Aromatherapy is an ancient practice of burning herbs and other botanicals to achieve favorable results. Burning frankincense in particular has been done for centuries in places of worship and meditation in an incense burner. The popularity of burning frankincense fueled the want of some people to add the essence of frankincense in a lot of things that rely on scent to make people feel good such as shampoos, lotions, perfumes and other aromatherapy items.

Feelings Soothed And Meditative

The act of burning frankincense for many meditative people signals a desire fro introspection. The fact that many people believe that burning frankincense can expand one's meditative prowess as well as help to deepen and slow breathing. The scent of frankincense can induce a potent introspection that many believe to be beneficial for themselves due to its calming and soothing effect.

Burning frankincense may be the time honoured way of experiencing the frankincense scent but when incorporated into massage therapy oil, frankincense essential oil works well. Not only does frankincense essential oil help to sooth and relax the muscles but it also has anti-inflammatory properties and can act as an anti-septic agent. Regular massages with frankincense essential oil can also promote improved digestion as well as reproductive systems in women.

The relaxing and calming atmosphere that burning frankincense promotes is most desirable for people under a great deal of stress. The deeper and slower breaths that occur to a person inhaling burning frankincense or the smell of frankincense help with some respiratory conditions. There are many other conditions that may improve with the aid of frankincense.

Ways Of Burning Frankincense

There are several different ways to burn frankincense. The most common in households is done via a candle burner, with a diffuser and through the burning of incense sticks. Burning frankincense with a candle burner and a diffuser is similar in the way that the essential oil is burnt. Candle burners usually have a small pool with some oil in it half filled with a tea light candle burning beneath it. Diffusers on the other hand do not use candles to generate the heat; instead they use electricity to speed the frankincense. Burning frankincense incense sticks is the usually done in places of worship and prayer.

The centuries old method is still the most common means being used for burning frankincense; this is done by taking hardened resin, called "tears", and placing them on live coals. This is the method that people in the Middle East discovered a long time ago and still find it the best.