Botanical Profile
Botanical Name: Amyris balsamifera
Plant Part: Seasoned Wood
Extraction Method: Steam Distillation
Origin: West Indies
Note: Base
Aroma: Sweet • Warm • Resinous • Grounding
Blends Well With: Cedarwood, Frankincense, Patchouli, Rose, Ylang Ylang
Key Applications
Natural Perfumery
Highly valued fixative, extending fragrance life
Blends seamlessly to smooth sharp edges
Adds warmth and subtle sweetness to green, floral, and resinous accords
Aromatherapy & Ritual
Creates calming, grounding environments
Anchors scattered energy in meditation or ritual practice
Enhances blends for protection, patience, and stability
Craft & Creation
Soap making: imparts depth and warm base notes
Fragrance blends: enhances complexity and longevity
History & Tradition
Amyris has long been used in the West Indies and Caribbean as a wood for torches and fire, burning slowly with fragrant smoke. When distilled, it became known as West Indian Sandalwood, prized for its similarity to true sandalwood and its role as a fixative in fine perfumery. Spiritually, it is seen as an anchor oil, tying subtle energies to form and giving intention a lasting root.
How to Use
Diffuser: Add 3–4 drops for grounding and calming energy
Perfume: Use as a fixative base in natural fragrance design
Ritual Work: Anoint charms, tools, or candles to hold intention steady
Soap & Crafting: Add depth and endurance to handmade soaps or lotions
Safety & Precautions
Essential oils are the plant’s concentrated spirit. a single drop holds its will, wisdom, and a touch of wildness. You’re working with nature’s heavy artillery, not hobby supplies. Handle with care; reverence is the first safeguard. These are allies, not employees. Treat them accordingly. Use with both heart and mind. intuition for flow, education for form.
Dilute before skin contact. Mix with a carrier oil such as fractionated coconut oil.
Trust me, “raw essence” sounds better than it feels.Do not use undiluted (neat). The burn is real, and it’s not enlightenment.
Avoid eyes, mucous membranes, and broken skin. If contact occurs, dilute immediately with vegetable oil or milk. NEVER water first. Alchemy 101: oil and water have never agreed to a merger.
For external use only. If you can taste it, you’ve gone too far.
Store properly. Sunlight and heat speed oxidation…and explosions. Neither improves the aroma.
Photosensitivity warning: Citrus oils and sunlight don’t mix. Apply responsibly!
Your skin is not a crème brûlée, and unless you’re auditioning as Toast, stay out of the sun for 24 hours.Children, Pets, and Pregnancy: Small in size, high in absorption — please don’t turn them into experiments.
Discontinue use if redness, rash, or irritation occurs — your skin has entered the chat with performance feedback.
The Magick Within
At Aureum Terra Herb. Amyris is the anchor of the blend, the patient root, the quiet flame that holds the structure together. Energy is circular. To invest is to return. To root is to rise.