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Pine Tar - Absolute
Living Libations

Pine Tar - Absolute

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Quick overview View or Download Certificate of Analysis Frosty forest nights around a campfire is the aroma captured by Pine Tar Absolute . Pine Tar, the volatile sap of pine trees, is rectified by steam distillation.

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  1. 01100% Pinus pinaster Consistency: Medium Scent Description: Subtly sweet
  2. 02smoky notes rounded with a rootsy tobacco dry down
  3. 03Blends well with: Vetiver
  4. 04Sandalwood
  5. 05Pine
  6. 06Spikenard
  7. 07Patchouli
  8. 08Rose
  9. 09Jasmine
  10. 10Grapefruit
  11. 11Bergamot
  12. 12Frankincense
  13. 13Tobacco
  14. 14Lilac
  15. 15Palo Santo
  16. 16Douglas Fir
  17. 17Black Spruce
  18. 18Oregano
  19. 19Mastic
  20. 20Cypress
  21. 21and Juniper
  22. 22Uses: This tenacious base-note is essential for earthy perfumes
  23. 23captivating colognes
  24. 24dapper deodorants
  25. 25and soothing skin salves
  26. 26This Pine Tar essence completes the perfumer’s palette of smoky
  27. 27leathery notes
  28. 28Pine trees are abundant and abundantly beneficial
  29. 29From needles to roots
  30. 30every inch of a pine tree has been used historically to human benefit
  31. 31Pine tar is made by heating pine wood and gentle temperatures so that the pine tar (and water)
  32. 32drip out
  33. 33leaving behind charcoal
  34. 34Historically
  35. 35pine tar has been used as a sealant
  36. 36a skin salve
  37. 37and an ingredient in soap. (Pine sap is the thick
  38. 38sticky resinous fluid that drips from a cut pine trees and pine cones
  39. 39Pine tar becomes pine pitch when excess moisture is removed.) To make our Pine Tar essence
  40. 40pine tar is collected and steam distilled
  41. 41and the distillate is separated into hydrosol and the concrete
  42. 42The essences makes for a dapper deodorant and an earthy
  43. 43foresty cologne
  44. 44It is also a soothing skin salve that is exceptionally lovely when combined with rosemary and/or eucalyptus essential oils mixed with a dash of jojoba oil
  45. 45Our "Pine Tar Absolute" is a unique aromatic essence with a rich
  46. 46smoky aroma
  47. 47It's not a traditional absolute or essential oil
  48. 48but rather a specialized extract derived from pine tar that undergoes a rectification process
  49. 49This process refines the pine tar
  50. 50resulting in a product with a specific aromatic profile that's highly valued in perfumery
  51. 51While the extraction method differs from typical absolutes

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