Hailing from Ethiopia, this essential oil is a powerful asset to the perfumer’s toolkit. It is known for its intensely resinous, woody, balsamic, and darkly incensey notes. The trees grow in Ethiopia, Somalia, and Kenya, and are most commonly harvested in the Ogaden region of Ethiopia, where large, untapped populations are suspected. It prefers lowland to mid-elevation areas and is known locally as “Ogaden-Type” frankincense or “Mirafur.”