Description
Back in stock! Rare Madagascar Elemi resin. Fairtrade and sustainable. Canarium Madagascariensis.
A wonderful material for perfume, incense, aromatic/medicated salves, oils and cremes and dissolves easily in alcohol and warm oils.
Named Harami locally, Madagascar Elemi is harvested in the wild and used as incense in the Malagasy culture to freshen the house and create an uplifting atmosphere. It is often incorporated in local folk medicine for skin problems.
Due to the semi-liquid consistency of the fresh resin it is traditionally rolled into balls and wrapped with the leaf of a tree until it can keep its shape on its own.
Madagascar Elemi is more complex in its fragrance profile than the Philippine Elemi we are used to, bringing to mind Somali Frankincense Frereana.
It initially greets one’s nose with sweet Lime and Lemon, then gives way to rich honey notes, a hint of Amber and a muskiness reminiscent of animal fur. It makes a sweet and uplifting incense.
Madagascar Elemi is a pure oleoresin containing no water-soluble gum which causes fragrant resins to emit a charred smell on the charcoal. Because it is a pure oleoresin, it will dissolve easily in oils, waxes and fats for producing candles and cosmetic products. Elemi is traditionally used in cosmetic and beauty products and is considered to have anti-ageing and skin rejuvenating properties.
We scoured the markets of Sambava and Anthala in northern Madagascar for 2 days to collect enough Harami balls for a distillation of its essential oils and placed an order with collectors for more. The essential oil is truly heavenly and you can find it here in the shop.
This is an exquisite aromatic resin and I have a limited quantity. Get it while it lasts.
Dan
If your resin is sticky, it may be difficult to remove it intact from the plastic wrapper. My trick and workaround is to place the bag in the fridge or freezer for 15-30 minutes before attempting to separate it from its package. After chilling, it will detach with ease and without leaving any material stuck to the wrapper.
Ebba Reichert –
if you are curious about this resin, buy it. you won't regret it. fast shipping, great customer service!
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Joelle Jacobi –
Very high quality, item as described.
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Andreanne Treutel –
Much more lemony and brimming with citrus notes than the darker “African elemi” also offered on this store, you can almost imagine that as with the origins of The many different citrus fruits being in Asia, that the Filipino elemi from Luzon, With vibrant citrus brilliance, light colour and delicate resinous sweetness is carried over to the Madagascan species until these characteristics become less noticeable in species native to south-western Africa.
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Verda Ankunding –
Excellent to communicate with. Very obliging with my shipping request. Extremely fast shipping. Goods packed safe and professionally. I appreciate being able to buy these products. Thank You !
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Mckayla Feeney –
Nice resin, works well with incense
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Marjolaine Blick –
I love it, thanks a lot!
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Ressie O’Conner –
I can't imagine where else I could get this quality product. I really appreciate this shops mission and practices. Thanks again for delivering quality sustainable resins!
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Magdalen White –
This smells amazing. Quite lemony and resinous.
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Clarabelle Oberbrunner –
Amazingly fresh and fragrant! I could smell it right when I opened the mailbox. Dan sources the freshest, highest quality resins you can find!
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Dulce Vandervort –
As always, top notch materials, great store and fast service!
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Fannie Torphy –
Wonderful shop, love the communication, authenticity and quality
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Kacie Macejkovic –
Very good quality resin. TY.
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Isaac Rolfson –
As advertised, a fresh portion
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Norene Dickens –
A lovely rich scent that reminds me of cedarwood. It's soft and musky and pretty. A rare treat. Oh, and it's solid, not soft and gluey like the luzonicum.
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Destin Flatley –
Amazing, like always 🙂 Thanks Dan!
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Chelsea Schiller –
I'm in the odd position of "starting over", when it comes to my resins, medical derivatives and incenses. I'm so *very* happy to have found this shop through a friend. Package arrived in a flash, and it is all very high quality; I can hardly wait to get moving again. 🙂 Thank you so much.
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Araceli Hansen –
The shipping was incredibly fast!
