The Ultimate Guide to Frankincense Essential Oil

Essential Oils 101: Premium Starter Kit Series Frankincense Edition

Here is the Frankincense edition of the Essential Oils 101: Premium Starter Kit Series.

In this series we discuss the 12 essential oils that come with in Premium Starter Kit by Young Living Essential Oils. 

Since 2016,  I have turned to my essential oil for many of my personal needs and have look to eliminate store-bought products from our home. My personal story has been nothing but a success and I hope that you will accept my anecdotes and consider starting your own journey. 

I value every one of the twelve essential oils included in the Premium Starter Kit because each one has impacted our family in various ways. Each oil offers unique properties that can be used individually, or in combination as we will explain.

I truly believe that the essential oil starter kit is an excellent first step in investing in your wellness. For those of you who do not have oils already, and would like to become a member to receive free education from our community, you can order your kit today!

For those of you already with oils,  I want to actually see you using them. Please do not hide them in a cabinet or under the bed. Get them out of the box, and use them! I will help to show you how. 

My favorite “F” word is Frankincense!

Frankincense is an oil that I have been using from the very beginning of this essential oil and natural wellness journey. If you are not familiar, you can read about my skin story.

When I got my very first starter kit the first blend I used was Frankincense and Lavender.

By eliminating the harsh unknown ingredients in my standard routine, I actually seemed to finally make some progress. This was a big deal to me because I was beginning to think that I would live with horrible skin for the rest of my life.  

After years of trying various personal care products without success, I had found that these little amber bottles were actually making a difference. I could honestly not believe the myriad of uses that I was discovering (and still discover to this day).

​My go-to for how to use my oils is my desk reference. This book has so much detail and is super easy to read. I literally still use it almost every day.

I have had several "break-through" moments while using oils. I am sure you will too if you give them the chance and use them consistently. 

Frankincense may help smooth the appearance of healthy-looking skin.

​There are many others to learn about as well. Please consult your desk reference to learn more!


Further, there are a few books that I recommend having as a resource if you are using Young Living Essential Oils.

• Essential Oil Desk Reference Book 8th Edition
• ​Essential Oils Animals Desk Reference
• Betsy Bosom's Baby Book: A Girlfriend's Guide to Using Essential Oils from Bellies to Babies (Lucy Libido)
• Essential Oil Make and Takes

​A Brief History of Frankincense

Frankincense has been known to be used for thousands of years. It is largely considered one of the oldest essential oils. 

Frankincense is considered the “holy anointing oil​” in the Middle East and has been used in religious ceremonies for thousands of years.

You may often hear Frankincense mentioned in the bible and was often given as a gift to Christ, valued more than gold.

In many forms of Eastern medicine, Frankincense is used to support various facets of overall health and wellness. 

​Grounding and Calming Aroma
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My husband always knows exactly when I use Frankincense because of the distinct aroma. He says it smells like a church when I use it. Frankincense can be describe as having a sweet, warm, Boswellia aroma that is stimulating or centering.

Frankincense is useful for its comforting properties, helping the mind focus or overcome challenges.  Since everyone is different, we all may use essential oils differently for our own environment. 

There are many properties of Frankincense that may result in using it for different reasons such as running late to work, stuck in traffic, heading into church or school, fussing children, or enhancing yoga, what ever it may be you can find something relaxing coming from Frankincense.

Frankincense is considered to be an earthy essential oil that can be uplifting. Personally, I find it is very valuable during my mindfulness meditation or yoga practice and makes an excellent addition to supporting a good nights' sleep. The aroma of Frankincense creates a safe, calming, relaxing, and comforting environment. 


Here are some ideas for using Frankincense aromatically

• Add Frankincense to the diffuser with other calming oils such as Lavender, Valor, or Peace & Calming. These blends are prefect for the nursery or at bedtime. 
• Add a drop to your favorite lava beads or diffuser jewelry
• Put a roller top on the bottle and roll on the wrists or behind ears so you can smell the essential oil all day 
• ​Apply a drop directly on the wrists
• Add to 2-4 drops on wool dryer balls and toss them in the dryer with baby blankets, stuffed animals, or linens to infuse these comforting items with the aroma of Frankincense 

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Use it for Stress Support
When I find myself in a funk due to environmental or personal stressors, I know this is an essential oils that I can count on. Its' uplifting qualities and strong aroma allow me to find a personal sense of calming. I add a few drops to the diffuser or apply a few drops of frankincense directly to my wrists. 


Promote Overall Tension Relief and Calming
For whatever brings tension to your life, combat it by applying a drop of Frankincense on the neck and shoulders. 


Promote an Environment of Mental Clarity 
As I have said, Frankincense can help ground and focus so use during prayer, meditation, or mental strain due to its' unique aroma. After I apply the roller or a few drops directly and take a few deep breaths while I feel the calm wash over.


Use it at School
I haven't been in school for a while but I still take some classes for teaching. I apply on the back of neck or put a few drops into the diffuser when I need to facilitate a higher level of focus.

