Odor: powerful warm notes that evoke licorice and roasted cocoa

Use: Commiphora myrrha is a thorny-branched tree that can reach 10 meters in height. This tree belongs to the same botanical family as frankincense and elemi. It is native to the arid savannas of Somalia. Under the thin, gray bark lies a precious jewel: the tree’s secretory canals naturally exude a fragrant resin called myrrh. To stimulate its flow, Somalis make incisions in the gnarled trunk of the tree. The myrrh tears tend to clump into chunks, because they harden when they come into contact with air; they are primarily whitish-yellow in color and then become reddish upon this contact. After harvest – which takes place year-round – the tears are cleaned to remove impurities. They are then exported to our production site in Spain to be distilled into myrrh essential oil or ethanol extracted to obtain myrrh resinoid. With a yield of 25-30%, the resinoid has the better yield ratio than the essential oil. It has different olfactory characteristics than the essential oil, as well, with powerful warm notes that evoke licorice and roasted cocoa.

Odor: SWEET, BALSAMIC, FRESH, MUSHROOM

Odor: Balsamic, liquorice, sweet, warm, resinous and powerful note

Odor: Anisic Herbaceous Mushroom

Use: This gum is obtained from myrrh trees by exudation, naturally or after bark incision. It has been used for centuries as incense in religious practices as well as in perfumery. In the past, the Egyptians used it in medicine and in facial masks for its rejuvenating properties. The Greeks also used it to flavour their drinks.

Odor: Incense, warm-balsamic, rich-resin, woody, lemon

Use: Made from natural Myrrh resinoid and provided here at 50% in TEC this is still a sticky, thick liquid with great fixative properties and great tenacity. Arctander describes the pure resinoid like this: “Myrrh Resinoid is a very dark, reddish-orange- brown, viscous mass, hardly pourable at ordinary room temperature.” He describes its odour like this: “intensely warm, deep-spicy, balsamic-aromatic and very rich.” and goes on to describe its uses: “an excellent fixative and sweetener in Oriental-spicy bases, chypres, woody bases, forest notes, pine fragrances, etc. It blends excellently with cinnamic alcohol, geranium oil, Iinalool, nitromusks, patchouli oil, spice oils, etc., and with the heavier, floral perfume bases.”