Provenance & Harvest
Sacra Botanicals® works exclusively with botanicals, resins and essences whose origin is known, verifiable and respected. Provenance is not a secondary detail, but part of the structure of each product.
Plants and resins are selected from regions where their use has historical and cultural continuity. Harvesting follows the natural rhythm of each species, without acceleration, without pressure on living matter, without artificial standardization.
The origin is kept visible. It is not blurred, reinterpreted, or narratively packaged.
Origin of raw material
Every ingredient used by Sacra Botanicals® comes from areas where plant growing and harvesting are ancient, handed down and respected practices. The choice of these sources is not dictated by yield, but by aromatic stability and the natural character of the matter.
In the case of Boswellia Sacra incense, the provenance is clear and constant: the Dhofar region, Oman - a territory recognized for the quality and tradition of harvesting this resin.
Responsible harvesting
Harvesting is not an industrial act.
It is a repetitive, seasonal process that respects the plant's cycle and its natural limits.
In the case of resins, the incisions are made so that the tree is not exhausted or damaged. Boswellia Sacra trees are protected by local legislation, and harvesting is strictly controlled, precisely to ensure the continuity of the species.
We do not use raw materials obtained through aggressive or unsustainable practices.
Rhythm and selection
Not all batches are accepted.
Selection is made based on appearance, smell and aromatic stability, not volume or uniformity.
Subtle differences between batches are accepted as part of the nature of matter. Sacra Botanicals® does not aim for absolute identicalness, but consistency.
No intervention on the origin
The provenance is not subsequently corrected through additions, perfumes or treatments that mask natural variations.
Matter is left to be what it is.
The origin remains recognizable.
Provenance and harvesting define the character of each Sacra Botanicals® formula.
Respect for the material begins before formulation and continues beyond the final product.
A space for reflection on burning plants, rhythm and presence.
Diary
Thoughts on fumigation, ritual and gestures of use, written as ritualistic reflections, in which Sacra Botanicals® plants and formulations continue their presence beyond the catalog. We write rarely, when there is something to write about.
Not all plants are burned alone. Some reveal their meaning only in relation to others, when the burning becomes a collective, slow and coherent gesture that sustains presence without imposing itself.
Fire, heat and leather - the ways in which the aroma is placed
Heating and applying the essential oil are different but complementary gestures. In the case of Boswellia Sacra, the aroma is not forced or rushed: it opens slowly through the heat or remains close, on the skin, as a personal sign. This article explores the ways in which the same essence can be placed between space and presence.
How to change a space when you don't want to change it
Sometimes, a space doesn't need to be changed, but just allowed to breathe differently. Ambient fumigation becomes a discreet gesture through which the air settles, without intention and without imposed direction.