When we talk about incense in perfumery, our imagination takes us on a journey to places that spread a powerful fragrance.
It can not only be used as a body fragrance ingredient, but also as an aromatic ritual to protect and perfume your indoor environment.

The origin of incense

Frankincense is one of the 21 active heart ingredients found in all our natural fragrances.

Incense sticks or cones are well known for being burned to spread a pleasant atmosphere in the home and to purify it.

Of course, these sticks or wands contain incense but also many other constituents such as roots, woods and other floral scents.

Incense stick prices vary online and in stores, as synthetic incense sticks are also available. It's worth noting that these should be avoided due to their carcinogenic properties. Instead, opt for natural sticks to diffuse this room fragrance and purify your home.

In the development of a perfume, we use pure frankincense resin or frankincense essential oil from a small tree from Somalia or Yemen: Boswellia.

Natural incense comes directly from the sap of the tree.

Its well-known scent of churches is quite typical, it is a heart and base note too, it brings a mystical side to the composition and an ideal atmosphere to connect with our intuition and the beyond.

The Mystique Améthyste perfume and the Sensuel Rubis perfume are natural perfumes very rich in incense, you can find them on our online store.

From perfume to incense

For its most widely used form, frankincense is also called Olibanum. Its history coincides with the emergence of the first great civilizations in Mesopotamia and Egypt. Originally, frankincense is considered one of the first fragrant materials to have been used by humans. Used in Egyptian mythology, frankincense is considered the oldest perfume in the world.

What is resin incense?

Frankincense comes from the resin of Boswellia trees. These trees grow in hot, dry soils such as Sudan, Ethiopia, Yemen, and Somalia. Harvested by cutting into the bark, frankincense has existed since ancient Greece. At that time, frankincense was used in religious ceremonies and later in healing. Like myrrh and gold, frankincense was one of the gifts given by the three kings to the Holy Child Jesus. Frankincense has strong symbolic significance and is considered precious. Historically, people learned that burning frankincense bark releases a particularly magical scent. It was used as a room diffuser. It was also found in the ingredients of balms used in the mummification of the Egyptians. It was also burned in temples to communicate with the deities.

What are the benefits of Incense?

Frankincense is anxiolytic, rebalancing, and revitalizing. It is particularly useful for weakened immune systems.

It increases our vibrational rate and connects us to the invisible.

Perfumes with the material INCENSE:

• Balm of Gilead – Nourishing and regenerating treatment
• Sadhana, well-being and meditation candle
• Lily Ambre, eau de parfum & elixir
• Mystique Amethyst, eau de parfum & elixir
• Terra 21, unisex eau de parfum

The incense harvest

Frankincense is harvested from July to October.

An incision is made in the bark of the frankincense tree: Boswellia sacra (similar to an olive tree). Then, the process is complete; all that's left is to collect the sap, which will turn into gum. This process is repeated three times a year. The tree then rests for the next three years. The best trees can provide between 3 and 10 kilos of frankincense resin, depending on the harvest.

This material is part of the Balsamic Vanilla olfactory family and has a resinous, spicy and woody profile.

It is used in amber & oriental perfumes and brings warmth, comfort, softness and hold to perfumes.

Incense is produced mainly in Sudan, Yemen, Ethiopia and Somalia.

Incense Tree	Frankincense sap	Frankincense gum

Did you know?

It takes 1.7 kg of incense resins to obtain 1 kg of resinoid*!

*A resinoid is an extract obtained from a dry raw material of plant origin.

Burning incense is certainly the first form of perfume known to man. Since time immemorial, or almost, on all continents, people have used incense to communicate with their gods, heal themselves and develop their level of consciousness. This is what we are trying to convey with our SADHANA meditation candle.