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Pure Essential Oil of Myrrh
One of the oldest known perfumery materials. The oil has a balsamic, warm and spicy aroma that blends well in Oriental, woody and forest-type perfumes.
Myrrh, an exotic Biblical spice, was used in purification & beautification rites, in the formula for the Holy Anointing Oil, and in burial spices. Queen Esther was bathed in Oil of Myrrh for six months and with other aloes and perfumes for another six months before her presentation to the king. Bitter to the taste but sweet to the smell, myrrh in the spiritual sense speaks of of dying to self to become a "sweet smelling savor" to the Lord. Song of Sol. 1:13 "A bundle of myrrh is my well-beloved unto me." Esther 2:12 "Now when every maid's turn was come to go in to king Ahasuerus, after that she had been twelve months, according to the manner of the women, for so were the days of their purifications accomplished, to wit, six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with sweet odours, and with other things for the purifying of the women;" Myrrh's essential oil is a strong antiseptic and fights viral and fungal infections. A salve containing it effectively treats eczema, bruises, infection, athlete's foot, and difficult-to-heal wounds. Myrrh also reduces the swelling of infection and hastens the healing
of infections by increasing the production of white blood cells. It is
used on varicose veins, chapped, cracked, aged skin, candida (thrush),
and herpes blisters. Its moisturizing properties work well to treat dry
hair. Despite its bitter taste, this deep, amber-colored oil distilled from
the gum is used in toothpastes and gum preparations as an antiseptic to
heal mouth ulcers, gum inflammation and infection. For several thousand years, Myrrh gum was an important trade item for
use in cosmetics and incense and to inspire prayer and meditation.
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