Almaciga

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Базові нотиПіраміда
3/5Сила
—Стійкість
1Походження
Зразок
Almaciga як парфумерна сировина
Базові ноти
Canarium luzonicum
Визначення

A pale, brittle resin from Philippine Agathis trees. Almaciga (Manila copal) smells of clean pine-citrus brightness with a soft, balsamic-sweet undertone — less churchy than frankincense, less dark than myrrh.

ЗЕМЛИСТИЙ СОЛОДКИЙ БАЛЬЗАМІЧНИЙ ТЕПЛИЙ СМОЛИСТИЙ
Manila elemi, elemi resin, pili resin
Type
Складник
Olfactive family
Ароматичні
Source
resin
Chemical class
complex natural
Інструменти
Піраміда
ВВерхні ноти
СНоти серця
ББазові ноти
3/5Сила
Середня
інтенсивність запаху
Країни-виробники
Філіппіни

Запах

Bright and clean on opening — pine-turpentine freshness with a citrus-like transparency unusual among resins. Less dark than myrrh, less camphorous than frankincense, less phenolic than Peru balsam. The mid-phase is gently balsamic-sweet, with a honey-like warmth. Closest relative is elemi, but almaciga is softer and less lemony. The dry-down is quietly warm — old varnish, dry wood, a ghost of sweetness.

Докладно

Almaciga is Manila copal — a pale, semi-transparent resin tapped from Agathis trees (A. philippinensis, A. dammara) in the Philippines and Indonesia. It belongs to the broad family of copal resins: young, not-yet-fossilized tree exudates that sit chemically between fresh oleoresins and true amber (fossilized resin millions of years old).

The scent is cleaner and brighter than most perfumery resins. Where frankincense has a terpenic-camphorous sharpness and myrrh is dark and bittersweet, almaciga opens with a pine-citrus transparency that feels almost luminous. There is a turpentine freshness in the top that recalls elemi (a botanical relative in the Burseraceae family), followed by a warm, honey-sweet balsamic body that is gentler and less churchy than olibanum.

In perfumery, almaciga is used as a tincture (resin dissolved in ethanol) or a resinoid (solvent-extracted). It provides resinous brightness to incense accords, a natural-smelling alternative to synthetic resinous bases. It works with elemi for a full Agathis-Burseraceae chord, with bergamot and lemon for citrus-incense effects, and with labdanum and benzoin for richer, more layered balsamic compositions.

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Отримання й хімія

Спосіб отримання

The resin is harvested by tapping living Agathis philippinensis or Agathis dammara trees in the Philippines and Indonesia. The tree exudes a pale, semi-transparent resin that hardens on exposure to air. For perfumery use, the resin is either dissolved in ethanol to create a tincture or processed by solvent extraction to produce a resinoid. Steam distillation yields a light, turpentine-like oil. Almaciga is one of the 'copal' resins — a broad category of young, semi-fossilized tree resins.

Формула
Elemol C₁₅H₂₆O (major component) · Elemicin C₁₂H₁₆O₃
Ботанічна назва
Canarium luzonicum
Зовнішній вигляд
Colorless to pale green liquid
Сила запаху
Середня
Синоніми
Manila elemi, elemi resin, pili resin
Статус IFRA
Обмежено

Restricted — peroxide levels must remain below 20 mmol/L per IFRA guidelines

Фізичні властивості
Показник заломлення
1.480–1.490
Нота
Almaciga = Manila elemi (Canarium luzonicum) resin from Philippines

У парфумерії

Almaciga (Manila copal, from Agathis philippinensis or Agathis dammara) functions as a top-to-heart resinous note that brings brightness and transparency to incense accords. Unlike frankincense (which has a prominent terpenic-camphorous quality) or myrrh (which reads dark and balsamic), almaciga is lighter, cleaner, and more citrus-inflected. It works as a natural alternative to synthetic resinous notes in transparent woody and incense compositions. In Filipino traditional practice, almaciga resin is burned as incense. In perfumery, the resin can be tinctured in ethanol or used as a resinoid. It works with elemi (a botanical relative), with citrus notes for fresh-resinous effects, and with labdanum for richer, more complex balsamic accords.

Роль у формулі
01фіксатор
02модифікатор
03сполучний компонент
04формувач об’єму
05свіжість
Форми випуску
стандартна форма

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