Fred Soll Glorious Gardenia Incense
Fred Soll Glorious Gardenia Incense has a sweet floral scent. The essential oil is extracted by enfleurage because of the delicacy of the Gardenia flower. The petals are the most fragrant.
The smell of gardenia flowers is known to promote relaxation and help people feeling wound up de-stress. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, gardenia is included in aromatherapy and herbal formulas used to treat mood disorders, including depression, anxiety, and restlessness.
Fred uses plant and tree resins, herbs, powders, and oils to produce this high-quality incense. Fred Soll’s ® resin incense is handmade, hand-dipped, and dried in Tijeras, New Mexico.
Because this incense is pure resin, you may need to relight it a few times while burning it. For the best results, it must remain as dry as possible; try to store it in a place with less humidity.
Gardenia is a zesty, fragrant, and floral scent with hints of peach and green undertones.
Gardenia has a heavier fragrance than some other white florals. The scent characteristics of these blooms can be described as soft, green and spicy.
Gardenia contains many natural antibacterial, antioxidant and antiviral compounds.
Gardenias have held unique significance as symbols of trust, sweetness, and purity since ancient Asian societies.
Gardenia is a genus of flowering plants in the coffee family, Rubiaceae, native to the tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, Asia, Madagascar, Pacific Islands, and Australia. The genus was named by Carl Linnaeus and John Ellis after Alexander Garden, a Scottish naturalist. Wikipedia
Excerpted from The Essential Guide to Aromatherapy and Vibrational Healing by Margaret Ann Lembo and All About Smudging by Margaret Ann Lembo
