The thermoelectret and photoelectret studies have been performed in detail in a natural plant product, Boswellia Glabra [BG(Y)] and its mixture with ZnO. Thermoelectret effect in this material is comparable with any other material. The permanent homocharge formation in the higher fields restricts the upper limit to which the photosensitive paper, with BG(Y) binders, can be charged. The photoelectret studies of this material show that it possesses a slow dark decay and a fast light decay when it is mixed with ZnO, which are the essential requirements for photosensitive mixtures. The ZnO‐BG(Y) combination does not deteriorate the charge acceptance property of ZnO. Mixed with proper sensitizers for visible light, the ZnO‐BG(Y) mixture is found to be suitable for photosensitive coating for direct electrophotographic‐image processing systems.