frankincense

I previously posted a thread asking about the distillation of sandalwood. But then I realized that -even though it’s easy for a beginner- there are easier distillations. So I decided to try out a frankincense distillation, specifically green hojari My setup will be : A non-stick, granite lined...

Hi everyone this was inspired by me recently reviving @Al Shareef Oudh ‘s Royal Luban which is one of if not THE nicest frankincense i have ever used. I find myself burning frankincense just as much if not more than Oud sometimes i like the bright fresh zest it gives to a room or clothing. As...

I tinctured some very good grade Green Hojari 1. Ground 2. Whole pieces for about 6 months. After 6 months, I have filtered these out at least 3-4 times. The aroma of the extract is amazing, crispy and just pure Frankincense bliss. The problem is that they are very sticky, like a glue(when dries...

I need your advice. I first started working with frankincense luiqid oil and ran into a problem - it does not dissolve in alcohol 96% becomes cloudy and forms a suspension how is it used with other ingredients in perfumery and how to dissolve it?

I love Frankincense and work with it a lot for the sheer pleasure of it as well as for a variety of medicinal purposes. I take great joy in distilling it myself, allowing me to fully experience the raw material and oversee the alchemy of the oil. Frankincense sneaks into my perfumes...

‘LUBAAN - Ancient Resin' Lubaan is the Arabic term for Frankincense, Frankincense is an aromatic, congealed, resinous sap from a specific variety of trees in the genus Boswelia. Most of the trees in the Boswelia genus are aromatic, and many of them produce a scented resinous sap, but only one...

I was wondering if anyone has experience in melting frankincense resin to add it in liquid state to blends and what might result, I saw this in a description by Taha about his Oud Lubani, and was wondering if anyone knows how to melt frankincense without burning it

Was reading over the weekend and came across something on the Institue of Agarwood site https://www.agarwood.hk/IOA/agarwood.htm - Tree species capable of producing agarwood: ... * Thymelaeaceae: Majority of tress that produce agarwood belong to the genus Aquilaria, which mainly grow in...