Resin Discovery Kit

The kit contains eight 15g portions of the catalogue's resin range: Superior Hojari (Boswellia sacra, Oman), Amber Hojari (Boswellia sacra, deeper grade), Maydi (Boswellia frereana, Somalia), True Myrrh (Commiphora myrrha, Yemen), Dragon's Blood (Daemonorops draco or Croton lechleri, depending on supply), White Copal (Bursera bipinnata, Oaxaca), Peruvian Black Copal (Protium copal, Peru), and Palo Santo Powder (Bursera graveolens, Peru). Total weight 120g across the eight materials.

1. Light a charcoal disc until edges glow grey-white (30–45 seconds).
2. Place a small piece of resin (or pinch of powder) on the warm charcoal.
3. Each material burns differently - sample one at a time to learn their distinct registers.
4. Allow ash to cool fully before clearing.

Burn in a ventilated room. Charcoal discs and a heat-safe burner are required and available separately.

• Format: 8 × 15g resin samples
• Total weight: 120g
• Materials: Superior Hojari · Amber Hojari · Maydi · True Myrrh · Dragon's Blood · White Copal · Peruvian Black Copal · Palo Santo Powder
• Burn method: Charcoal disc (sold separately)
• Geographic range: Oman · Somalia · Yemen · Mexico · Peru
• Storage: Cool, dry, away from light · sealed containers

The eight materials in this kit span three botanical families: Burseraceae (Hojari, Maydi, copals, palo santo), Burseraceae again for myrrh (Commiphora shares the same family as Boswellia), and the Arecaceae or Euphorbiaceae for Dragon's Blood depending on the source species. Burning through the kit is effectively a tour of how one botanical family produces aromatic resins across five countries on four continents - Arabian Hojari, African Maydi, Mexican copal, Peruvian palo santo. The same family, the same general chemistry, the same kind of resinous register, expressed differently by climate, species, and harvest tradition.