach color into the water.


⚠️ Beware of Dyed Boswellia sacra
Some sellers artificially enhance the green hue of Boswellia sacra to make it appear more desirable. This dye is toxic. Online photos can be misleading—resin color can be digitally altered. In reality, resin exudes in various shades and is later sorted. While green and white varieties may contain slightly higher levels of alpha-pinene and have a stronger scent, all colors have therapeutic value. After drying for about a month, even vibrant green resin fades to a lighter tone with a powdery white coating—less photogenic, but still potent.​

💡 Industry Insight
Having worked closely with distillers in Oman, I’ve learned that color sorting is often a marketing tactic. The truth is, the differences are subtle and mostly aromatic. Some people respond better to one variety over another, but no single color is inherently superior.

✅ Buy from Trusted Sources
Always purchase from a reputable seller who specializes in resin and understands its nuances. Look for reviews, transparency, and a clear commitment to quality. Avoid mass-market platforms like Amazon, where resin may be old, improperly stored, or misrepresented.

As someone deeply immersed in this industry, I take pride in offering authentic, high-quality Boswellia resin. When you buy from a dedicated supplier like myself, you’re not just getting a product—you’re getting integrity, expertise, and a commitment to purity.

I keep hearing and seeing this typed.
Which Frankincense?  Did you know that there are 48 species of different frankincense?
Frankincense is only the common name.
All plants and trees have Latin names to distinguish their species.  
Take Lavender, there are so many species of Lavender, 
English Lavender  (Lavandula angustifolia)
French Lavender (Lavandula dentata)
Spanish Lavender  (Lavandula stoechas) 
and there are around 23 more
Each grown in different countries
Each have a different effect on the body
Again Lavender is the common name not the Latin name.
We must use the Latin name so we know which species we are talking about and what they are used for.
Frankincense Latin name is Boswellia and it italized 
So it is Boswellia carteri for example
Boswellia carteri is excellent for any type of skin condition and the tree grows in Somaliland and Somalia 
Boswellia sacra grows in Oman.
Both trees look alike, resin that comes out are different.
Why? because climate and soil are totally different so the resin tends to be different too. 
Boswellia sacra is good for any type of muscle and joint pain.
See the difference?  While they are both "Frankincense" it does not mean their therapeutic properties are the same.  Boswellia sacra has a higher percentage of  alpha-pinene in it than Boswellia sacra and this chemical is excellent for any type of muscle and joint pain.
There are 48 species of Frankincense in the Burseraceae family and about 23 species in the Genus Boswellia.
Boswellia neglecta is excellent for any anxiety issues
Boswellia serrata also for muscle and joint pain
Boswellia frereana is wonderful for arthritic problems as well as muscle and joint pain.
Boswellia papyifera is excellent for the central nervous system - for neuropathy etc.
These are just some examples.
I can go on but the best way to learn all about them is to get my book which explains each one and gives you recipes on how to use them.
So you see you cannot just say "Frankincense"
This pertains to the tree, resin and even the Essential Oil.

