| There is an essential oil used 5,000 years ago by the | | | | today to treat leprosy, gonorrhea and digestive |
| ancient Egyptians that can be applied for scars | | | | ailments. |
| treatment. Traces of it were even found in King's | | | | Frankincense was offered to the gods by the ancient |
| Tut tomb. | | | | Egyptians. They also utilized it as a rejuvenating face |
| I'm speaking of Frankincense. Frankincense is one of | | | | mask and to fumigate the sick to banish evil spirits. |
| the essential oils that can really soothe and ease the | | | | They ground charred resin into a powder form called |
| whole body and mind. It alleviates all the aches and | | | | kohl. Kohl was used to draw the typical black eyeliner |
| pains, clears the lungs and works as a skin tonic that | | | | seen on figures in Egyptian art. |
| can treat scars. | | | | This essential oil has a tremendous calming effect on |
| Physical Properties | | | | the mind. It helps create inner peace. It helps sooth |
| Frankincense is extracted from resin obtained from | | | | the respiratory and urinary tract. It relieves pain |
| the Boswellia tree. Deep incisions are made in the | | | | related to rheumatism and muscle aches, and has a |
| tree trunk and by slashing the bark. Frankincense | | | | regenerating, balancing and curing effect on the skin. |
| oozes out as a milky juice and hardens on exposure | | | | It is excellent to use when meditating. It helps calm |
| with the air. An oleo gum resin is the outcome. | | | | anxiety. It calms the mind to allow slowing and |
| The oil is then extracted via steam distilling the resin. | | | | deepening breathing. |
| The oil has a pleasant woody, spicy, haunting odor - | | | | For the respiratory tract, it opens up and clears the |
| with a nice little trace of camphor. It looks pale | | | | lungs and helps with shortness of breath, asthma, |
| yellowish-greenish in color. | | | | bronchitis, laryngitis, coughs and colds. |
| Usage | | | | For the Skin |
| Frankincense oil has been used as an antiseptic, | | | | Also, it is used to rejuvenate aging skin. It is used as |
| astringent, carminative, cicatrizing, digestive, diuretic, | | | | a skin tonic. It is effective with sores carbuncles, |
| sedative, tonic, uterine, vulnerary and expectorant. | | | | wounds, scars and skin inflammation. For its many |
| It is a favorite in aromatherapy used to aid digestion | | | | usages, it's a great oil to apply to wounds and treat |
| and keep healthy skin. It has been used for hundreds | | | | old scars. |
| of years for treating wounds, fortifying female | | | | Frankincense oil can be added to a base cream or |
| hormone system and treating arthritis. | | | | lotion. It will fortify skin tone. It will also reduce oily |
| In ancient time, frankincense was generally used to | | | | skin, rejuvenating skin while helping wounds to heal |
| make incense. The ancient Greeks and Romans used | | | | better. |
| it to scent their homes. It was used in the first | | | | As you can see, this oil can do wonder for the skin. |
| century as an antidote to hemlock poisoning. In the | | | | By toning the skin and helping wounds heal, its |
| tenth century, Iranians used it to heal vomiting, | | | | properties make it a great scar treatment natural |
| diarrhea, fever and tumors. The Chinese still used it | | | | remedy. |