Lately there has been a lot of talk about Frankincense Essential Oil. Frankincense is one of the oldest essential oils and used primarily in meditation to improve one’s inner balance.
Last week I attended a seminar by Young Living. One of the presenters mentioned that he had had some respiratory issues and was diffusing Frankincense in his office to relieve it.
Over the previous week my 3 year old had developed a nasty cough with accompanying mucous issues. Every night for a week after putting her to bed she would start coughing, and it got to the stage where we had to get her back up and keep her upright to fall asleep. This would ease the coughing just enough for her to drift off to sleep. She would be ok until between 2am and 5am when it would happen again.
The night after the seminar she started coughing and we remembered what the presenter had mentioned. We immediately got our Young Living Diffuser, bottle of Frankincense and headed up to her room. She was in the middle of a coughing fit when we started the diffuser. Within 5 minutes of having the diffuser on, her coughing had diminished by 80% !! Within another 2 – 3 minutes she was sleeping soundly. Now I know from experience that all of the oils our family has used have worked wonders, but that little sceptical voice in my head was saying ‘surely it couldn’t be that easy’. I turned the diffuser off and went to bed. At 5am the next morning she started coughing again. I started the diffuser again, and again within 5 minutes she stopped and went back to sleep!
That little voice got the better of me again, and when she started coughing the next night on went the diffuser and again her coughing stopped within 5 minutes. This time I left it on all night (these amazing diffusers also have a 30 second burst option, every 30 seconds a mist is released) and got my first full nights sleep in over a week.
After 3 nights with the diffuser, she is now 100% better. No coughing, no mucous!
This isn’t the only reason we have Frankincense in our house. As many of you know last year I was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. I am now drinking 1 drop of Frankincense and 1 drop of Myrrh every day to assist in keeping the cancer at bay. So far so good – not sure on the taste but mix it in some Ninxia Red and its fine!
My husband is also using Frankincense on his face for skin cancers. We had a couple of customers advising that they had used it and had reversed their facial skin cancers. After 3 weeks of use 1 of the cancers has now gone, and another 2 are diminishing rapidly!!
I’m also using a couple of drops of Frankincense on my face daily as a form of skin care. (Young Living also have a skin care range called ART – that contains, yes you guessed it, Frankincense!!)
I can’t stress to you the wonder we are finding in this little bottle. Do some searching on the internet and you will find a plethora of information – including medical journals documenting the wonders of Frankincense.
If you have any questions or would like further information check our website, or contact us and we will answer all of your questions!
DID YOU KNOW - Frankincense is also considered a holy anointing oil in the
Frankincense can ease many minor aches and pains, clear the lungs, act as a skin tonic, as well as calm and soothe the whole body and mind.
You can diffuse (for congestion and voice loss, calm the mind, reduce mental strain, and cultivate internal peace).
You can massage (with massage oil or diluted in the bath for circulatory support, respiratory support, exhaustion, and nightmares. It can perk up older more mature skin, and may assist the body in healing itself of wounds, sores, and ulcers).
Frankincense trees grow without soil out of polished marble rocks. Deep cuts are made along the tree and the yellow milk-like juice that flows out soon hardens. The frankincense globules are scraped off and distilled for the essential oil.
If you have any stories you can share about using Frankincense we would love to hear them!!
Naomi @ Limelizard
