Frankincense Carterii Hydrosol - Organic (Boswellia Carterii)
- A frankincense water from Boswellia carterii resin. It's distilled from the resin in Somaliland, Somalia, and holds the plant's water-borne scent and a trace of oil, not a concentrated essential oil.
- The water form, not the oil. This is the gentle water drawn off when the resin is distilled, lighter and less concentrated than the carterii essential oil, a deep and sweet oil.
- Misted on skin and in the air. You mist a frankincense hydrosol right onto clean skin or into a room, the way a facial mist or a linen spray is used.
- Third-party tested. Every oil we sell is checked by an outside lab for synthetics, pesticides and adulteration, and the resin is gathered in small batches.
- A water we use ourselves. Like the rest of what we sell, this is a frankincense hydrosol we use ourselves.
- The same water in every size. Pick the size that suits you on the Compare tab, and the same gentle frankincense water goes into each size. Compare sizes.
Product specification
Our quality promise
Frankincense carterii hydrosol, the aromatic water of Boswellia carterii resin
5 benefits of Frankincense Carterii Hydrosol
A soft frankincense mist for the skin
Frankincense hydrosol is a gentle aromatic water for misting over clean skin, where it leaves a light, sweet frankincense scent. As a cosmetic mist, the scent is the point, not any claim on the skin. Mist it after washing your face, or through the day when you want the resin note close.
A spray for a room or linen
Misted into the air or over linen, frankincense hydrosol carries a soft, sweet frankincense scent through a room without the smoke of burning resin. It's lighter and shorter-lived than the essential oil, so a few passes refresh a room, a pillow or a cloth. Keep it away from polished wood and the eyes.
Ready to use as it comes
A frankincense hydrosol is already a dilute aromatic water, so you use it as it is, undiluted and with nothing to mix in. That's the ease of a hydrosol next to the essential oil, which has to be diluted before it touches skin. Shake it, mist it, and that's the whole method.
The water form of the resin
This frankincense hydrosol is drawn from the same distillation that makes the essential oil, holding the resin's scent in water instead of concentrated oil. That's what a hydrosol is, a co-product of the still, gentler and shorter-lived than the oil. It carries the frankincense note in a form you mist over a room, a pillow or the skin.
The resin's incense tradition
Olibanum, the old name for frankincense resin, has been used as incense and in prayer and meditation going back millennia. This hydrosol carries that same resin, drawn off in water, so you can bring the frankincense scent into a room without lighting anything. It's the incense note as a mist, and none of the smoke.
How to use
Facial mist
On the skinTo use it on the face, mist frankincense hydrosol onto clean skin and let it settle, with no dilution needed since a hydrosol is already dilute and gentle. It is for external use only. If your skin is reactive or sensitive, patch test a small spot on the inner forearm and wait a day before using it more widely.
Room and linen spray
In the airTo scent a room, mist frankincense hydrosol through the air or lightly over linen and pillows, and let the soft frankincense note settle. Keep it off polished or delicate surfaces, and do not spray it toward the eyes. A little mist carries, so a light pass is plenty for a room.
Keeping it fresh
StorageTo keep it fresh, store the bottle somewhere cool and refrigerate it after opening, since a hydrosol is water-based and not sterile. Keep the sprayer clean, and use it up before too long, since a water does not last the way a concentrated oil does. If the water ever turns cloudy or smells off, stop using it.
Compare sizes and pick your value
Every size is the same oil. The larger the bottle, the lower the price per ml.
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Frequently asked questions
7 answers drawn from the product specification and our own use of this oil.
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