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Opopanax - Essential Oil
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Opopanax - Essential Oil

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Quick overview View or Download Certificate of Analysis Opulent Opopanax Essential Oil is steam distilled from the Bissabol tree’s dried gummy resin, which is richly red and exudes a robust, toffee-sweet, leathery aroma.

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  1. 01100% Commiphora erythraea Consistency: Thickish viscosity and amber colored
  2. 02Like myrrh essential
  3. 03it thickens into a stickier mass when exposed to air
  4. 04Scent Description: Subtly woody
  5. 05Earthy and musky with slight sweetness
  6. 06Resinous and leathery
  7. 07Blends well with: Bergamot
  8. 08Neroli
  9. 09Petitgrain
  10. 10and all citrus
  11. 11Benzoin
  12. 12Cypress
  13. 13Clary Sage
  14. 14Oakmoss
  15. 15Sage
  16. 16Spikenard
  17. 17Marjoram
  18. 18Rabbit Bush
  19. 19Patchouli
  20. 20Vetiver
  21. 21Geranium
  22. 22and Palmarosa
  23. 23Uses: Magical in massage oils
  24. 24Fixative for florals and cologne creations
  25. 25Fantastic in salt pipes
  26. 26Mindful in mediation
  27. 27Diffuse to elevate your environment
  28. 28Cleansing
  29. 29easing
  30. 30and soothing to the skin
  31. 31Energetically connecting essence
  32. 32inherently spiritual
  33. 33encouraging trust and releasing the ego
  34. 34Applied topically
  35. 35the essence is superbly cleansing and soothing for skin issues and accidents
  36. 36It helps to smooth scars
  37. 37reduce puffiness
  38. 38and disabuse discomfort
  39. 39Composition: 75% trans beta ocimene and trans-alpha-bisabolene
  40. 40Contraindication: Dilute to use
  41. 41Sensitive skin types should patch test before using
  42. 42Opopanax trees reside in the same resinous family as Frankincense and Myrrh
  43. 43and like those royal gifts
  44. 44it was traditionally used in medicine and sacred rituals in desert cultures
  45. 45known as perfumed Bdellium
  46. 46The sublime tree
  47. 47with silvery
  48. 48peeling bark
  49. 49succulent stems
  50. 50and sturdy leaves
  51. 51thrives in dry African climates
  52. 52growing in parched rocky soil
  53. 53Fantastic as a fixative
  54. 54this redolent resin was popularized in the amber-spiced scents of Shalimar and Opium
  55. 55the vegetable soup-like slightly animal-sweet odor of Opopanax oil is entirely different from the medicinal-sharp freshness of myrrh oil.” ~ Steffen Arctander
  56. 56Perfume and Flavor Materials of Natural Origin “Opopanax is thought by some authorities to be the myrrh of the Bible
  57. 57It comes from the Bissabol myrrh
  58. 58or female myrrh tree
  59. 59which grows in Somaliland and southeastern Arabia
  60. 60and also northern Iran
  61. 61The resin forms in small spherical tears which are shiny and fragile.” ~ Jill Jesse
  62. 62Perfume Album And suddenly
  63. 63my soul lay bare
  64. 64In that quaint
  65. 65seaside city
  66. 66where The fragrance fills the evening air
  67. 67O Memory
  68. 68an unspoken prayer Finds voiceless utterance
  69. 69musky
  70. 70rare
  71. 71In odors of Opopanax! ~ Rebecca Linley Fripp
  72. 72Odors of Opopanax

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