Norway Spruce Resin
I like helping people out. Especially those who sustainably collect aromatic materials from their environment. My Norway spruce resin was collected by a lovely and very conscientious fellow in Lithuania. He needed the income, and I purchased more than I probably should have... Storage space is limited in my new shop so I have to clear some of my shelves for new aromatic materials that have come in. This is beautiful material, perfect for salves, balms and medicated oils to address respiratory, joint and muscle issues. You can find instructions for making a medicated oil from resins on my blog. My Norway Spruce resin is on sale for around 30% off its regular price! While it lasts.
Norway Spruce Resin
Norway Spruce Resin is collected sustainably from Picea Abies trees, also known as European Spruce and Norway Spruce, and is a mainstay of traditional medicine in ancient and modern Northern Europe.
$6.00 - $240.00$9.00 - $360.00
Norway Spruce Resin is sustainably harvested by an artisan in Lithuania. Someone with a reverent and respectful relationship with the trees and the land, (the kind of people I love to support). The trees are harmed in no way and offer up their resin as a gift. It is painstakingly sorted and truly beautiful quality material. This is a fragrant healing expression of nature, harvested in small quantities, painstakingly sorted and will never be available as a large volume or wholesale item.
Traditionally, a salve prepared from Norway Spruce Resin with animal or vegetable fat/oil is used to treat wounds, ulcers and other skin issues. You will find many modern studies online that examine the efficacy of this ancient medicine.
Like most other Northern Conifers, Norway Spruce Resin makes an excellent base for chest rubs that address myriad respiratory issues and is also effective as a rubefacient and anti-inflammatory for muscle and joint pain.
The resin when purified and filtered makes an excellent chewing gum that stimulates the gums and freshens the breath. These are only a few of the many uses our ancestors found for this beautiful tree.
Norway Spruce resin makes lovely incense on its own or when blended with other aromatic materials.
As a natural perfume ingredient, this resin can be tinctured in alcohol. I believe freezing the tincture before filtering may reduce some of the inherent stickiness.
In oil-based perfumes, Norway Spruce resin dissolves readily in warm carrier oils and lends a beautiful fragrance to perfumes and other products that is both grounding and uplifting.
Let me not forget to mention that this resin also makes a wonderful base for moustache and beard products.
On my blog- http://apothecarysgarden.com, ( In the drop-down menus at the top of the page), you will find recipes for moustache waxes and various healing salves and balms using fresh Pine, Fir or Spruce sap. You will also find instructions for building your own still and how to distill essential oils from resins.
A tip for easily removing these sticky saps from the plastic sleeve I ship them in, is to put them in the freezer for 1/2 hour or so first. When cold they will peel easily from the plastic and you won't loose any in the process.
Dan
Materials: Spruce resin, Spruce Pitch, Picea Abies, Norway Spruce.
A
Purchased for making a spruce balm very pleased with the product
C
Looking for more of a sweet fragrance...very close to myrrh ---nice product
W
To make it simple :) I made some delicious gum with it, and honestly wish I could buy all the remaining resin you have! :] Happy Holidays!
B
This may be my favorite resin. I discovered it on this website. It’s truly delightful. I make handcrafted incense and am familiar with many different kinds of resins, and this is by far one of my Top Three. Wonderfully fragrant!
W
I love this resin immensely. In its more raw and unfiltered state it comes in many colors and thus its scent evolves over burning it, from warm and sugary to spicy to fresh spruce forest. It’s a favorite in the incense I make. The quality and attention to detail here really can’t go without mentioning!
M
This Spruce Resin coaxes me to repeated inhalations. Making oil infusion for salve. My muscles and respiratory system anticipate renewal, pain relief, peace and Calm. For me it's near to a Spiritual experience. Thank you Dan and for the surprise samples...very grateful for You!
J
I love this resin smoke! Used in my practice for elemental connection and shamanic journeying. Lingering after smell lasts for days, like being in a cabin in the woods 200 years ago!
A
I love this Norway spruce resin. It’s very fragrant produces a beautiful golden color when infused into oil. A must have in salves and creams for me!
E
Rich and captivating . . . some dry, spicy notes which are seductively masculine. I love it.
M
Everything I have bought has been absolutely amazing. Thank you so much for what you do.
Reviews in Other Languages
C
Wondrous scent - so clean.
E
Norway Spruce Resin
T
Sehr angenehm duftendes Harz, gut als Räucherung zu verwenden. Es hat einen Duft, der an Amber bzw. Labdanum erinnert.