Lab report
Jade Frankincense Oil: lab report (GC-MS, sample 250101JAL, tested 19 Feb 2025)
We sent a sample of our frankincense oil to Essential Validation Services, an independent essential-oil laboratory in the United States. They tested it by GC-MS on 19 February 2025 and approved it: no adulterants, diluents or contaminants were detected.
The report at a glance
- Laboratory
- Essential Validation Services
- Report number
- EVS-6588
- Sample
- 250101JAL · Frankincense (Boswellia sacra), CAS 8016-36-2, essential oil, from Oman
- Client
- Shoaib Shaikh, founder of Sacrasoul
- Tested
- Method
- Qualitative GC-MS (gas chromatography-mass spectrometry), lab method SOP.T.01
- Result
- Approved
- Identified
- 96.10% of the oil
- Main compounds
- alpha-Pinene 54.44% · Camphene 4.02% · Limonene 3.95%
- Not tested
- Specific gravity and refractive index (marked NT in the report)
The lab's conclusion
No adulterants, diluents, or contaminates were detected via this method. This oil meets the expected profile for genuine Essential Oil of Frankincense (Boswellia sacra)
By chemical family
The report groups what it found into ten chemical families.
| Family | Share (area %) |
|---|---|
| Monoterpenes | 78.74% |
| Sesquiterpenes | 3.50% |
| Monoterpenols | 7.52% |
| Sesquiterpenols | 0.17% |
| Ketones | 1.78% |
| Esters | 1.22% |
| Ethers | 1.26% |
| Aldehydes | 1.66% |
| Phenols | 0.02% |
| Other | 4.05% |
Every compound found
All 94 compounds listed in the report, in the order they left the column. RT is the retention time in minutes. Compound and family names are printed as they appear in the report, in English.
| No. | RT (min) | Area % | Compound | Family |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3.61 | 0.02% | Toluene | Simple Phenolic |
| 2 | 3.95 | 0.01% | 3-Methyl-2-butenal† | |
| 3 | 6.41 | 0.08% | Santene | Normonoterpene |
| 4 | 7.75 | 0.58% | Hashishene | Monoterpene |
| 5 | 7.83 | 0.17% | Tricyclene | Monoterpene |
| 6 | 8.01 | 0.83% | alpha-Thujene | Monoterpene |
| 7 | 8.43 | 54.44% | alpha-Pinene | Monoterpene |
| 8 | 8.88 | 4.02% | Camphene | Monoterpene |
| 9 | 9.04 | 1.42% | Thuja-2,4(10)-diene | Monoterpene |
| 10 | 9.81 | 3.59% | Sabinene | Monoterpene |
| 11 | 9.98 | 3.26% | beta-Pinene | Monoterpene |
| 12 | 10.35 | 0.03% | 6-Methyl-5-hepten-2-one | Aliphatic Ketone |
| 13 | 10.55 | 1.41% | Myrcene | Monoterpene |
| 14 | 10.76 | 0.07% | 6-Methyl-5-hepten-2-ol | Aliphatic Alcohol |
| 15 | 10.90 | 0.02% | 2-Carene | Monoterpene |
| 16 | 11.08 | 0.06% | Pseudolimonene | Monoterpene |
| 17 | 11.16 | 0.29% | o-Cymene | Monoterpene |
| 18 | 11.19 | 0.23% | alpha-Phellandrene | Monoterpene |
| 19 | 11.30 | 2.03% | delta-3-Carene | Monoterpene |
| 20 | 11.54 | 0.01% | Hexyl acetate | Aliphatic Ester |
| 21 | 11.67 | 0.14% | alpha-Terpinene | Monoterpene |
