Frankincense Varieties: What’s the difference?

While all the frankincense species are from the same family of plants, both varieties of essential oil contain different levels of terpene constituents and there is much variability in the levels of incensole diterpenes. Here is a run-down of these two frankincense varieties. Probably one of the most famous essential oils out there, frankincense is ... Read more

Three Ways to Use Palo Santo

Bursera graveolens, palo santo, or holy wood is a wild tree native to Mexico and the Yucatán Peninsula to Peru and Venezuela. It is also found in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and on the Galápagos Islands. Palo santo has been used in a wide variety of spiritual and religious practices ... Read more