Description
Royal Hojari
Frankincense Sticks
Boswellia sacra
wild collected in Oman
The Frankincense tree is a succulent tree, native to Arabia and Africa, where it grows in isolated stands in the desert.
It is a member of the Burseraceae plant family, together with it’s incense tree relatives Myrrh (Commiphora myrrha), and Palo Santo (Bursera graveolens).
Where the tree bark is cracked, aromatic resin bleeds out of the tree, and dries while still on the bark.
During the process resin and tree bark seal together, and produce Frankincense tears.
There are many different grades of Frankincense resin available on the commercial market, and they are priced accordingly.
The determining factors are cut size of the material, aroma, color and country of Origin.
Omani Royal Hojari Frankincense is considered the most precious kind.
It is harvested in Sallalah, Dhofar, a region famed for it’s superb production of Frankincense.
Frankincense does not grow in cultivation, and is always harvested from isolated, wild plant stands, making this a highly valued, precious botanical raw material.
When exposed to heat, Frankincense releases an aroma which creates a sacred environment during religious ceremonies.
It facilitates meditation as it cleanses the entrance to the spiritual realm, and has been used by many different cultures throughout history.
The warm, balsamic, pleasant aroma of Frankincense is reputed to relieve stress and tension, to repel insects, alleviate depression, and to deodorize a room.
It has been traded in North Africa for over 5000 years.
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Incense Sticks Burning Instructions:
Light resin coated incense stick tip with a lighter until it glows. Blow out flame once lit, which can take several seconds as our sticks do not contain any fillers.
Place burning stick into a fireproof incense holder, such as a tall metal, glass or ceramic vessel filled with sand.
Be sure that ashes fall on a fireproof surface and keep burning sticks away from flammable articles, such as papers, drapes, ect.
Do not allow burning sticks to touch any varnished, painted or plastic surfaces.
Burning sticks can be extinguished by dipping tip into a dish of sand, and re-lit at a later point.
