DIY Frankincense Extract Oil

 

 

To make your own frankincense extract oil the resin tears need to be crushed and put through a heated water soak to dissolve the water soluble compounds (See our post on Frankincense Milk). Please note that a concentrated extract oil can not be achieved without first removing the water soluble compounds.

 

Once you have heat soaked and dried your left over resin it's time to re-crush and powder it, the easiest way to powder crush any resin is to freeze it first. If you read the frankincense milk post this post picks up from that procedure of using the left over, undissolved resin gum from two heaping table spoons of resin tears. I measure two table spoons out before I crush the resin for the milk procedure, normally the left over undissolved resin will measure about and close to half of what I started with. This resin gum is easily dissolvable in most carrier oils, as with the milk/water I warm the oil on my coffee mug warmer. I measure out 1/2 cup of the carrier oil I want to use and place the powdered resin in it, the heating time varies as I continue the warming until I can see and tell that no more residue will dissolve, usually 12 to 18 hours. The left over residue normally measures out to be about 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon. When I'm not planning on using the oil in a salve or cream I will not bother to strain out the residue. *Reminder: Use a disposable plastic spoon to stir the oil, the resin is very sticky!

 

 

 

Here is a link to Dan Riegler's blog and his post on making an extract, Dan is the go to man for resin knowledge! (and products!)

 

 

How to make an extract of Frankincense and other oleoresins

 

 

For Dan's Esty shop:

 

Apothecary's Garden

 

 

DIY Frankincense Milk (Beauty Witchery)

Frankincense milk (a.k.a. Frankincense Water) is easy to make, simply soak and/or heat the crushed resin tears in filtered (distilled or purified) water to dissolve the water soluble compounds from the resin, which leaves us with this milk white fluid and some very sticky gum resin. A quick google search (Frankincense Water) will bring up a vast source of articles on the benefits and uses of this substance.  It is said to lighten, tone, firm and tighten skin, also stimulates skin and tissue regeneration.
I use it in my face creams and body lotions. A two part milk to one part mixture with witch hazel works as a great skin brightener and toner.

 

 

The traditional way of making frankincense water is to soak 4 or 5 pieces of resin tears in water over night, but the way I make it is to add two heaping table spoons of the resin tears (crushed up after measuring) to 3/4 cup (6 oz) of water and then slowly heat on my coffee mug warmer. I warm the water and resin, stirring occasionally (with a disposable plastic spoon), for 12 hours the first day, refrigerate the water and resin mixture over night and then reheat for another 12 hours the second day (total of 24 hrs. heating).  

 

DIY Frankincense Extract Oil

 

Once the heating process is finished, while the water is warm, I spoon out all the sticky resin gum and place it on a non-stick cookie sheet to dry and harden. Then I strain the white milky water through cheese cloth or sterile gauze before I bottle it. Refrigerate the milk until ready to use, if you will not be using the milk within 7 days, it can be froze to maintain freshness.

 

 

 *Don't toss the gum resin as this can be used for making your own frankincense extract oil.







How to Use Ritual Spell Oils

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 Single herb and resin oils (like sage, mint, rosemary, frankincense etc..) they can be used just like the herbs or resins they are made from, they have the same properties and energies as the dried herbs and resins. When you are mixing oils for an intent and spell, just as you would grind your herb or resin with focus, you swirl each of your oils in a bottle with focus, never shake your oils (swirl widdershins or deosil according to your purpose and intent).


  With any herb, resin or oil (any magickal item for that matter!) before you rely upon what others say it is best used for, experiment and experience what your own intuition and instinct tells you it is good for. We each have and possess different energies within us and when that energy combines with the energies of the herbs/resins then awesome individualize magick happens. 

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Ritual Oils

Ritual Oils

Like all magical tools, oils help focus spell work by creating an enhanced environment for your intent, often magic oils are used to anoint tools, dress candles, feed talisman, charms, crystals, doorknobs, windowsills and other objects. When buying magick oils always inquire as to the intent uses of it:

 Is it a perfume aroma therapy oil? -- These are used for scent magic where the smell is highly important, your intent is to utilize the scent to create and conjure.The idea of scent as sacrifice goes back to ancient times. Some prefer to use only essential oils for this magick while others feel that perfumed oils are just as powerful in this working, the intent and focus remaining on the "Scent" of the oil and what that scent draws or expels.  
 

Is it a dressing oil or anointing oil? -- Some dressing oils are not meant to be anointing oils, they are for dressing "non-living" things while anointing oils can be applied to the "alive" things, yourself, plants and animals, most anointing oils can be used for dressing oils also.  These oils do not focus on the scent of the oil but rather the powers and energies the herbs and resins lend to the oil, they should remain in as close to a natural form as possible containing the actual herb or resin in a carrier (almond, olive, joba, etc...) Because they contain no fragrance oils or synthetics, their scent tends to be both more subtle and more complex than synthetic fragrances. Subtle for a reasoning, not all magick workings should draw attention. 

Single ingredient oils such as sage, rosemary or frankincense hold the essence and vibrational energies of the herb or resin and corresponds to the same powers and energies as the herb (plant). Doing workings and don't have the herb, grab the oil, same for oils, don't have a certain oil grab the herb. The herb and oil can be used interchangeably. Oils are a convenient way for mixing special and sacred blends for heating in a warmer when burning incense is not options. 

   

Ritual Scentz Van Van Oil

~ BLESSING A NEW HOME, HOUSE CLEANSING ~

Home-cleansing methods are of great importance in hoodoo folk-magic.

Here is a simple procedure for blessing a new home and ridding a house of any unwanted spiritual influences.

Wash down the wood work and floors with Chinese Wash (or Van Van Oil in water) from back to front and out the front door and throw the remaining wash water out the front door or in the front yard. If there is no front yard, carry some of the wash water to the nearest street intersection or crossroads and throw it to the East.
Then use a brand new broom to sweep the house from back to front and out the front door.
Some also like to sprinkle Van Van Powder at the front threshold and sweep that away from the house.

After cleaning as above, put down pinches of salt in the corners of each room or, if you are in a hurry, four pinches of salt at the four outside corners of the house.