Frankincense is an aromatic gum resin obtained from an African tree and burnt as incense. It is a hardened gum-like material that comes from the trunk of the Boswellia tree. It is commonly used as a fragrance in soaps, lotions, and perfumes. Frankincense is the sap of the Boswellia sacra tree. Frankincense also has a very aromatic earthy scent. You will definitely get the Boswellia trees musky pine notes, along with citrus notes and spicy undertones. Frankincense is a milky white resin extracted from species of the genus Boswellia, which thrive in arid, cool areas of the Arabian Peninsula, East Africa and India and is the finest and most aromatic of this species is Boswellia sacra, a small tree that grows in Somalia, Oman and Yemen