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Opoponax

Pure and natural essential oil

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A wide range of pure and natural absolute oils and essential oils of guaranteed quality, constantly available for any industrial use.

  • Code: T1573
  • INCI: Commiphora erythraea
  • CAS: 8021-36-1
  • EINECS: 309-134-7
  • Family: Burseraceae
  • Type: pure essential oil (EO)
  • Chemotype: β-bisabolene (minimum 70%)
  • Food flavoring: yes (according to EC Regulation 1334/2008)
  • Extraction method: steam distillation
  • Purity: 100%
  • Origin: Somalia

Extraction

Opoponax essential oil is obtained by steam distillation of the oleoresin. When exposed to air, it tends to resinify. It appears as a slightly opalescent yellow liquid with a balsamic, warm, spicy, almost animalic odor.

Property

Non-toxic and non-irritating, Opoponax essential oil has antispasmodic, balsamic, sedative, and healing properties; it is an excellent remedy for chapped skin, itching, and wrinkles.
It blends harmoniously with Myrrh and Benzoin absolutes, as well as the essential oils of Silver Fir, Bergamot, Cistus, Coriander, Elemi, Frankincense, Neroli, Olibanum, Patchouli, Clary Sage, Sandalwood, and Vetiver.

Uses

An excellent fixative and fragrance component in perfumery and cosmetics, Opoponax essential oil is also used as a flavoring ingredient in liqueurs, especially when a winey note is needed.
The relevant technical and safety documentation for the product is available upon request.

Botany

Also known as "Myrrha bissabol", Opoponax is native to the Horn of Africa (southern Ethiopia - Harrar region - and Somalia). It consists of a large tropical tree similar to Myrrh which, like the latter, exudes an oily gum resin with a typical sweet-woody root scent between its bark and heartwood. When exposed to the elements, the resin darkens and hardens.

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