Balsam Peru Essential Oil

Myroxylon is Greek for “fragrant wood,” and this majestic tree thrives high up in the hill sides of El Salvador where balsam groves waft a wonderfully honeyed haze of Vanilla. The pleasantly pervasive Balsam Peru essential oil comes from this tree’s aromatic resin, which is harvested twice per year as part of local Salvadoran culture. This resinous soothsayer is steam distilled to release the benevolent balsamic, ambery ambrosial aroma that stems from the resin’s high levels of naturally occurring vanillin.