Frankincense Boswellia carteri 1st grade Boswellic Acid Extract Capsule Supplements with Organic Black Pepper -70% AKBA (60 capsules)
Some people have asked me why I am doing this and am i just out for the money.  As a clinical aromatherapist, my job is to help others, and my calling is to help others feel better. My specialty is working with Hospice patients to comfort them through the use of aromatherapy and other natural herbal devices.
While aromatherapy using essential oils is an important tool in helping with wellness, our herbs, such as frankincense, fall into the herbal and alternative medicine markets.
I wanted a complementary to using essential oils because, as you know, in some cases, you can’t use essential oils, depending on the situation. So I started to research frankincense in the resin. Working with those in the business and farmers, I was able to educate myself enough to talk about it and give the education that is needed.
I started researching the Boswellic Acid that is in some of the resins after I came upon an article about them and realize their potential.
I decided to use Boswellia carteri over Boswellia serrata because I did not like the smell of this resin, and there are more therapeutic uses for carteri than serrata. So, I searched for companies that would make the powder for me so that I could test it on myself and family members to see if it actually works.
I was working with a company in Somalia and we were having much success with using a topically in various ways to help those with arthritis and muscle and joint pain, fibromyalgia and all types of skin condition conditions, the results were outstanding.
Unfortunately, Covid hit and the owner of the company who happen to be a very good friend of mine died from the disease and so did the company. But I still continued to research how it affects different people. I found  Dutch Essentials who were distilling eucalyptus and the Boswellia carter for the essential oil and after numerous discussions, they decided that they would produce the powder. We tested the powder again on several members of my family and friends, and we discovered that we got a higher percentage of. Boswellic Acid out of the powder than B serrata.
I did some more research and found out that the 60% that is coming from B serrata is pulled out by a solvent and the solvent that they’re using is hexane. It turns out after checking the solvent out that it is toxic to the body. So most of the ones you see on the market are pulled out with this solvent. Hexane is extremely cheap and it is hexanes are used in the formulation of glues for shoes, leather products, and roofing. They are also used to extract cooking oils (such as canola oil or soybean oil) from seeds, for cleansing and degreasing a variety of items, and in textile manufacturing. We found it does not completely evaporate out Boswellic acid powder so a residue is left in and what is worse you can smell it in the BA, how do we know? because we used it first to see what would happen and when i opened the jar i almost puked from the smell. The sample made with the Organic ethyl had no smell and completely evaporated when tested.
We use Organic Neutral ethyl alcohol produced from the yeast fermentation of wheat followed by a distillation and a rectification. It is a Limpid and colorless product and completely evaporates and is way more expensive than Hexane. (we have the certification pdf for our solvent)
Also a lot of the BA capsules have fillers in them. This means you are not getting the full % of BA. We have no fillers, only Organic Black Pepper Powder which is being used to allow the liver to absorb the powder better so you get the full 70%. Some companies put essential oil and a carrier oil in the capsule. Why? it basically dilutes the ba and again you are not getting the full benefit.
I want this to work for you like it works for me and my husband and the people who tested it for us to its fullest, so it helps you with your pain or any skin conditions or anything else you are using this for.
My main goal is to help you feel better and we are selling it at the best possible price to accomplish that. It is way more important to make you feel good than the money, but you have to understand we are putting our heart and soul into this product and it costs us money so we do not want to loose money also.
So that is my story behind this, the capsules are on my website and you are getting an introductory offer to try them before we raise the price a bit. We are also selling them wholesale for those who have a business.
Fill out the contact form on my website and give me your business info.
Because this is being produced in the Netherlands we can ship outside the USA also for retail and wholesale depending on where you live.

Infusing the whole resin
Here are step-by-step instructions on how to infuse resins. This herb infusion can be used for any recipe that requires a carrier, such as lotions, salves, or aromatherapy blends.
 Equipment List
 ¨ 1 oz. resin 
¨ 8 oz. carrier oil
¨ 16 oz. Pyrex measuring cup with handle (as pictured)
¨ large pot
¨ mortar and pestle  or coffee grinder (if you want to turn it into Powder instead of using whole resin)
-If you want to do powder than put the resin in a plastic bag in the freezer 24 hours prior to grinding it.
¨ cheese cloth or French coffee press
¨ scale with measurements in ounces and grams
¨ small measuring cup
¨ 12 oz. Ball jars with covers
 Carrier Oil
 First you will need a carrier oil.  Some of the best carrier oils are jojoba oil,  fractionated coconut oil, sesame oil, olive oil, or sunflower oil. If you do not have one of these, you could substitute any oil that contains fatty acids except olive oil, which can turn rancid in the sun. My personal favorites are jojoba oil and fractionated coconut oil.  I find the resins mix really well in these two oils, but you can use any oil as stated above.

