If you have heard about frankincense oil, probably you might heard it with Christmas carols. Often, this substance is being mentioned along side myrrh or gold. Believe that you are not alone if this falls true to you. A lot of people today, don’t have much idea about frankincense oil. There are people who think frankincense oil is a sort of spice. Frankincense is not a spice.
It may sound exotic and ancient but frankincense oil is an essential oil that is quite popular. In the world of aromatherapy, it is one of the oils being used. Frankincense oil is being used widely for its aroma that is described with tinge of lemon, lime, and pine, which surely able to have the ability to make a person achieve emotional balance.
To gain the benefits of frankincense oil is to use it with the help of favorite oil diffuser or blend it with other essential oils in order to create some custom aromas. Some people are using frankincense oil as a means to have some do-it-yourself projects and to bring better vitality to the body or to the home.
One should explore the nice benefits and the use of frankincense oil as one incorporates the use with self-care just in time for the holiday season.
The whole oil from the frankincense comes from the sap of a tree known as boswellia. This tree is native in the Arabian peninsula and also in northeastern Africa. The bark of this tree is cut in order to let the sap dry and harden into a resin. With the resin, the people making the oil will steam-distilled with resin to get the frankincense oil.
There are some peple who might not know but the sap or oil may bring lot of uses. The sap may be chewed like a gum. The reason why people are turning their heads toward frankincense is being of its use as an aromatic. Ancient people have been using frankincense for thousands of years.
It is probably true that you have have enountered the term of frankincense from a lot of songs for the holidays. The most famous reference of the use of frankincense is in the Biblical account of the nativity of Jesus Christ. In the story that has been mentioned time and time again, one of the wise men was carrying frankincense as a gift. However, in some cultures in the world, in some religious, the oil has been incorporated in some traditions and ceremonies. Traditional Chinese medicine used frankincense oil, as well as the civilization of the Babylonians and the Assyrians dating as far back as 3,000 BCE.
One can feel better with the use of frankincense oil. The oil is emotionally soothing and as such able to diffuse your mood when it is needing to be improved.