Copaiba Balsam Brazil

Copaifera officinalis

Chemotype: beta-caryophyllene and diterpene-rich copaiba balsam type

very little intensefreshbalsamic

PLANT PART: resin / gum
EXTRACTION: oleoresin / balsam
AROMA NOTE: base

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very little intensefreshbalsamic

Aroma intensity: 20 / 100

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Note layer: base

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Cited dermal maximum · leave-on: 54.54%
Phototoxicity: Not flagged in this profile
Oxidation risk: Unknown

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No phototoxic restriction was identified in the reviewed public GC/MS or IFRA documents for copaiba balsam from Brazil.

Contraindications & cautions

moderateCopaiba (balsam/oleoresin) essential oil is recommended against use during the first 16 weeks of pregnancy, per aromatherapy safety-precaution references.

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About this composition

The reviewed Brazil copaiba balsam profile is sesquiterpene-dominant, led by beta-caryophyllene with supporting alpha-trans-bergamotene, alpha-humulene, germacrene D, beta-bisabolene, alpha-copaene, delta-cadinene, germacrene B, and a tail of minor sesquiterpene hydrocarbons and alcohols directly transcribed from the same PhytoChemia GC/MS peak table (BP5 column). Because this is an oleoresin/balsam rather than a distilled essential oil, the PhytoChemia report itself states only 68.75% total identified on the BP5 column (47.78% on WAX); a large diterpenic-acid fraction is present (Plant Therapy's own Key Constituents summary states 'COPAIBA DITERPENES 25.9%') but Robert Tisserand's accompanying comment confirms these diterpenic acids (e.g. kaurenoic acid, hydroxycopalic acid) are not individually resolved in the GC/MS area table, only tentatively flagged with '?' on several unidentified late-eluting peaks that likely overlap with the 25.9% summary figure. To avoid double-counting an unresolved, only-partially-overlapping aggregate against individually tentative peaks, this record includes the clean, non-coeluted named sesquiterpene/sesquiterpene-alcohol peaks plus the diterpenes as a single aggregate row; full closure to >=0.95 is not achievable from public data without inventing individual diterpene percentages.

