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