NATURALSTOGETHER(r)
Pepper, Citrus
Spicy, peppery, lemony.
The fresh top note has a green facet while the bottom note evokes Olibanum and Pink Pepper.
Elemi EO is used to bring freshness but also roundness and intensity. It modernizes
and transforms compositions by adding complexity.
Obtained by distillation of the biomass with water, or steam.
The essential oil is physically separated from the aqueous phase by decantation.
Extracted part: gum.
5,5 kg of Elemi gum to produce 1 Kg of essential oil.
Small incisions in the trunk trees exude a fragrant white fluid from the opening known as Elemi gum. Tapping is done once a day during one week before collecting the gum.
Elemi grows on tropical trees native to Asia, South America and the Philippines. Elemi has been sustainably harvested both from the wild and from cultivated trees planted for the past 30 years by small independent farmers. Collectors tap the trees by incising the bark with a knife and scrape off the gum that accumulates in the cut over several days. Collection is concentrated between July and March, when the yields are highest, leaving the trees to regenerate during the remainder of their growth cycle.
Philippines
The Philippines are the world’s only producer of this oleoresin with a sharp lemon-like scent. Elemi gum is the sap of Canarium luzonicum, a large evergreen native to the archipelago.