Latin name: Boswellia carterii
Plant family: Burseraceae
Discover the calming, uplifting, and grounding effects of Frankincense hydrolat. Use it as a drink or inhalation for emotional support. Also great for scar tissue and damaged skin.
Hydrolats are gentle and effective. Known as hydrosols they are aromatic waters produced by steam distillation of botanical materials used during the production of essential oils. Containing the most water-soluble chemicals from plant materials and microscopic drops of essential oils.
Spray Tops Available in 100ml only, 500ml, 1000ml, 5000ml screw tops.
Also known as Olibanum, Frankincense is a small tree or shrub with abundant pinnate leaves and white and pale pink flowers. It yields natural oleo gum resin which is collected by making incisions into the bark. At first, a milky white liquid appears which then solidifies into tear-shaped amber-orange-brown lumps between the size of a pea and a walnut.
Calming, uplifting, grounding and supportive on the emotions taken as a drink or inhalation. Use in compresses for scar tissue and damaged skin.
Skin Treatments Use hydrolats as cleansers, and toners, to make masks and for facial spritzers. Either use 50/50 with purified water or undiluted.
Room Refreshers Spray liberally around pets, cooking areas, bedrooms and other areas of your environment. Particularly useful in the office to help prevent the spread of disease.
Mouthwash and Gargle Dilute 1:10 for children and 1:4 for adults for gargles and mouthwashes to help strengthen gums, freshen breath and relieve sore throats, ulcers, thrush and toothache.
Health Drink To help promote a healthy, balanced body, dilute 200mls of hydrolat into 1 litre of water and drink throughout the day.
Baths Add up to 100mls to an adult bath and 50mls to a child’s bath. Hydrolats can also be used in sitz baths.
Compress Soak a cloth in hydrosol and compress to the area being treated. For a hot compress use a cold cloth and for hot, use a hot cloth. Wrap up the area with plastic film and leave for 30 minutes.
