MYRRH | Essential Oil
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Individual samples and sample sets provide customers with an opportunity to test whether or not they enjoy a fragrance before committing to a larger size. All sales are final.
Tariff information for US customers: our alcohol-based fragrances and Rose Noire lip tint are tariffed under section 338 of the American tariff act. A portion of this fee has been calculated into the USD retail price for affected items.
International customers: we do not pre-collect or charge customs duties or taxes at checkout. The customer is responsible for any taxes, duties, tariffs, and customs fees required by the customs authority of the recipient's country.
Local to Montréal? We have local delivery and pick-up options.
Please visit our Shipping & Returns page for more details.
Pure Commiphora myrrha essential oil.
Myrrh essential oil is distilled from Commiphora myrrha (myrrh, or common myrrh), a tree native to the Arabian peninsula (Oman, Yemen) and Africa (Djibouti, Ethiopia, Somalia, Northeast Kenya). Myrrh resin from this and other Commiphora varieties has been used throughout history as perfume, incense, and medicine. It is harvested in the same way as opopanax and frankincense, by slashing the bark of trees and collecting the viscous resin, or 'tears,' that bleeds from the wounds.
In Christianity, gold, frankincense, and myrrh were the gifts given to the infant Jesus by the three wise men. In ancient Egypt, myrrh was used in embalming rituals. It is traditionally used in aromatherapy to relieve colds, congestion, and coughs, and for its sedative properties, to lift negative moods, promote groundedness, and encourage the feeling of spiritual awakening.
The scent is warm-spicy with a peculiar, sharp-balsamic, slightly medicinal top note and a sweet dry down.
ASPECTS: balsamic · rich · warm · spicy
APPEARANCE: pale yellow to amber-coloured, oily but not viscous liquid
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Ethiopia
PLANT PART: resin
Presented in a 5ml or 15ml black glass bottle with a euro dropper top that may have to be removed depending on the viscosity of the item selected. Please note that essential oils and absolutes vary widely in thickness and consistency.