Constituent	Typical amount	Reported range	Chemical family	Source
beta-caryophyllene	25.03%	23.66–26.39%	sesquiterpene hydrocarbon	View source GC/MS Batch Number CJ0102: Copaiba Balsam - Brazil page 2, lines 55-56
trans-alpha-bergamotene	5.06%	4.68–5.43%	sesquiterpene hydrocarbon	View source GC/MS Batch Number CJ0102: Copaiba Balsam - Brazil page 2, line 58
alpha-humulene	3.38%	3.2–3.55%	sesquiterpene hydrocarbon	View source GC/MS Batch Number CJ0102: Copaiba Balsam - Brazil page 2, line 60
germacrene D	3.52%	2.95–4.09%	sesquiterpene hydrocarbon	View source GC/MS Batch Number CJ0102: Copaiba Balsam - Brazil page 2, lines 63-64
beta-bisabolene	2.96%	2.67–3.24%	sesquiterpene hydrocarbon	View source GC/MS Batch Number CJ0102: Copaiba Balsam - Brazil page 2, line 71
alpha-copaene	2.33%	2.18–2.47%	sesquiterpene hydrocarbon	View source GC/MS Batch Number CJ0102: Copaiba Balsam - Brazil page 2, line 51
delta-cadinene	1.27%	1.08–1.46%	sesquiterpene hydrocarbon	View source GC/MS Batch Number CJ0102: Copaiba Balsam - Brazil page 2, line 72
germacrene B	1.4%	1.17–1.63%	sesquiterpene hydrocarbon	View source GC/MS Batch Number CJ0102: Copaiba Balsam - Brazil page 2, line 74 (BP5 1.63% / WAX 1.17%)
Copaiba diterpenes (unresolved diterpenic acids/esters, e.g. kaurenoic acid, hydroxycopalic acid)	25.9%	25.9–25.9%	diterpene acid	View source GC/MS Batch Number CJ0102: Copaiba Balsam - Brazil page 1, Key Constituents table, COPAIBA DITERPENES 25.9% (Robert Tisserand comment: diterpenic acids show on the analysis simply as 'copaiba diterpene')
trans-Cadina-1,4-diene	0.37%	0.29–0.44%	sesquiterpene hydrocarbon	View source GC/MS Batch Number CJ0102: Copaiba Balsam - Brazil page 2, line 73 (BP5 0.44% / WAX 0.29%)
alpha-muurolene	0.28%	0.22–0.34%	sesquiterpene hydrocarbon	View source GC/MS Batch Number CJ0102: Copaiba Balsam - Brazil page 2, line 65 (BP5 0.34% / WAX 0.22%)
gamma-cadinene	0.34%	0.26–0.42%	sesquiterpene hydrocarbon	View source GC/MS Batch Number CJ0102: Copaiba Balsam - Brazil page 2, line 70 (BP5 0.42% / WAX 0.26%)
alpha-cubebene	0.31%	0.28–0.33%	sesquiterpene hydrocarbon	View source GC/MS Batch Number CJ0102: Copaiba Balsam - Brazil page 2, line 50 (BP5 0.33% / WAX 0.28%)
beta-cubebene	0.26%	0.25–0.27%	sesquiterpene hydrocarbon	View source GC/MS Batch Number CJ0102: Copaiba Balsam - Brazil page 2, line 52 (BP5 0.27% / WAX 0.25%)
delta-elemene	0.24%	0.24–0.24%	sesquiterpene hydrocarbon	View source GC/MS Batch Number CJ0102: Copaiba Balsam - Brazil page 2, line 49
Manool	0.245%	0.24–0.25%	diterpene alcohol	View source GC/MS Batch Number CJ0102: Copaiba Balsam - Brazil page 2, line 76 (BP5 0.24% / WAX 0.25%)
Junenol	0.25%	0.24–0.26%	sesquiterpene alcohol	View source GC/MS Batch Number CJ0102: Copaiba Balsam - Brazil page 2, line 81 (BP5 0.26% / WAX 0.24%)
alpha-cadinol	0.31%	0.22–0.4%	sesquiterpene alcohol	View source GC/MS Batch Number CJ0102: Copaiba Balsam - Brazil page 2, line 85 (BP5 0.40% / WAX 0.22%)

Profile source: GC/MS Batch Number CJ0102: Copaiba Balsam - Brazil; Certificate of Conformity with IFRA Standards: Copaiba Balsam Brazil IFRA-8001-61-4 · https://funyu-store.b-cdn.net/report/Copaiba-Balsam-CJ0102.pdf ; https://shop.perfumersapprentice.com/Documents/IFRA-51/6438.pdf

A TRADITION OF BOTANICAL CURIOSITY

Traditional & reported uses

These uses reflect the profile's reported traditions and literature. They are not established treatment recommendations.

traditionally used in South American folk practice for soothing skin and topical comfort
used in aromatherapy for a soft, woody-balsamic, calming background note
reported to support easing of occasional tension when blended in massage oils
used in perfumery as a subtle fixative with a mild, peppery-woody facet
traditionally associated with grounding, comforting massage blend folklore

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What we're still learning · 3 data gaps

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The reviewed public analysis notes important copaiba diterpenes (kaurenoic acid, hydroxycopalic acid, and other diterpenic acids/esters) but does not fully resolve them into individually named, non-overlapping percentage rows; several late-eluting peaks (methyl copalate?, methyl hardwickiate?, 3-alpha-hydroxy-manool?, and multiple 'Copaiba diterpene' acid? peaks totalling roughly 25 percent of the BP5 area) are tentative IDs that plausibly overlap with the Plant Therapy Key Constituents summary's single 'COPAIBA DITERPENES 25.9%' figure, so only the latter aggregate is included here to avoid double-counting. As a result closure remains below the 0.95 target and is capped by what the source report itself resolves (68.75% total identified on the BP5 column).
Odor intensity 20 is an archive normalization from the NHR description 'very little intense' rather than a published 0-100 measurement.
No public source reviewed in this pass published direct volatility-rate or tenacity-hour values for copaiba balsam Brazil.