COUNTRY:
Name
Olibanum
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Latin
Boswellia carterii
Level
Notes
Origin
Gulf of Aden, Somalia
About
Olibanum is a perfumers ingredient, used by Ffern across 11 fragrances. It is typically considered to be a Top note. You can view our full ingredient directory here.
Description
Olibanum (also known as frankincense) is a resin taken from the bark of the Boswellia tree. At Ffern we use Boswellia carterii - a species native to Somalia. The trees grow wild along the Gulf of Aden in northern Somalia, and the resin ‘tears’ are harvested by local collectors over a period of weeks. By limiting the harvesting to a few weeks of the year, the trees are able to recover and regrow - making it a sustainable and manageable practice. Olibanum has been traded in the Middle East and North Africa for some 5,000 years. It is believed that the Babylonians and Assyrians favoured oliburnam for its sweet, woody scent and would burn it during religious ceremonies.
Fragrances