 Step 1—Decide which resin you want to experience first.
Step 2—Use the scale to measure out 1 ounce of resin.
    Note: Make sure the scale measures in grams and ounces.
Step 3—Place 1 ounce of the resin and 8 ounces of carrier oil in a 12 ounce  glass sterile Ball jar.
Note: A Ball jar can stand heat and will not  break when it sits in boiling water. 
Step 4—Cover the jar with plastic wrap.
Note: The plastic wrap is necessary because the resin is very sticky. Without the plastic wrap, you are never going to be able to open the jar.  I know, because I made that mistake and found there was no way to get the jar open without breaking the glass. 
Step 5—Put the lid on the jar over the plastic wrap.
Step 6—Place the closed jar in the sun for a full 12 hours.
Note: Place the jar outside if it is warm, or by a window where the sun is streaming in. 
Step 7—After 12 hours, put the jar in a cool dry place.
Step 8—Shake it every day.
Step 9—The jar has to sit for a total of 60 days.
Step 10—On the 15th day of the month, or preferably when the moon is full,  place the jar in the moonlight for 12 full hours, from dusk to dawn, to collect the energy and the light of the moon. This is not necessary, it just gives it a more mystical touch.
Step 11—For the remainder of the 60 days, let the jar rest in a cool, dry, dark place. After 30 days open the jar and smell it.  If you do not smell a strong scent from the resin it definitely needs more time.  I find 60 days is better than 30 days.  The longer it infuses the stronger it gets.
Step 12—After 60 days, strain the contents of the jar through a French coffee press or a coffee filter. 
Note: I like using a French coffee press  as you see in the picture because I do not want the oil strained too fine. I  like it a little thicker. .  As long as the jar did not get any moisture in it– should stay for at least a year in a cool dark place.
Step 13—Pour the remaining liquid into the other Ball jar and close it.
Note: Put plastic wrap or wax paper in between the lid and the jar, to make a tight seal. Save the sediment in a small jar. Add a little bit of oil to keep the resin in the sediment from getting too hard and sticky. You can use the sediment in body scrubs and soaps.
Scoop the sediments and put them in a small glass or plastic pet jar with a lid but put a little bit of the carrier oil in the jar so the resin  does not dry out.
 
This is how the jar should be covered

Frankincense and Cancer
There are so many theories out there that Frankincense Essential Oil can cure cancer.  So many companies are alluding to this fact.  There is a problem about all this. 

There are 18 species of Boswellia Frankincense Trees to date and each one has totally different therapeutic properties.  The resin from these trees is what is distilled to make the essential oil. The essential oil has some very good chemical properties in it but what is being researched and experimented on is the Boswellic Acid that is inside the resin itself.  The majority of the percentage of  Boswellic Acid is in the aftermass that is leftover after the resin is distilled.  It does not come through the distillation because it is too heavy a molecule so it is not in the Essential Oil at all.

Boswellic acid is made up of pentacycle triterpene molecules. These molecules are very anti-inflammatory. There is some evidence that some of these Frankincense resins can shrink cancer cells but there are no long term studies yet on humans  that show it completely shrinks and destroys the cells nor if they grow back.  If you try using the resin there is no guarantee of anything, you are basically doing this at your own risk.  We suggest always check with a doctor first before doing anything.

I have included links that you can check out yourself that explains all that I am telling you.
Tisserand Institute has a great article about this
https://tisserandinstitute.org/frankincense-oil-and-cancer-in-perspective/

This one is on Boswellic Acid
Boswellic Acid. (n.d.). In Wikipedia The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved from February 24, 2019
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boswellic_acid


This is another interesting one.
 
Schmiech, M., Lang, S., Werner, K., Rashan, L., Syrovets, T., & Simmet, T. (2019). Comparative Analysis of Pentacyclic Triterpenic Acid Compositions in Oleogum Resins of Different Boswellia Species and Their In Vitro Cytotoxicity against Treatment-Resistant Human Breast Cancer Cells. Molecules, 24(11), 2153. Retrieved  April 5, 2019
https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/24/11/2153?fbclid=IwAR1bCI1cRT4LF8QafOf9sxnMvlcigEZ SM4NpqkCBughTuzXsyPIFy9L1Lo

Let’s talk more about  sustainability. Climatic changes, increasingly unpredictable rainfalls and wildfires have ravaged parts of Africa.  Frankincense resins throughout the world, as with many medicinal plants, are threatened by their ever-growing popularity, over-harvesting, and destructive natural forces.

