A Brief History of Frankincense

Re:A Brief History of Frankincense by seanmcdirmid on Friday June 10, 2022 @08:36AM (#31693179)

The article explains why I can’t seem to buy frankincense in any form other than a burnable incense stick.

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Re:A Brief History of Frankincense by giraffe_lady on Friday June 10, 2022 @09:21AM (#31693775)

Get it from sites that sell christian paraphernalia like icons and prayer beads. A lot of them are run by monasteries and have wonderfully out of date ecommerce platforms and weird design, that's a good sign in this case.

There will usually be mostly blends that include frankincense in different amounts so read carefully. The good sites will have at least a couple pure frankincense options though, usually differentiated by origin like coffee.

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Re:A Brief History of Frankincense by midislack on Friday June 10, 2022 @08:48AM (#31693329)

You can easily, it's available on Amazon and eBay.

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Re:A Brief History of Frankincense by hackingthelema on Friday June 10, 2022 @09:31AM (#31693913)

Notably, however, there can be ethical or sustainability issues with how incense resins are harvested, so being choosy about finding a seller may be worthwhile.

You can find it locally often enough, too. Look for 'occult' or 'new age' shops and if they don't have it in, they may be able to get it in from a reputable source. There are at least two shops local to me I know of where I can buy multiple varieties (if they exist) of frankincense, myrrh, dragon's blood, copal, and almost any other I've looked for.

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Re:A Brief History of Frankincense by Tabular-Iceberg on Friday June 10, 2022 @09:37AM (#31694003)

With Amazon I’d expect it to be fake. You don’t want to risk ending up like Nadab and Abihu.

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Re:A Brief History of Frankincense by CommieBobDole on Friday June 10, 2022 @11:41AM (#31695696)

Surprisingly cheap, too. $15 for a one pound bag, according to the first listing I found.

Also, from the bullet-pointed list of features:

  - Smells like Church

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Re:A Brief History of Frankincense by seanmcdirmid on Friday June 10, 2022 @09:29AM (#31693887)

Yes, burnable Frankincense incense sticks are common on Amazon, but no candle or mist forms.

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Re:A Brief History of Frankincense by tablespoon on Friday June 10, 2022 @11:49AM (#31695812)

https://www.google.com/search?q=grade+a+frankincense

There seem to be a lot of hits for the resin.

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