| 22 | 12.02 | 1.15% | para-Cymene | Monoterpene |
| 23 | 12.22 | 3.95% | Limonene | Monoterpene |
| 24 | 12.30 | 1.01% | 1,8-Cineole | Monoterpene Ether |
| 25 | 12.58 | 0.50% | (Z)-beta-Ocimene | Monoterpene |
| 26 | 13.04 | 0.24% | (E)-beta-Ocimene | Monoterpene |
| 27 | 13.52 | 0.26% | gamma-Terpinene | Monoterpene |
| 28 | 15.28 | 0.07% | 1,3,8-para-Menthatriene | Monoterpene |
| 29 | 15.38 | 0.04% | Perillene | Monoterpene Ether |
| 30 | 15.50 | 0.10% | Linalool | Monoterpenol |
| 31 | 15.60 | 0.03% | 6-Methyl-3,5-heptadien-2-one | Monoterpene Ketone |
| 32 | 15.81 | 0.06% | alpha-Pinene oxide | Monoterpene Ether |
| 33 | 16.19 | 0.06% | alpha-Thujone | Monoterpene Ketone |
| 34 | 16.32 | 0.02% | Fenchol | Monoterpenol |
| 35 | 16.42 | 0.03% | Octan-3-yl acetate | Aliphatic Ester |
| 36 | 16.616 | 1.20% | alpha-Campholene aldehyde | Aliphatic Ester‡ |
| 37 | 16.77 | 0.08% | Alloocimene | Monoterpene |
| 38 | 16.88 | 0.03% | cis-Limonene oxide | Monoterpene Ether |
| 39 | 17.09 | 0.04% | Nopinone | Normonoterpene Ketone |
| 40 | 17.26 | 1.77% | trans-Pinocarveol | Monoterpenol |
| 41 | 17.35 | 0.64% | cis-Verbenol | Monoterpenol |
| 42 | 17.55 | 2.37% | trans-Verbenol | Monoterpenol |
| 43 | 17.90 | 0.01% | Camphene hydrate | Monoterpenol |
| 44 | 18.00 | 0.02% | Sabina ketone | Normonoterpene Ketone |
| 45 | 18.11 | 0.27% | Pinocamphone | Monoterpene Ketone |
| 46 | 18.20 | 0.34% | Pinocarvone | Monoterpene Ketone |
| 47 | 18.77 | 1.23% | para-Mentha-1,5-dien-8-ol | Monoterpenol |
| 48 | 19.11 | 0.28% | Terpinen-4-ol | Monoterpenol |
| 49 | 19.35 | 0.02% | Cryptone | Monoterpene Ketone |
| 50 | 19.51 | 0.16% | para-Cymen-8-ol | Monoterpenol |
| 51 | 19.72 | 0.43% | Myrtenal | Monoterpene Aldehyde |
| 52 | 19.84 | 0.67% | alpha-Terpineol | Monoterpenol |
| 53 | 20.27 | 0.91% | Verbenone | Monoterpene Ketone |
| 54 | 20.58 | 0.01% | Octyl acetate | Aliphatic Ester |
| 55 | 20.95 | 0.23% | trans-Carveol | Monoterpenol |
| 56 | 21.88 | 0.01% | Cuminal | Monoterpene Aldehyde |
| 57 | 21.97 | 0.06% | Carvone | Monoterpene Ketone |
| 58 | 22.22 | 0.04% | cis-Carveol | Monoterpenol |
| 59 | 22.32 | 0.04% | Linalyl acetate | Monoterpene Ester |
| 60 | 23.43 | 0.02% | Phellandral | Monoterpene Aldehyde |
| 61 | 23.75 | 0.84% | Bornyl acetate | Monoterpene Ester |
| 62 | 24.52 | 0.02% | Limonene Dioxide | |
| 63 | 25.08 | 0.02% | delta-Terpinyl acetate† | |
| 64 | 25.98 | 0.02% | delta-Elemene | Sesquiterpene |
| 65 | 26.51 | 0.29% | alpha-Terpinyl acetate | Monoterpene Ester |
| 66 | 27.34 | 0.02% | Longicyclene | Sesquiterpene |
| 67 | 27.40 | 0.02% | alpha-Ylangene | Sesquiterpene |
| 68 | 27.68 | 0.12% | alpha-Copaene | Sesquiterpene |
| 69 | 28.00 | 0.53% | beta-Bourbonene | Sesquiterpene |
| 70 | 28.32 | 0.70% | beta-Elemene | Sesquiterpene |
| 71 | Not printed in the report | |||