The rise in popularity of essential oils has had the most significant effect on the natural population of these trees. Local harvesters try to meet large-scale corporate demands from the essential oil companies; but harvesting much more than the trees can handle jeopardizes the trees’ well-being.

Once the tree is weakened, this makes the trees vulnerable to disease and insects, which can destroy them.
Frankincense trees are becoming endangered in certain areas of the world.  In Oman recently there has been a major typhoon which destroyed many of these trees. Before this, abusive tapping was a major problem but the government and several organizations have stepped in to ensure this does not happen again.
There are rumors that the trees in Somaliland and Somalia are endangered.  This is not true.  I speak to many farmers, distillers and those very concerned about these trees and all of them have told me the trees are doing just fine and are in fact abundant.
 
 You have to understand, the majority of these trees grow in remote places in Somaliland and Somalia  nowhere near villages.  It takes a lot to even get remotely to these remote trees.  You also have to understand this is the livelihood of these people. Frankincense trees and their livestock. Most harvesting families treat the trees extremely carefully allowing them to rest in between tapping.  Without these trees the people would surely not survive.
 
Recently, there have been a few vocal stakeholders who are trying to convince the world that blockchain technology is the way to go in Africa pertaining to the trees. Some Frankincense companies are using this in their marketing, which they say will further the timely keeping of how and when these trees are tapped and how much resin comes from each tree.

What is a blockchain? A blockchain is a digital ledger of transactions that contain information and data and distribute it across a network.    Time based data is chained together to verify that it has not been changed.
So why does this concept not work where these trees grow?  IT infrastructure is basically non-existent where these trees grow and there is no real electric grids in these remote places.

Most of the people recharge their phones from their cars or diesel generators or some small scale solar panels. The block chain data needs to be uploaded to the network and sent back to a server that will hold the information.  The data is only as good as the person who is entering it. Do you really think the frankincense harvesters, the majority of whom don’t even use email nor have a sophisticated computer, and have spotty wireless service are going to adopt this new technology successfully? Not to mention the amount of work and cost of maintaining the servers, the software, the training, and the immense amount of electricity used for this process. Do you think the harvesting communities have the money to implement this? Of course they don't, which means the control of their natural resource and livelihood will not be theirs, but those who have the means (i.e. typically non-Somali owned companies who profit off frankincense).
 
The farmers have been doing fine all these years with their traditional methods of harvesting.  To bring this into a country for a company’s wealth gain is not helping anyone except for that company's bottom line. .

This just shows how some companies are exploiting the market for their own self and accumulating money for themselves.  This is not a real solution to sustainability, it's smoke and mirrors, in my opinion and other intelligent people I have spoken with feel this will not work at all.

And then there is the other manufactured problem I've seen lately. Some people are telling you to purchase resin and or essential oil from only Kenya because they feel the other resins from other regions are not sustainable. As I said above this is not true. While Kenya does grow different Frankincense resin, considered sustainable because the trees are not tapped, if you purchase your resin from only one place those trees will wind up being endangered and so will the essential oil that comes from these trees.  
 
My feeling on this?  I am a clinical Aromatherapist and I have been taught to purchase my essential oils “all plants including Frankincense” for a therapeutic reason.  Yes I sell Frankincense Essential Oils, most are from the resin I sell and in very small quantities and those I do purchase I make sure they are coming from good honest farmers that grow these trees.  I do not on one hand tell you to purchase only from one country, tell you not to purchase essential oils at all, and on the other hand distill larger quantities of resin and sell the essential oil. This is hypocritical! 
 
