The Hero Botanical

Boswellia frereana

Sanaag highlands · Hand-tapped · Rarely produced

There are around twenty species in the Boswellia genus, and the world trades mostly in two of them. Frereana is not one of those two. It is harvested in small quantities from trees rooted in bare limestone cliffs, and its aromatic profile, earthy, faintly musky, lifted by citrus, is distinct enough that people who think they dislike frankincense often change their minds.

Rarity is worthless without proof.

Anybody can print “frankincense” on a carton. Very few can tell you which species, from which region, tapped in which season, and show you the paper that says so. Before a single kilogram enters a NEFER batch, we require the following from our supplier, every time, per batch, with no exceptions.

Botanical name & INCI
Plant part and extraction method
Country and region of origin
Batch number and traceability
Certificate of Analysis
GC/MS chromatography report
Allergen declaration
Safety Data Sheet
Microbiological data
Heavy metal / contaminant data
Storage conditions & shelf life
Harvesting and sustainability information

From cliff to jar

Five steps, none of them hidden.

Tapped

The bark is scored by hand; the resin bleeds and hardens into tears over weeks.

Sorted

Graded by hand, by size and clarity. The finest grades only.

Documented

Identity, purity and safety established on paper before purchase.

Formulated

A British cosmetic chemist builds the platform around it.

Made

Manufactured, filled and finished in Britain under ISO 22716.

More resin is not better skincare.

It would be easy to advertise a percentage and let you assume higher is better. We will not. The concentration of Boswellia frereana in our creams is set by our safety assessor on the basis of the finished formulation and its intended use, not by a marketing department. What makes the product exceptional is the botanical, the formulation, the texture and the discipline together.

See what it became