BEST FOR OILY & BLEMISHED SKIN

INGREDIENT FEATURES

antioxidant

antiseptic

astringent

deodorant

USER BENEFITS

protects cells from oxidation

cleanses

heals wounds

acne

burns

cuts

hemorrhoids

oily skin

skin infections

wound care

ragrance

preservative

active

ABOUT THE PLANT

The balsam fir is a North American fir, native to most of eastern and central Canada and the northeastern United States. It is a tall, graceful evergreen tree up to 65 ft high, with a tapering trunk and numerous branches giving the tree an overall shape of a perfect cone. It forms blisters of oleoresin on the branches, produced from special vesicles beneath the bark. This oleoresin is collected by puncturing vesicles in the bark. Fir oil is an antiseptic, solvent, disinfectant and deodorant. Its properties for mind include: elevating, grounding and opening.

Native to North America, particularly Quebec, Nova Scotia and Maine

better known as the “Christmas tree” is native to northern Europe

Distilled from the oleoresin, needles

ABOUT THE OIL

produced by steam distillation from the oleoresin, which is collected by punctuing vesicles in the bark.

An essential oil is also produced by steam distillation from the leaf or needles, known as fir needle oil

a thick pale yellow or green honey-like mass which dries to crystal clear varnish

also known as Candadian Fir Needle Oil

essential oil is stam distilled from the leaves (needles) and twigs of Abies balsaea, the “Balm of Gilead Fir”.

The oil is pale yellow or almost water-white mobile oil

CHEMISTRY

β-Pinene

δ-3-Carene

Bornyl acetate

α-Pinene

(+)-Limonene

β-Phellandrene

Camphene

α + β Terpineol

Thymol

β-Myrcene

Borneol

Tricyclene

Terpinolene

Santene

ENERGETIC

Chakras: THIRD EYE (6th) & CROWN (7th)

PHYSICAL

increases poor circulation

inhibits infections

nerve tonic

sedative

soothes muscle pain and tension

EMOTIONAL

allows us to achieve:

inner unity

strength

appeases

combines the senses of being grounded and elevated

encourages:

protection

clarity

helps to relieve depression

increases intuition

opens

reduces nervous tension

reduces stress

releases:

energy

emotional blocks

Serves as a “pine-and-spruce” fragrance in fresh-balsamic “fir-needle blends

Christmas-tree scent

Fougères

air fresheners

disinfectants

detergens

household cleaners

fresh

soft

sweet

forest-like

balsamy

with a distinct Christmas-tree smell

peculiar oily-balsamic

somewhat reinous

sweet

soft-balsamic

pin-like scent

Blends well with: Pine, Cedarwood, Cypress, Sandalwood, Juniper, Benzoin and other balsams

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Aromatherapy for Healing the Spirit, Restoring Emotional and Mental Balance with Essential Oils by Gabriel Mojay

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Perfume and Flavor Materials of Natural Origin by Steffen Arctander

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The Fragrant Heavens, the Spiritual Dimension of Fragrance and Aromatherapy by Valerie Ann Worwood

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