Frankincense Frereana Resin - Organic (Boswellia Frereana)
- Raw Boswellia frereana resin tears. The dried tears of the frankincense tree, tapped in Somalia and hand-sorted by grade, the raw resin rather than an oil.
- Maydi, the Coptic Church's frankincense. Somalis call it maydi and the West calls it Coptic Frankincense, the grade known as the king of frankincense.
- It melts and burns clean. Unlike heavier frankincense that chars on the coal, frereana melts and burns to a clear, fragrant smoke. Why it burns clean.
- A frankincense we use ourselves. Like everything we sell, we use this frereana resin too.
- Certified organic, third-party tested. Third-party tested for synthetics, pesticides and adulteration, and certified organic like the rest of our range.
- The same tears, in three forms. These resin tears also come as a frereana essential oil and a frereana hydrosol, the same botanical in three forms. How it compares to the oil.
Product specification
Our quality promise
Frankincense frereana, raw resin tears from Somalia
6 benefits of Frankincense Frereana Resin
Raw resin for the censer
Frankincense frereana is the raw resin form, burned on a charcoal disc the way frankincense has scented temples, churches and mosques for centuries. Set a small tear on a lit coal and it melts into a fragrant smoke. This is incense in its oldest form, the tears themselves rather than a finished oil.
A clean, low-gum burn
Frereana holds little of the water-soluble gum that makes ordinary frankincense char, so it melts on the coal into a light, fragrant smoke. Gum-heavy grades scorch and smell acrid as they burn, but frereana does not. That clean burn is what sets this grade apart.
Certified organic
Certified organic, this frereana comes as the genuine maydi tears, not a look-alike sold under the frankincense name. What you burn is the raw resin, nothing added and nothing blended in. This is the maydi grade, burned as incense for generations.
Melts into carrier oil
Because frereana dissolves into oil and not water, the tears can be infused into a carrier oil for a resin balm or a scented body oil. Warmed slowly, the resin gives up its fragrance to the oil, a quiet way to wear the scent without burning it.
A companion on the burner
Frereana blends easily with the other frankincense grades and the classic co-resins, adding a bright, clean edge to a heavier incense mix. It lifts a blend that would otherwise sit dark and dense. Build the mix on the burner, one resin at a time.
A hard-to-find frankincense grade
Frereana is one of the hard-to-find frankincense grades we stock, the genuine maydi tears in raw form rather than a finished oil. It rewards a collector who wants the resin itself, not an imitation trading on the name. Keep the tears whole and break off what you need for the coal.
How to use
On charcoal
In the censerTo burn frereana, light a self-igniting charcoal disc with tongs in a heat-proof censer lined with about an inch of sand, then wait for the gray-white ash before adding a small pea-sized tear. Less is more, since too much resin floods and smothers the coal. Keep a window open while it burns, never leave the lit charcoal on its own, and let the coal cool fully before you clear it away.
Low-smoke burner
Gentler heatFor less smoke, warm crushed frereana on a tealight or electric resin burner. Set it over a little water or a base oil such as jojoba, so the resin releases its fragrance as vapor rather than heavy smoke. Never let the bowl run dry above a lit candle.
Infused in oil
For balms and salvesTo make a fragrant oil, warm the tears gently in a carrier oil until the aromatic oils dissolve out, since frereana dissolves in oil and not in water. Keep the resin out of reach of children and pets while you work.
2 recipes using this oil
Tap a recipe to see the full formula and method.
Method. Crush the resins into small, even pieces and keep them in a sealed jar. Add a pinch to a prepared charcoal a little at a time, and build the scent slowly rather than all at once.
Method. Warm the crushed tears in the jojoba oil over low heat until the resin softens and its scent moves into the oil. Strain out the solids and pour the oil into a clean glass bottle.
Frequently asked questions
7 answers drawn from the product specification and our own use of this oil.
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