Abies balsamea sap from twigs and bark resins, steam distilled, from Canada.
Aroma: Fir balsam has a crisp, clean Christmas tree aroma that is uplifting, warming and calming.
History: Reported to be an anodyne, antiseptic, diaphoretic, diuretic, masticatory, and vulnerary, fir balsam is a folk remedy for bronchitis, burns, cancer, catarrh, colds, consumption, cough, dysentery, earache, gleet, gonorrhea, heart ailments, leucorrhea, paralysis, rheumatism, scurvy, sores, ulcers, urogenital ailments, warts, and wounds.
Common Uses: Fir Balsam essential oil is often used to combat the symptoms of colds - including sore muscles and chest congestion.
Colour: Colourless to pale yellow
Consistency: Light
Note: Middle
Strength of Aroma: Strong
Cautions: Fir balsam is reported to produce dermatitis when applied as a perfume in concentrated form. Use well diluted.
Rob Routledge, Sault College, Bugwood.org, CC BY 3.0 US, via Wikimedia Commons
