Wise Men Healing Balm with Myrrh and Frankincense Essential Oils for Neuropathy

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Ingredients Matter

Frankincense can come from the extract resins of 43 species of trees of the genus boswellia. Each frankincense tree produces a resin containing slightly different components, so the end product varies greatly.

Only 4 produce true frankincense: boswellia sacra (syn. boswellia carteri), boswellia frereana, boswellia serrata (Indian frankincense), and boswellia papyrifera. These are the only 4 frankincense species confirmed to contain significant amounts of inflammation reducing boswellic acids. This is the good stuff. We've considered all of these frankincense resins for our Healing Balm but we selected boswellia serrata for one important factor. Its sustainability.

Sustainability Audited

Boswellia serrata is native to much of the Punjab region in Northern India. This region manages a sustainable long-term source of frankincense resins according to a third-party audit by Botanical Liaisons, LLC (Boulder, CO) who undertook a sustainability audit of Indian boswellia serrata gum resin harvesting and collection practices. Their audit report verified the long term sustainability of Boswellia Serrata supply in India.

Frankincense and myrrh trees thrive in this region because of governmental economic incentives, the long lifespan of boswellia serrata trees and resin harvesting training programs supported by industry and government. They have a mindset of encouraging boswellia serrata and commiphora myrrha tree regeneration, and actually have created a tree surplus.

Synergy of Frankincense & Myrrh

There are many intriguing frankincense and myrrh research studies completed for nerve pain relief and daily uses like oral care, underarm hygiene, rash relief, and accelerated wound healing. Most of the studies on frankincense and myrrh focus on independent research, but recent studies demonstrate when used together they have a synergistic effect. After the combination forms a blend, a series of changes take place in their chemical composition, such as the emergence of new chemical components. At the same time, the pharmacological effects of the combination seem magically powerful, such as synergistic anti-inflammation, synergistic analgesic and synergistic blood-activation, and so on.

Fewer Ingredients Are More

Wise Men is very temperature sensitive. It often melts and reforms on a hot delivery truck so the form can be unusual sometimes. It could be liquefied if it's hot. It could be solid as a rock if it's cold. There could be an air bubble underneath the surface. Don't be concerned. This is because Wise Men is unrefined, organic, and basically as minimally processed as possible. In either form Wise Men performs the same. We don't dilute our time-tested ancient recipe with chemical ingredients that come from a laboratory with hard to pronounce names. To formulate a convenient cream we would need to add humectants, to sponge up and retain the water through the products shelf life; preservatives, to eliminate mold and bacteria growing during shelf life; and emulsifiers, for blending the water, oils, preservatives, humectants and active ingredients together. To properly formulate a smooth cream, our ingredient count will go to possibly twenty instead of the powerful three we use in our recipe.