I am not telling you to never purchase essential oils. I am telling you to use your essential oils for a purpose only.  If you are looking to make your house smell nice or even looking for the medicinal properties of the essential oil, use a few drops only in blends, or better yet take a piece of resin which is not so highly concentrated , and burn it.  You will get the same effect and you will be using so much less.  It takes 1 pound of resin to make approximately 15 milliliters of essential oil. I know from firsthand experience. I have distilled resins and this is basically what I found it yielded
 
Also: Buyer Beware.  When you purchase resin please make sure you get them from a reliable source. It MUST have the full Latin name on the label. If you are getting it from a bin, then the seller has to know which resin and grade it is.  If he does not- do NOT purchase it.  Unfortunately some merchants put stones and plastic mixed in the resin and you have no idea if you are getting the real deal.  When you get it home and try to burn it this is the only way you will know.  If you make an herbal infusion thinking you have the “real deal” and you do not realize this, you can get a major rash on your skin.
 
OK end of rant.

Some of my information is taken from my dear friends at  Boswellness -  you can read all about block chains in their full article here:
http://www.boswellness.com/2021/08/19/blocked-chains-solutions-and-distractions/

I do not get it, i am seeing essential oils everywhere, in detergents, air fresheners, cleaning agents, oh my.
This is terrible.  Plants were put on earth for a reason. The essential oils that come from the plants Have a purpose, a therapeutic purpose And should be used only when necessary For a particular problem.
Commercial companies are taking this a bit too far.

There is no reason to put an essential oil in a detergent. If you wash your clothes properly They will come out clean and fresh.   If you have the ability to hang them on a clothes line like they did hundreds of years ago, they will smell sweet and fresh

Don’t get me started on Commercial air fresheners.  Most people today use commercial air fresheners to make a house smell nice.  Guess what? if you keep your house clean, Your house will smell nice.  If you really want to use something to give your house a pick me up, then burn some resin. Here you are using the raw material and you’re only using a piece not the concentrated essential oil that took pounds of the plant material to make your couple of drops in the air freshener.
This is a total waste to use essential oils this way.  This is why so many plants are endangered.
Over abuse!
Most people do not realize what it takes to make the essential oil.
 To produce a single pound (16 oz ) of essential oil, enormous quantities of plants are required: 10,000 pounds of rose petals, 250 pounds of lavender, 6,000 pounds of Lemon Balm , 1,500 lemons, get my drift?
To put essential oil in useless products is  a waste Of our environment and the Eco system.
Besides it being a waste, It can be very harmful. Some people are allergic to certain essential oils. Throwing them in the air as a freshener or putting them in a detergent, Can actually wind up making you sick.  When you put them in a detergent it is getting into the clothing and if you are on certain medication and the clothing is on your body it is getting into your pores and depending on the medication and essential oil that’s in that detergent, can make you extremely sick.

There is no problem as an individual person to make a do it yourself air freshener or hand soap, because you are limiting the quantity that is going in and if you are an aromatherapist you know basically which oils to use and when.

Again You should be using the essential oils for a purpose And you should be consulting a qualified professional aromatherapist, like myself, who understands the chemical make up of these oils and has had at least 200 hours of qualified education and years of experience learning and working with these  oils correctly and safely.
So please the next time you pick up a bottle of detergent or an air freshener in a store think about everything that I have said here before you make your purchase.  If we stop using and abusing these plants they might still be around for  future generations.

Frankincense Herbal Resin Infusions
When we infuse these resins in a carrier oil the recommended ratio is 1:8.  One ounce of resin to 8 ounces of carrier oil. 
Which carrier Oil? If you want to pull out as much of the therapeutic chemicals in the resin, I suggest using fractionated coconut oil because it is a very “light” oil.  You can use any other oil that is light also.  Sunflower is a light oil for an example.
Frankincense Boswellia carteri is excellent for one’s skin.  So to really pull out all its therapeutic properties I like to use Jojoba oil because it is wonderful for your skin so you are getting the best of both worlds.
The combination of resin and oil should be placed in a glass container like a Ball Jar that is heat resistance and quite thick.  You may use the whole resin or make a powder from it.
Using the whole resin you just want to infuse it longer for at least 60 days.  The powder which absorbs faster into the carrier oil for at least 30 days.  I actually like using the whole resin but if you are in a hurry the powder is just fine.
Understand the longer it sits in the carrier oil, the stronger it will get- powder or whole.
You can shorten the length of time a bit by putting the resin and oil in a double boiler for about 30 minutes, then continue with the method above.
It should be covered with a plastic wrap because resin is gummy and sticks to EVERYTHING and if you do not use a plastic wrap before you put the top on, I promise you will never open this jar again.