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Emerald Zulauf –
Fast shipping, incredible resin!
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Megane Casper –
Excellent
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Conrad Langosh –
This was a Christmas gift and the receiver was very pleased with the quality. Thank you for the fast shipping! Will buy from again. 🙂
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Jarrett Welch –
Bought these for my mom she likes them.
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Bulah Spinka –
Great!
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Amely Kshlerin –
yumminess fantastic seller, always a huge pleasure to shop with Dan!
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Mallie Schaefer –
Fast, shipping, product is as described…and it smells AMAZING!
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Holden Kerluke –
I recommended this shop. Thank you.
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Hilda Denesik –
Thanks Dan and team all your stuff is amazing. Can't wait to use this. Saving it for something special
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Oma Stroman –
Cant wait to try it 🙂
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Alexandria Bednar –
Excellent. Terrific. Fantastic. Wonderful. Marvelous. I jumped with joy. I jumped again.
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Yazmin Miller –
Absolutely fantastic product! Item is exactly as described, fast shipping, and packaged for international shipping. I highly recommend this business and will absolutely be making future purchases. 5/5
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Bruce Kautzer –
Amazing discovery for me! This and a few other products ~ got to indulge into a fragrance orgy, wow! And thank you so very much for the gift sample too! So kind of you.
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Idella Mitchell –
deliciously fresh, and its really hard to get this variety anywhere, so im feeling very spoiled! ill be turning some of this into a balm for sure.
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Roger Sanford –
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Yazmin Miller –
I love the Madagascar Elemi on charcoal.. a little goes a really long way, and the aroma is pleasantly lasting.
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Jarvis Hackett –
Absolutely excellent. A bright citrus-adjacent scent to enhance the mineral top of resins like benzoin and lead them in a more citrus direction. Great on its own also, of course, but I think this elemi shines when complementing other resins.
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Kadin Torp –
This is my second time purchasing from this store. This Elemi smells so good! Quality resins, prompt shipping, and I really appreciate that effort is made to source certain items from Co-ops/fair trade etc.
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Augusta McDermott –
Smells like dried sour plums. A nice sticky glob.
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Kailey Luettgen –
Probably my favorite product of the entire purchase, which is really saying something because everything is such high quality. But this product smells divine and it's so strong that it can be smelled straight through the packaging. I really love this product.
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Rylee Reichel –
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Pansy Ullrich –
It smells Amazing I do like the one from the Philippines better. I have it infusing in oil right now I can wait to see how it smells after resting! Thanks for sharing this and all your recipes, tips and tricks. I will continue to come back for more of the highest quality resins and oils. Mahalo from Hawaii
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Michel Schinner –
my partner loves the smell, feels uplifting. wonderful stuff
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Louvenia Kemmer –
Love it! So fregrant and amazing.
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Alberta Reinger –
Love this, quality is amazing!
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Antonette Beatty –
Really amazing! Second time ordering many items and they are wonderful quality! If you love true and natural grounding Earth tree scents, this store is for you!
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Clay Kerluke –
WOW, this is heaven in a bag.
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Shanna DuBuque –
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Franz Watsica –
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Vida Grant –
Raw material,very resinous and when i open the package from this elemi,house is brimmed with lemon,lime notes with an uplifting feeling
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Hanna Prosacco –
First time purchasing Elemi and I have not burned it/used it in anything yet but it has such an amazing scent.
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Edwardo Greenholt –
Thanks to this purchase I now know which resin I love the most. It's unlike anything I've had the chance to smell. I figured resins all smell kind of similar, what's there to vary. Oh boy. This is so exotic and yet to gentle compared to, say pine resins. I'd put this in my soap, body lotion, perfume, everything.
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Juliet Tillman –
What can I say, I love everything I bought from this store and keep coming back for my now so called favorites. I hope they never stop making or having them. Excellent quality and service from a wonderful seller. I again already have stuff in my cart for my next buys from this favorite Etsy store. 🌼🌸😊
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