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We get this question a lot. When it comes to which frankincense species to choose, there are a couple of questions you need to ask yourself: What are you going to use it for? Which scent do you prefer?

As many of us in the industry are aware, fragrance oils masquerading as essential oils are rampant. But forget the “industry”. Of course WE know, that’s our job. The people I want to get this message to are the consumers. Consumers of “all-natural” beauty products, “pure” essential oils, “wild crafted” oils, “organic” (notice I didn’tContinue reading “It Costs How Much?!!”

I really want to talk about our connection to the source of our frankincense and myrrh, Somaliland, and how it is truly the foundation of our business. Part of our mission statement reads: “Reinvesting in the harvesting communities and paying the harvesting families a fair price is at the core of our business.” I’m alwaysContinue reading “This Is More Than Just Distilling”

Mahdi and I enlisted two partners (and friends), Billy and Casey, early on in our business who shared our passion for creating a socially responsible business. The four of us decided that we needed to travel to Somaliland to meet with the harvesters of the frankincense. We wanted to understand how this resin was obtained,Continue reading “The Adventure Of A Lifetime (For Me)!”

Sniffing out a new enterprise in essential oils By SARAH TUFF DUNN OK, so we all know what gold is, but what the heck is frankincense? Myrrh is even more of a mystery. Two of the three gifts brought by the Magi to a certain newborn king leave most of us scratching our heads, wonderingContinue reading “Business ‘Cense”