Place the jar in a cool dry dark place and shake it every few days to mix it all up.
If using the powder method, open it up after 30 days and smell it.  If it totally jumps out at you and you smell strong resin, then you can strain it.  If not add another couple of weeks.
If using the whole resin open it up after 60 days, if you still do not smell strong resin, then leave it in for a few more weeks.
Remember the longer it sits the stronger it gets.
Once done, strain it in a cheese cloth or Coffee French Press.  I like the French press because it takes out any large pieces and leaves the good stuff.   Infused resin is normally quite thick so if you use a coffee filter you will be straining for hours and most of it will sit in the filter which is a total waste.
When strained as I said the infusion not only is thick but it is quite strong.  When you pour it into another bottle you actually will cut it a bit by adding more carrier oil.  For example my bottles are 50mls that I sell.  When you purchase a bottle from me and you are using it straight I advise you to put it into another bottle and add half straight carrier oil and half of the infusion. Because it is so strong.
You can also use it mixed with another carrier oil and add an essential oil to it.  So my 50ml bottle goes a very long way.
The only time to use it straight, depending on the resin you use, is if it is for an acute problem and not for a long period of time.
I make herbal infusions of almost all the resins I sell.  I also given it to you at a very affordable price.
All my resins are top quality so you know you are getting the best and the carrier oils I use are all natural and organic.  Try each one out and see which one works better for you.  Some of my clients have told me they purchase my infusions first besides getting the resin they are made from, because they do not want to wait 60 days for theirs to be ready.  They purchase my infusions so they can use them now until theirs are ready.
 
They are in my Herbal Infusions category.

I have seen many posts and comments on Facebook about purchasing Frankincense essential oils, so what is all this hype?
First let me tell you,  most aromatherapists have no clue which species is which because we never really learn this in our certification courses.  We skim the resin and learn more about the therapeutic properties of the essential oil.  
It is so important to learn where the essential oil comes from. There are 43 species in the Boswellia family, about 18 of them are in the Frankincense species.  Each Tree contains resin that is used for so many different therapeutic properties.
In the aromatherapy industry the “known” one that we learn something about is mainly Boswellia carteri (btw thee name used in Somaliland is carteri not carterri nor carterii), Boswellia is the Latin name, Frankincense is the common name. To type it Boswellia carteri is spelled “Boswellia” italicized and first letter is capitalized.  “carteri” is lower case c and also italicized.
We learn that it balances the mind and can be used for certain inflammations.  But in Somalia and Somaliland where it grows it is mostly used for skin conditions and to ward off sand flies and mosquitoes.  It is also used to burn to get rid of icky smells from cooking fish. This part we do not learn.  The same use is for the essential oil.  The essential oil is the part that when the resin is distilled, the oil inside the resin comes out and is separated from the water which is then called the hydrosol. 
While we are on Boswellia carteri, there are actually 3 grades of this resin.  One with the bark but very small pieces 3rd grade) , One with the bark but bigger pieces (2nd grade)  and one totally without the bark (1st grade). 
People ask how come some companies sell this essential oil for so much money?  A 10 ml bottle of the essential oil can go for $10 (this would probably be 3rd grade) , $25 (2nd grade) as high as $50 (first grade) or even higher if it is double distilled.  Double distilled is taking the 1st distillation of the resin and putting it back into the still, adding more resin and doing another distillation.  This is a long tedious process and you can wind up with a much stronger essential oil so of course the price tag is higher.  I have seen a 10 ml bottle of Boswellia carteri double distilled go as high as $100.  Many of the companies that sell this oil in will purchase it from a distiller who distills 2nd grade because unless you know about this resin, the consumer will have no idea which grade it is  and the company can keep the price down lower.  Let’s face it 1st grade Boswellia carteri resin is more expensive than 2nd grade especially if you are purchasing liters of it to sell.

