Pine Sap/Pitch/Resin-FRESH!! White Pine Resin

Fresh, semi-liquid, Ooey-gooey and intensely fragrant Pine resin! Right from the tree. Perfect for making natural chest rubs, muscle rubs, Incense and perfume.

This is the freshest Pine resin I have ever had in the shop! It is fresh, raw, unfiltered, bursting with fragrance and essential oils.

Frequently asked questions

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How fresh is this pine resin?
Multiple reviewers confirm this is exceptionally fresh—several describe it as "super fresh," "fresh and ooey gooey," and note that the fragrance is intense. The product is raw, unfiltered, and sourced directly from the tree, making it fresher than what is typically found in resins that have been stored longer.
Is the scent strong?
Yes, reviewers consistently praise the scent as "divine" and "awesome." Many note it is intensely fragrant with bursting essential oils, so it is ideal if you want a powerful pine aroma for natural applications like chest rubs or incense.
How difficult is this to work with?
One experienced reviewer who had previously worked with wild-collected pine resin found this product "very clean and very easy to create my salve" with, compared to the challenging raw resin they collected from trees. The description notes it dissolves easily in warm carrier oils, fats, and alcohol, making it suitable even for beginners.
What can I make with this resin?
The product description provides instructions for making salves and balms by dissolving the resin in warm carrier oil, filtering it, and mixing with beeswax. Reviewers have used it successfully to create muscle rubs and salves. The vendor also offers recipes online for incense, moustache waxes, and various healing formulations using pine resin.
Is this pure pine resin with no additives?
Yes, one reviewer specifically sought "100% pure white pine resin" and confirmed finding it here. The product is fresh, raw, and unfiltered—it is pure pine sap with no added ingredients.
Does it have a warming effect when applied?
One reviewer mixed it with jojoba oil, applied it to their hands, and noted that rubbing their hands together produced significant heat, describing it as "very invigorating and great for blood flow." This warming sensation may be typical when the resin is activated through friction.
We have used natural tree resins in our medicine, cosmetics, Incense and perfume for thousands of years. They are wonderful, fragrant expressions of nature.

Fresh Pine resin dissolves easily in warm carrier oils, animal fats and alcohol. Once dissolved, it is easily filtered through a metal mesh coffee filter for use in myriad applications.
----HOW TO make a Balm or Salve from fresh Pine resin----
Warm the Pine resin in a water bath with an equal weight of carrier oil. When it has dissolved, filter it. Put it back in the water bath in a clean vessel and when hot, melt in 2 parts beeswax by weight to create a salve/balm. Adjust the consistency with Beeswax or carrier oil as needed. Simple!!

At apothecarysgarden.com you will find recipes for incense, moustache waxes and various healing salves and balms using fresh Pine, Fir or Spruce sap.
Dalat Pine-Vietnam-Pinus dalatensis

Materials: Pine resin, Pine pitch, Pinus dalatensis.