Yoga, Mindfulness, or Meditative Practice 

Frankincense is a perfect essential oil when the room is quiet and you are left with your thoughts. 

I recently had the opportunity to attend a friend's essential oil and yoga workshop in Philadelphia. The studio used Young Living oils.  By adding essential oils to the yoga, I certainly felt more grounded and centered than ever before after class. Now I make essential oils part of every practice. 

I typically do my yoga practice at home and have found many great free Youtube channels to facilitate my practice. I enhance the session with the diffuser on and topical application of essential oils that set my intentions for the day. I also really enjoy applying my yoga roller to my wrists, feet, and spine before the practice. 

​How to make a Yoga Roller: 

• ​In a 5 ml roller bottle, add 10 drops of Frankincense and 10 drops of Sacred Mountain or Lavender then fill the rest with fractionated coconut oil.

​Natural Skin Care Routines
Again, Frankincense may help smooth the appearance of healthy-looking skin.

• For added motivation on switching to natural skin care, please read about the dangers and lies of the cosmetics industry.

Here are a few ideas

• Add Frankincense to any DIY skin care recipe.
• Apply a drop directly on skin at night because we aren't getting any younger, apply on lines or imperfections*
• ​Apply to help soothe after summer sun*
• Apply in an under eye roller due to potential skin smoothing effects*
• ​Add Frankincense to moisturizing body butter recipe or sugar scrub recipe to support healthy-looking skin. Review ingredients, recipes, and instructions for whipped body butter and sugar scrub: 6 Incredible Homemade Gift Ideas Using Essential Oils

Brittle Nails: Apply several times per week to nails and base of nails

Nighttime Under Eye Roller:  In a 5 ml roller bottle, add 5 drops of Frankincense, 5 drops Lavender, 5 drops of Lemon essential oil, fill the rest with sweet almond oil. Only apply this roller at night due to lemon causing photosensitivity in the sun. 

Boo-Boo Roller: In a 5 ml roller bottle, add 5 drops of Frankincense, 5 drops of Helichrysum, 5 drops of Lavender, 5 drops of Myrrh, fill the rest with fractionated coconut oil. 

Feeling Good
​Frankincense is part of many of our wellness regimens that we use consistently to stay above the wellness line and support my body. 

• Apply wellness roller on spine, feet, and chest
• Add wellness bath salts to a relaxing bath or shower routine

Wellness diffuser blend: Frankincense, Lemon, Thieves, Raven and Eucalyptus create an aroma that smells amazing. From fall through winter you can most likely smell these in my diffuser in my locker room office or living room.

Wellness roller recipe: In a 5ml roller bottle, add 5 drops of  Frankincense, Lemon, Thieves, and Raven, then fill the rest of the roller with fractionated coconut oil. I apply on the bottoms of my feet and up my spine every night.  

Wellness Bath Salts Recipe:

1. Pour the salts into the desired glass jar
2. Add 6-10 drops of essential oils to the salts. You only need about 6-10 drops of essential oil for 2 cups of bath salts. Be sure to use proper dilution ratio for children. Number of essential oils will depend on the size of the jar and the person using the bath salts.  I listed a few of my favorite essential oils at the bottom of the page
3. Secure the lid and shake the combination of essential oils and bath salts.
4. Let it sit for about 15-20 minutes if you plan on using the bath salts that day. I like to have a large glass mason jar prepared right in the bathroom

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Frankincense Vitality:  
I often use Frankincense Vitality as a dietary supplement to support well-being and normal cell health!* Here are several ways that I use Frankincense Vitality:

• A drop under the tongue, often at night. 
• A drop in Ningxia Red
• A drop or two in the Wellness Capsule
• Add a drop of Frankincense vitality to tea with Thieves vitality and Copaiba vitality.
• Add a drop to honey to soothe the throat

Wellness Capsule: In a “00” veggie capsule, add a drop of Lemon Vitality, Thieves Vitality, Frankincense Vitality, and Copaiba Vitality then fill the rest of the capsule with fractionated coconut oil by using a dropper. Put the other half of the veggie capsule on top and take with water.

Sleep
Since the aroma of Frankincense invites an environment of peace and relaxation, I apply before heading to bed.  Frankincense allows me to become balanced and ready for quality sleep.  One of our highest rated articles is how to improve sleep.

• Apply Frankincense on wrists, neck, feet, and spine before bed 
• Add a few drops into the diffuser with your favorite sleepy oils
• Make a pillow spray or room spray with frankincense and other calming oils, spray in the bedroom, on the pillows, and blankets before bedtime. Sprays are a convenient way to travel with your essential oils too.
• Make a jar of Bedtime Bath Salts to help wind down at night for some quality self-care, use frankincense and your favorite relaxing  essential oils in the recipe to support sleep.
• Add a few drops of Frankincense or other relaxing essential oils to wool dryer balls when drying linens, blankets, or stuffed animals.  
• Add Frankincense to a Foot Rub or Body Butter recipe. When infused Frankincense the foot rub or body butter will support sleep and healthy skin. ​

There you have it. Our favorite ways to use Frankincense essential oil!

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