Oregon Balsam Oil — Arctander Online

Odour

Light, pleasant-fresh, turpentine-like odor. Very volatile oil with poor tenacity. The fresh and natural note is far superior to that of pinene isolated from ordinary turpentine oil.

Notes

Of little or no interest to the perfume industry. Could be used for adulteration of pine needle oils. Not produced regularly; use would be limited and local.

Full Arctander text

#### Oregon Balsam Oil. Also called "Oregon fir turpentine oil". The essential oil steam distilled from **Oregon Balsam**** **(see previous monograph) is of little or no interest to the perfume industry, but the oil will be briefly described here. Since Oregon Balsam is plentiful available, the essential oil can be produced on demand, and the oil presents a possible material for the adulteration of various pine needle oils, etc. **Oregon**** ****Balsam**** ****Oil**** **is a pale yellowish or almost water-white, mobile liquid of a light, pleasant-fresh, turpentine-like odor. It is a very volatile oil with a poor tenacity, but it could find use in the "construction" of artificial pine needle oils, spruce oils, etc. The fresh and natural note of Oregon balsam oil is far superior to that of the pinene which is isolated from ordinary turpentine oil (a common adulterant in pine needle oils). However, Oregon balsam oil is at present not produced regularly, and its use would always be a very limited and local one. See also **Douglas**** ****Fir**** ****Needle**** ****Oil.**