Top 9 Tips for Frankincense Essential Oil

Ask an essential oils fan if they love Frankie, and most will know you aren’t talking about Jersey Boys.

They will nod wisely and give you their personal favourite use for frankincense. It’s said this ‘holy anointing oil’ was thought to cure everything from gout to a broken head in ancient times. (Two bonus tips for today’s post, perhaps!)

Given its pedigree, frankincense is an automatic inclusion in the Young Living Everyday Oils Collection. No matter what your level of experience, this collection is a super handy way to get started or make sure you have a great cross-section on hand to take care of everyday needs — and then some.  (You’ll find plenty more tips for these oils here.)

Derived from the Medieval French word for ‘real incense’, frankincense was valued more than gold during ancient times.

According to the Essential Oils Desk Reference (Life Science Publishing),

“Herodotus, the Greek historian who lived from 484 BC to 425 BC, recorded that during the yearly feasts of Bel, 1000 talents’ weight of frankincense was offered on the great altar of Bel in Babylon.”

If you’re like me and somewhat rusty on ancient weights and measures, Homer described Achilles bestowing a half-talent of gold to Antilochus as a prize. It was approximately the mass of water required to fill an amphora. If you can dig up an amphora from your back yard, you can start a talent revival. If I can dig up a spade, I’ll join you!

Read on for our top nine frankincense tips. Please remember to follow the usual guidelines for safe use of authentic essential oils and dilute if needed. And to learn some simple application methods for essential oils, check out our video series starting with this user-friendly technique called the Valor Balance.

1. Mood lifter inhale straight from the bottle (when you’re feeling down, let’s keep it really simple); apply a drop to your wrists, smooth together and inhale; or diffuse. Better yet: do all three.
2. Concentration apply 1-2 drops to your temples (avoid your eyes) and the back of your neck
3. General maintenance for spirit and body put 1 drop in a teaspoon of honey or agave nectar (Young Living has a great organic one) or 125mL / 4oz your favourite type of milk: dairy, almond, rice*
4. Bumps and warts apply 1-2 drops twice daily
5. Overall fortification gently smooth 3 or so drops between your palms, cup over your nose and inhale then rub into the soles of your feet regularly
6. Sun spots apply 1-2 drops twice daily
7. Breast care and stretch marks dilute a few drops in a small amount of pure carrier oil like coconut, olive or Young Living V-6 Enhanced Vegetable Oil Complex, and apply twice daily, including the lower abdomen. Add Young Living Gentle Baby™ for sweet-scented extra-special touch
8. Brittle nails apply 1-2 drops to nails and nail beds and smooth in several times a week
9. Blisters dilute 1:1 with pure carrier oil and apply several times throughout the day

* IMPORTANT CAUTION: Young Living essential oils are the only ones we would ever recommend for use internally. And only those which state on the bottle they can be used that way. Why? Because Young Living sets the standard for purity and authenticity – essential to the safe ingestion of essential oils appropriate for such use. Young Living carefully monitors the production of its oils from beginning to end through its unique Seed to Seal® process, ensuring the purity of each essential oil and protecting nature’s living energy in every bottle.

If you’re a fan of ‘the other Frankie’, click here for a feel-good moment to have you singing in the shower later on.

Enjoy the good oil daily.

The information on this site does not constitute advice. Please consult with your health practitioner. When using any of the products mentioned throughout this site, please be sure to read the labels and follow their suggestions for safe use.