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Boswellia carterii (Frankincense) oil
AKA “Frankincense Oil”
Essential Oil
Ingredient Facts
Boswellia carterii (Frankincense) oil
AKA: Frankincense Oil
Essential Oil · Soothing · EWG: 4
Plant-Derived
Soothing
Fragrance
Essential Oil
Clean
Frankincense oil from the Middle East soothes and calms skin while adding a warm, aromatic scent to the product.
Family
Burseraceae (Frankincense family)
Plant Part
Resin
CAS #
89957-98-2 / 8050-07-5
Form
Oil
See origin →
Functions
Fragrance
Added for scent. Can be natural or synthetic. Common irritant and allergen — one of the top reasons people react to products.
Soothing
Calms redness, irritation, and inflammation. Your skin's chill pill — great for sensitive, reactive, or post-procedure skin.
Tonic
Antioxidant
Protects skin from free radical damage caused by UV, pollution, and stress
Anti-Inflammatory
Moisturizing
Locks in moisture to keep skin soft and supple throughout the day
Tightens and tones skin
Traditional Use
Frankincense has been used for over 5,000 years in Egyptian, Indian, and Arabic traditional medicine and cosmetics. Historically valued for its anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, and rejuvenating properties in skincare and sacred rituals.
Skin Types
●all-skin-types
Best For
Wrinkles
Melanin-Rich Skin
Suitable
Pregnancy & Breastfeeding Safe
Caution
Boswellia carterii (frankincense) oil
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Boswellia Carteri Frankincense Oil
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
Boswellia Sacra Frankincense Oil
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
Frankincense Oil
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
Protective potential of frankincense essential oil and its loaded solid lipid nanoparticles against UVB-induced photodamage in rats via MAPK and PI3K/
Kotb EA, El-Shiekh RA, Abd-Elsalam WH, El Sayed NSED, El Tanbouly N et al.
PloS one, 2023
Verified Feb 2026
Data: CosIng · EWG · CIR