Description
This is the very fragrant pure resin of Chios Mastic, pistacia Lentiscus left after I distilled its essential oils.
Rarely, if ever, available in shops, it is a much more affordable alternative to fresh Mastic resin for making cosmetic, aromatic and therapeutic products. It is still intensely fragrant and perfect as an ingredient in solid perfumes, salves, cremes, cosmetics, incense blends and moustache wax recipes.
It is a finely ground powder and dissolves readily in alcohol and in warm carrier oils in the water bath.
After distillation of the essential oil, (which you will find in the shop here-https://www.etsy.com/listing/897060683/mastic-essential-oil-chios-mastic-greece, the spent resin is ground, sifted and dried twice before it is ready for use.
It is perfect as incense since it burns cleanly with no charred odour and can be used as a premium ingredient in loose or formed incense.
This lovely sweet-smelling resin has the same intensity as fresh Mastic resin. Though we often assume all the scent in our aromatic plants is found exclusively in their essential oils, resins have taught me that they too have their own aromatic life and often double as fixatives, anchoring other fragrances.
I have found that most tree resins have an affinity for our skin. This could be attributed to the resin’s function of healing the skin of the tree, but regardless of the reason, resins mixed with a carrier oil leave the skin feeling soft, supple, smooth and just happy.
Since it is still intensely fragrant, little is needed to make salves or cremes for skincare. A ratio of 1 part resin to 5 parts carrier oil creates a lovely, thick, fragrant and skin-loving oil which can also be used as the oil phase of oil/water cremes.
In a Moustache or beard wax, it performs the same as fresh oleoresin, giving great hold and shaping power while “perming” facial hair to the desired shape and lending a distinguished Mastic fragrance.
To use this product in a moustache wax recipe,, see my post, ”
http://apothecarysgarden.com/2014/06/25/a-moustache-wax-recipe-with-frankincense-resin
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Camille Deckow –
What a beauty
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Blair O’Connell –
An absolutely beautiful resin extract!
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Vivien Barton –
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Marilyne Schowalter –
Dan is an absolute gentleman whose generosity and kindness is unsurpassed. He has a wealth of knowledge to share and his products are simply the very best you can find. Thank you so much!!!
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Bruce Kautzer –
Beautiful scent! This is new to me. Thanks!
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Mable Wisoky –
Grecian Temple.
This stuff is inviting and allowing. I love mastic, however this extract is something else. It is a lovely addition to an accord (and by all means great on its' own). It holds a mellow aroma compared to the tears it once embodied. I love the divine melody it plays in my nose– almost like a great song stuck in your head after initially hearing it with your ears.
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Tyra Morar –
Lovely, very fragrant, my first time enjoying mastic. Will buy again!
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Harmony DuBuque –
Smell is very nice, better even than Frankincense
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Jazlyn Batz –
Thank you Dan and team for sourcing and making these delightful earth's bounty available.
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Rudy Effertz –
I've never used mastic before. I'm looking forward to it.
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Maria Treutel –
still plenty of scent left in the powder. Usual fast service and everything package well.
I've yet to be disappointed with this store.
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Abdullah Brown –
Smells amazing! Thank you – can't wait to use it.
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Jude Tromp –
Love this company and I am always happy with my order. Seller is so knowledgeable, kind, and professional.
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Zakary Harber –
Rare and pure, amazing aroma, healing and comforting.
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