✓Origin: Brazil

✓Extraction Method: Steam Distillation

✓Botanical Name: Copaifera Officinalis

✓Plant Part: Balsam

✓Plant Description: Copaiba species are present in the whole Brazilian territory, mainly in the Amazon. They belong to the Leguminosae family, subfamily Caesalpinoideae, and Copaifera genus. According to the Index Kewensis (1996) there are 72 species descripted, upon which 16 of them are exclusively found in Brazil.

✓Aroma: Woody & Smoked

✓Aroma Description: Warm, Balsamic, Woody, Almost Honeyed

✓History: The origin of the name came from the language Tupi, spoken by the main group of natives living in Brazilian lands before colonization. “Cupa-yba” means “deposit tree” or “natural deposit of ores”, referring to the oleoresin stocked inside the tree. Copaiba oleoresin, or copaiba balsam, has been known for a long time by Brazilian natives for its therapeutic properties. The oil was used over reborn umbilical stumps and the most different sorts of wounds and bruises. The knowledge arises from the observation of wounded animals that rubbed themselves over the copaiba trunk, in an attempt to get some balsam over the wound. People living in communities close to the forest still use the oil as a remedy for different diseases and infections.

✓Note: B

✓Consistency: Medium

✓Color: Pale Yellow

✓Blends well with: Frankincense (Boswellia), Jasmine, Chamomile, Sandalwood, and Ylang Ylang, Lavender (Bulgarian)

✓Main Constituents: β-Caryophyllene, trans-α-Bergamotene, Germacrene D

✓Kid Safe: Yes, 2+

✓Skin Sensitivity: Low

✓Pregnancy Safe: Yes

✓Breastfeeding Safe: Yes

✓Dog Safe: Yes

✓Cat Safe: Yes

✓Sun Safe: Yes

✓Other Cautions: This oil is generally safe, follow dilution instructions.

✓Special Dilution Rate: 5%

✓Blending Factor: 3

✓Shelf life: 5 Years