Pure Propolis for Perfume & Incense-Pure Raw Bee Propolis
Propolis makes a beautiful and intensely fragrant addition to perfume and incense formulas. A little goes a long way. This is similar to the beautiful black "Boozy" smelling Propolis that I had a few years ago which many customers have requested.
$13.00 - $164.00
In recent years, the term Propolis has slowly shifted to mean a crude blend of Beehive scrapings with a very high percentage of beeswax. While Beeswax is beautiful and can make propolis easy to chew, It is not something you want in your incense or perfume blend and needs to be removed so it can be used in medicinal and aromatic formulas.
Propolis is a fragrant resinous material that bees produce to keep the hive septic and germ-free. Created from the resin of different plants by the bees through the seasons, each batch of Propolis varies in its scent, colour and chemical profile depending on the season, the locale and the plant material that is available to them.
This Propolis has a sweet, warm, boozy, musky animalic, resinous amber-like fragrance with hints of Molasses and Black Cherry. Its scent is reminiscent of Poplar Bud resin, often making up a good portion of the Bee's building material for Propolis.
Propolis can be powdered or blended as a tincture with other ingredients in various incense types. A small sprayer/mister can be used for even dispersal. Its robust amber, musk-like scent transforms single-ingredient and compound incense blends with a rich, exotic, sensuous touch.
A propolis tincture in 95% alcohol can be a valuable asset in the perfumer's palette.
Dan