| 72 | 28.98 | 0.02% | alpha-Gurjunene | Sesquiterpene |
| 73 | 29.48 | 0.42% | beta-Caryophyllene | Sesquiterpene |
| 74 | 29.93 | 0.06% | beta-Copaene | Sesquiterpene |
| 75 | 30.70 | 0.01% | cis-Thujopsene† | |
| 76 | 30.96 | 0.11% | alpha-Humulene | Sesquiterpene |
| 77 | 31.13 | 0.08% | allo-Aromadendrene | Sesquiterpene |
| 78 | 31.47 | 0.01% | Dauca-5,8-diene | Sesquiterpene |
| 79 | 31.57 | 0.01% | 4,5-di-epi-Aristolochene† | |
| 80 | 31.73 | 0.04% | gamma-Selinene | Sesquiterpene |
| 81 | 31.82 | 0.12% | gamma-Muurolene | Sesquiterpene |
| 82 | 32.02 | 0.07% | Germacrene D | Sesquiterpene |
| 83 | 32.32 | 0.62% | beta-Selinene | Sesquiterpene |
| 84 | 32.63 | 0.24% | alpha-Selinene | Sesquiterpene |
| 85 | 32.79 | 0.04% | alpha-Muurolene | Sesquiterpene |
| 86 | 33.34 | 0.06% | gamma-Cadinene | Sesquiterpene |
| 87 | 33.58 | 0.18% | delta-Cadinene | Sesquiterpene |
| 88 | 34.78 | 0.03% | Elemol | Sesquiterpenol |
| 89 | 35.81 | 0.01% | Germacrene D-4-ol | Sesquiterpenol |
| 90 | 35.94 | 0.09% | Caryophyllene oxide | Sesquiterpene Ether |
| 91 | 37.01 | 0.03% | Humulene epoxide II | Sesquiterpene Ether |
| 92 | 37.24 | 0.03% | 10-epi-gamma-Eudesmol | Sesquiterpenol |
| 93 | 38.32 | 0.02% | T-Cadinol | Sesquiterpenol |
| 94 | 38.72 | 0.08% | beta-Eudesmol | Sesquiterpenol |
| 95 | 50.65 | 0.03% | 13-epi-Dolabradiene† | |
The report's table goes from 70 to 72; there is no row 71. The 94 compounds listed add up to 96.10%, the share the report gives as identified.
† Five names are printed in the report with a number in front, the prefix at the end and “0.00” in the family column. They are shown here in the usual form, with the family left blank. As printed: “2.97 Methyl-2-butenal<3->” · “20.90 Terpinyl acetate<delta->” · “25.86 Thujopsene<cis->” · “27.63 Aristolochene<4,5-di-epi->” · “47.35 Dolabradiene<13-epi->”
‡ Printed in the report with “Aliphatic Ester” as its family. The report's family totals count it with the aldehydes, not the esters.
What this means
GC-MS separates an oil into its individual molecules and identifies each one by its mass spectrum. Area % is each molecule's share of everything the instrument detected. It is how essential-oil labs report composition; it is not a weight measurement.
Alpha-pinene leads at 54.44%, followed by camphene and limonene. The lab compared the whole profile with what it expects of genuine frankincense oil, found that it matched, and detected nothing added.
The report names the oil Frankincense (Boswellia sacra) and gives its CAS number, 8016-36-2. Boswellia sacra is the frankincense tree of Oman.
This report is for sample 250101JAL, tested on 19 February 2025. The oil on sale now is from this batch. Specific gravity and refractive index were not part of the test.
The original report
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