Description
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.
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. It even 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 Artisan distillers.
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 blossomed with rich, deep balsamic notes and a smooth softness not present in the freshly distilled oil.
Lilian Green –
My setup in photo includes cheap (nontoxic) lantern by JHY Design, cheap electric lighter (Walmart.com,) metal candle snuffer & the most A-MAZING beeswax tea lights from Serenibee Candle (www.serenibeecandle.com). Tea light burner & snuffer from Etsy's Temple Living.
I got accessories to burn the WORLD'S BEST frankincense, myrrh, benzoin from Apothicary's Garden! Burning on a tea light is a million times better than on toxic coal discs! No smoke, soot, or waste! Be sure & trim wicks down each time you light & open the lantern door 4 a slow, rich burn.
I love this tea light burner with easy to clean screen. Just pop it upside down & scrape the burned bits with metal. Next best thing to a $400 electric burner. Great 4 PTSD, anxiety, insomnia & meditation. Crush resin 2 burn.
Excellent customer service for exchanges/returns!
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Dasia Schowalter –
Dazzling! I’m in love with this, and everyone else seems to love it too.
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Chaya Gibson –
A very strong material. I don't have a reference to compare to, as this is my first experience with it. I seems like a demanding material that will take a deft touch. I am impressed by it's strength.
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Maria Treutel –
Excellent vendor A+ shipping, price and packaging
Warm medicinal earthy distillation
Great vendor with an awesome selection.
I'm a repeat customer and will continue to be
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Norene Dickens –
Fabulous opoponax oil. I adore everything in your shop, Dan. XOXOXOXO
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Burdette Metz –
AMAZING SELLER, GREAT PRODUCTS thank you
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Greta Denesik –
🖤🖤🖤love🖤🖤🖤
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Amelia Pouros –
As usual spectacular quality and fast delivery!
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Tremaine Price –
Much stronger oil than typically for sale online. Seller has great communication and very thorough information.
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Monserrate Lakin –
BEST SMELL EVER!!!! this is amazing!!! the best products weeeeeeeeee
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Katrina Beatty –
These are hands down the most exquisite essential oils I have ever come across. Truly special! Thanks Dan!
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Tad Baumbach –
Deep and dark, not as sweet as some "sweet myrrhs" but much fuller bodied. Very earthy undertones.
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Elsie Christiansen –
smell wonderful! from the moment you open the bottle. will purchase again very happy super fast shipping to England
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Lucy Murphy –
Apothecary's Garden is always a great place to find rare resins, essential oils, and so much more. Thank you Dan!
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Beaulah Kertzmann –
Always such a pleasure ordering from Dan~ This is a place where I know the quality is superior and the items are crafted with massive amounts of care and wisdom. Thank you for all that you do, Dan! You are appreciated!
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Daniella Roob –
Top shelf seller in every way. Recommend!
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Karina Barton –
Perfect as always. Thank you Dan.
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Monserrate Lakin –
this is truly amazing my fav scent of all!!
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Maximus Stokes –
Exactly what I needed. Super quick delivery, too! Thank you!
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Armando Kessler –
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.
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Alfreda Johnson –
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Catherine Berge –
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.
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Marilie Braun –
Will definitely purchase more in the future!!!
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Polly Lebsack –
Aboye, and beyond as always. Had some from a past distillation as part of an aging collection, but liked it so much that i had to get some more for perfumery. Lol
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Norma Kuphal –
I love this shop and it is now one of my favorites. I highly recommend everything they sell.
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Micheal Strosin –
Wonderful. Couldn’t be happier with this store and these items!
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Andreanne Reichel –
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Roma Krajcik –
Very interesting smell, very usefull
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Monserrate Lakin –
No smell is better than this!!!
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Kyra Durgan –
Top product…Received really quickly…Recommended…5 stars…
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Alana Reilly –
Excellent all round, highly recommended.
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Branson Hammes –
this is a nice opopponax that has very nice mushroom wafts.
I am going to get some more and age it.
i think it is one oil that can vary so wildly batch to batch and this one is light with more mushroom than lavender…..very nice clean opopponax. will be interesting to see how this one ages.
recommended.
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Hanna Prosacco –
Wasn’t sure what to expect from this and as the rest of my order, it did not disappoint. Another one I wish I had just bought in a larger size right away.
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Isabel Cartwright –
Fabulous stuff ! Thank a million.
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Sammy Becker –
I truly love this one in comparison to others I have owned.
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Armando Kessler –
I really like this scent as an essential oil! It's slightly sweet and grounding at the same time.
I like that I found this shop!
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Araceli Hansen –
This is a gorgeous oil. Lighter than the absolute. Both serve good purposes.
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Newton Goldner –
Awsome as always!! thankss .M
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