Kua Myrrh Absolute

Myrrh Kua Absolute is a concentrated Resin Absolute of Commiphora Kua, also called Scented, Perfumed or Sweet Myrrh from Somalia. This is an artisan-created, small-batch production. Mainstream Absolutes are produced in vast quantities in factories that often span city blocks. I can only prepare a small amount of each extract in my little studio. I like to think the quality of my products outshines that of the commercial extracts.

Kua Myrrh Absolute is a Honey thick, crystal clear pourable, but viscous liquid. It has a sweet, Myrrh-like heart but lacks Myrrh's usual bitterness. Instead one finds layers of herbs, sweets and honey. 

The Kua Myrrh tree grows in Yemen, Socotra Island, and Northern Kenya.

All Myrrh types are under the rulership of the Moon in Astrology and are associated with the feminine principle—yin energy. Myrrh is rooted in the Semitic word "Mar," meaning bitter. This is the source of the names Mary, Maria and Miriam, all of which come from the root Mar-Yam, which means the bitterness or salt of the sea. Our words, Marine, Maritime, Mer and Mar all refer to bodies of water, while the name "Aphrodite means "She that is risen from the froth of the sea."—There is lots of beautiful feminine energy in the Myrrh family of resins.

Also called a resin absolute, Kua Myrrh Absolute was created by macerating the fresh resin in food-grade alcohol, then filtering to remove all the non-aromatic and water-soluble gum. I then evaporated the alcohol in a vacuum at a very low temperature to produce a thick, aromatically concentrated essence of Commiphora Erythraea.

Kua Myrrh Absolute is ideal for perfume-making, formulating and incense-making, where it acts as a fixative in blends and delivers the full spectrum of the aroma of the resin and the essential oil.

The material is collected sustainably in Yemen and Kenya from natural exudates, and the trees are not tapped or harmed. These trees do not respond to tapping, which makes the resin naturally sustainable.

While Commiphora Guidotti lends a fresh, vibrant top note to aromatic blends, C. Kua has a deep, sensuous nature with no corners or sharp edges. 

Since all water-soluble gum has been removed from this product, it burns cleanly on the charcoal without any of the secondary Charred aromas that raw frankincense and myrrh deliver.

Being a semi-liquid, Kua Myrrh Absolute can be used as a binder in incense blends. It also acts as an aromatic fixative that extends the life of more volatile aromatic materials in the blend.

A drop placed directly on the coal or incense heater draws one in to inhale it repeatedly, finding new nuances that reveal themselves to the nose.

To clarify terminology, in olden times, Myrrh was referred to as Heerabol Myrrh and C. Erythraea, C. Kataf, C. Guidotti, C. Kua and C. Holziana were referred to as Bisabol Myrrh. Bisabol Myrrh is also called Sweet Myrrh, Perfumed Myrrh and Scented Myrrh.

Dan

Materials: Commiphora Kua, Myrrh Erythraea Absolute