Now a lot of companies are doing something which I feel is rather dumb.  They are combining 4-5 Boswellia essential oil species together and calling it the “Miracle Frankincense”  Umm NOT.
Some are mixing essential oils that have nothing to do with each other.  We also do not know how many drops of each are going into the bottle.
One company is mixing Boswellia carteri, Boswellia sacra, Boswellia papyrifera and Boswellia frereana.
OK so Boswellia carteri is really for skin conditions as I mentioned earlier, Boswellia papyrifera is for meditation and can be used for anxiety issues.  Boswellia frereana is for pain issues. And Boswellia sacra, umm which one? There are 4 grades of B.sacra but it can be used for pain issues.  This is like mixing apples and oranges. If you are going to blend together at least blend the ones that complement each other. The other problem is we have no idea how many drops of each are in the 10 ml bottle so we have no idea if we are even getting the real deal of usage.
To really learn about these trees and the resins they produce I suggest you purchase my book, Frankincense Resins The Journey and Beyond.  I take you through each resin and what it is used for.  This way you have a way better understanding if you want to purchase the resins or the essential oils.

This is a very interesting Resin. It is a water-soluble gum derived from the hardened sap of the acacia tree species. It grows mostly in Sudan and throughout the Sahel, from Senegal to Somalia and Somaliland .
Gum Arabic is a complex mixture of glycoproteins and polysaccharides predominantly consisting of arabinose and galactose. It is soluble in water, edible, and used primarily in the food industry and soft-drink industry as a stabilizer. It is also used as a binder for paint production and cosmetics.  Definition is coming from Wikipedia here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gum_arabic

When I wanted to purchase this I wanted to find out traditionally what it’s used for in Somaliland. I spoke to some of the farmers that harvest it. They told me it is excellent for digestion and also lowers blood sugar and cholesterol levels and that’s what they used it for.
Of course, I had to research this further and I found some interesting facts and I put some of the websites here that I researched it in.
There have been several studies it shows that it does lower blood sugar and can also lower cholesterol levels and helps with those with IBS.
Here are some interesting links to studies about this resin:
Metabolic effect of Gum Arabic (Acacia Senegal) in patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM): Randomized, placebo controlled double blind trial
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Effect of Gum Arabic (Acacia Senegal) supplementation on visceral adiposity index (VAI) and blood pressure in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus as indicators of cardiovascular disease (CVD): a randomized and placebo-controlled clinical trial

The Health Benefits of Acacia Fiber or Gum Arabic

Effect of composite yogurt enriched with acacia fiber and Bifidobacterium lactis
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 I asked the farmers how do use it and they melt it in warm water and once it dissolves, put it in the refrigerator or a cool place and take a teaspoon of it in juice or milk daily. And they claim it really works.
It does work because I experimented with it and my AIC has gone down a lot. I am pre-diabetic and have been maintaining it with diet and exercise, but since I am getting older it is creeping up on me. So I decided to test it out. I am finding my AIC numbers are going down. They went from 6.9 to 6.6 in 3 months of using this resin. Right now it is holding at 5.9. This is the lowest it has ever been and I have been since I was diagnosed 20 years ago.
It has not helped my cholesterol levels but I am told those who are using it  has helped a bit. It also helps with gas in one's stomach because it is a binder, and those who have IBS.  Since using this resin my bowl movements have been much better. I have IBS myself and I am finding it is helping with this too.
How to use it:
How does one use it? You can either use the whole resin I sell and put 1 ounce of the resin in 6 ounces of hot water in a Ball Jar. Mix it up and once it is almost completely melted put it into the refrigerator. It should last in there about 2-3  weeks. Every day put a teaspoon of the liquid into something hot. I put it into the coffee. Start once a day then once you find you can handle it you can do it 2x a day or do One tablespoon once a day. It has no taste nor any smell so it basically can go into anything that is a liquid.

​I sell the resin and you can get it here