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1. carterii. Also, frankincense essential oil is not thick. It's actually very thin, and has a very pale amber hue. It is steam distilled from the sap of the tree.
2. Aura cacia should be fine for general use, however if you're looking specifically for medicinal use (except for tea tree), you'd probably want a brand that offers wildcrafted and/or certified organic and/or can provide mass gas spectrometer readings on their oils. But if you're using it that seriously you'd be delving into the realms of organic chemistry, which is a pretty intense study. Tea tree is an exception, as long as the oil you're getting is from Australia because that country has tight controls over the quality.
Simpler's looks like a great product line on their website. Only concern is the price. According to their site, their Australian sandalwood is $38.06 for .5ml (half a millimeter, or, approximately .02 oz).
The wholesale price for Australian sandalwood, in small quantity would be $2.25 for .02 oz, which is approximately .5ml.
So Simplers is charging more than 11 times higher for their product than the same product I'm getting wholesale directly from the importer.
Also, Simplers' selection is pretty limited*. But if you're only buying one or two things, and don't intend to use any of it very often, then judging from its information on the website you'll find high quality oils.
*It's limited, compared to the variety and variations of oils that are produced and sold in the USA, in general. Compared to Aura Cadia, Simpler's is certainly far more extensive.
I am no expert on Sandlewood, but where I live, the price has been exorbitant for a couple of years or more . . .I was told it has to do with the politics of logging and clear cutting in India, etc.
I personally would be suspicious of any Sandlewood that was not high priced at this time.
1. carterii. Also, frankincense essential oil is not thick. It's actually very thin, and has a very pale amber hue. It is steam distilled from the sap of the tree.
Ahh, I already ordered some of the serrata yesterday!
Oh well, live and learn...haha.
I am no expert on Sandlewood, but where I live, the price has been exorbitant for a couple of years or more . . .I was told it has to do with the politics of logging and clear cutting in India, etc.
I personally would be suspicious of any Sandlewood that was not high priced at this time.
You're thinking of Sandalwood from India (santalum album). But the Australian sandalwood (santalum picatum) isn't from India. It's from Australia, and is therefore much less expensive to produce and less expensive to buy.
I was comparing the cost of Australian sandalwood from Simpler's, to the Australia sandalwood from the importer. The Indian sandalwood costs me $4.25 for .02 ounce, and Simpler's doesn't even offer it.
Normally, when people use the word seratta, they're referring to the gum resin. And the carteri usually refers to the oil distilled from the resin. If it's an oil extracted from boswellia seratta, then it's probably f. carteri. You should be fine. It has a fresh, but deep scent. You can use the fumes from the bottle as an inhalation for asthma (I've posted about that on another thread), and it is also extremely helpful for meditation. It has other medical uses, but I've never used it for those things and I don't study Ayurvedic medicine so you'd have to check for yourself on that.
Normally, when people use the word seratta, they're referring to the gum resin. And the carteri usually refers to the oil distilled from the resin. If it's an oil extracted from boswellia seratta, then it's probably f. carteri. You should be fine. It has a fresh, but deep scent. You can use the fumes from the bottle as an inhalation for asthma (I've posted about that on another thread), and it is also extremely helpful for meditation. .
Ok thanks. Yeah I was not sure the difference, but they both claimed to be 100% pure therepeutic grade essential oil...And the price was right, 1oz for around $18. I believe the brand was Eden's Garden.
I've also ordered some Myrrh. I seem to be really hooked on this combo lately.
I actually remember you mentioning Frankincense in another thread. It sparked my interest, so I've been doing alot of reading since then!
Thanks again for all your insight so far. Incredibly helpful!
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