Frankincense tears consist of the resin obtained from Boswellia carter, a species of tree native to Arabia, India and northern Africa. It takes between 8 and 10 years for these small, thorny, shrub-like trees to mature before the milky resin can be hand-harvested.
Frankincense granules are highly aromatic and are typically burned over smoldering charcoal bricks as incense.
decorative: Add to botanical displays and potpourri mixes with warm spices.
aromatic: Burn on smoldering charcoal as incense.
industrial: Frankincense is used in the cosmetic and perfume industries.
frankincense tears pieces
Frankincense is the hardened sap that runs from a tropical tree in the torchwood family that grows in Asia and the Middle East. The resin “bleeds” from the scored bark of trees that are 8 to 10 years of age and quickly hardens to form “tears.” It is highly fragrant and most commonly used in this form as incense.