Does Young Living acquire frankincense from India?
Young Living only procures frankincense (B. carterii) from a special region near the Arabian Peninsula where it has been collected for centuries. Frankincense from India is not regarded as true Biblical frankincense and is harvested from an entirely different species known as Boswellia serrata or “Indian frankincense.” Comparing Biblical frankincense (B. carterii) with Indian frankincense (B. serrata) is the same as comparing a diamond to cubic zirconium. Does Young Living’s frankincense contain boswellic acid? Boswellic acid is not an oil-soluble aromatic compound and is not found in the essential oil of frankincense. It is a water-soluble compound that remains dissolved in the water during the distillation process and cannot be separated as an essential oil. Resellers or distributors, who claim their frankincense oil contains boswellic acid, are either misinformed or selling a composite oil-water mixture that does not exist in nature. Some are suggesting that for an oil to be therape
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