Opoponax essential oil

While Myrhh is often a bitter, thick and dark essential oil with a scent that somehow conveys its potent bitterness, Sweet Myrrh, or Opoponax essential oil is clear and light with sharp sweet fragrance.

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$9.00 - $319.00

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Does this oil improve with age?

Yes. Multiple reviewers report that the scent matures beautifully over time—one customer compared aged bottles to fine wine, noting rich, deep balsamic notes and smoothness that develop over a year or more of storage. The product description confirms this oil develops and matures with age.

What does opoponax smell like?

Reviewers describe it as sweet, grounding, and slightly mushroom-forward with crisp, clean notes. The product description notes it has a sharp, sweet fragrance with woody and balsam-like undertones. Scent can vary batch to batch.

How does it blend with other oils?

Reviewers praise its blending, particularly with ylang-ylang. The product description states it complements citrus oils (neroli, petitgrain, orange, tangerine), spice oils (nutmeg, cloves, pepper), and resinous oils (labdanum, benzoin), and adds sharpness to sweeter oils.

Is this a strong oil?

Yes. One reviewer notes it is a very strong material that demands a deft touch, and another describes it as having impressive strength. This suggests it should be used diluted and in modest amounts.

How does this compare to the absolute?

One reviewer mentions the oil is lighter than the opoponax absolute, and both serve different purposes depending on your needs.

Is it suitable for diffusing?

Yes. Multiple reviewers report diffusing this oil successfully, including blended with ylang-ylang, and describe it as grounding and pleasant when diffused.

Where is this oil sourced from?

According to the product description, this batch is harvested locally in Ethiopia and distilled in small batches in Addis Ababa by an artisan distiller.

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With an Uplifting scent, Opoponax, or "Sweet Myrrh", essential oil is indeed sweet, but also sharp and crisp with a woody, balsam-like scent, a robust body and an uplifting zest.

Opoponax blends well with scents from the Citrus family such as Neroli, Petitgrain, Orange and Tangerine. It is complemented by spice oils like Nutmeg, cloves, pepper white, black and green and lends a nice sharpness to "sweet" oils like Ylang Ylang.

This beautiful oil lifts base resinous oils like labdanum and Benzoin, and adds a special twist to Spruce, Pine and Fir oils. Sounds like a hard working oil!. As you can tell, in my opinion, there are not many scents Opoponax does not play well with or compliment.

Medicinally Opoponax essential oil is useful for oily skin and works well alongside Pettigrain or Rosemary essential oils when it comes to stimulating blood flow in the scalp, dealing with oily hair, acne, and oily skin. Always use diluted.

This particular batch of Opoponax is harvested locally in Ethiopia and distilled in small batches in Addis Ababa Ethiopia by an Artisan distiller.

Opoponax essential oil easily proves that many oleoresin distilled oils develop and mature with age. After as little as a year of sitting in a 10 Ml. bottle, my Opoponax essential oil blossomed with rich, deep balsamic notes and a smooth softness not present in the freshly distilled oil.

Materials: steam dist oils, Natural ess oils, Pure oil of Myrrh, Opoponax oil.

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I've been diffusing my last purchase of th...

I've been diffusing my last purchase of this oil with ylang-ylang and it's such a beautiful blend.

I bought the last bottle a couple of years ago or so and the scent has matured beautifully.

I'm saving this new bottle and looking forward to how it will smell later. It is like aged fine wine🍷but with resinous essential oils from Dan.

Such great quality! This is the best opopo...

Such great quality! This is the best opoponax I've had the pleasure of using. I feel fortunate that this seller is in Canada and offers these products at fair prices.

Will definitely purchase more in the futur...

Will definitely purchase more in the future!!!

Opoponax essential oil

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