Natural resin - myrrh, 50 g

Characteristics

• Resin from dried sap
• Myrrh is a blue-green resin and is made from the dried sap of the Commiphora tree, it comes from Somalia and eastern Ethiopia.
• It is often a mixture of the sap of various species of Commiphora and Balsamodendron, especially Commiphora erythraea (sometimes called East Indian myrrh), Commiphora opobalsamum and Balsamodendron kua.
• Myrrh is an ingredient in perfumes and incense and was highly prized in ancient times, often worth more than its weight in gold.
• In ancient Rome, it was valued at five times the price of frankincense, which was much more popular later.
• Myrrh was burned at ancient Roman funerals to mask the stench that comes from burning corpses.

Use

• Its scent is warm and charming, relaxing and soothing.
• It is used for air purification.
• It is also known as a smoker.
• Myrrh is widely used in the cosmetic industry.

Ingredients

• Dried sap resin (Supplied package may contain traces of dried plant)