Amyris Essential Oil

The Quiet Woody Note

Amyris is the quiet woody oil perfumers keep reaching for. Distilled from the fragrant heartwood of Amyris balsamifera, a Caribbean tree sometimes called West Indian sandalwood, it offers a soft, balsamic base note at a fraction of the cost of true sandalwood. We bottle it pure for blending, home fragrance, and slow evenings.

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🌳 Amyris balsamifera from Haiti
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Put It To Work

Soap & Candle Making

Blend a small amount into soy wax to test cold throw and scent strength before scaling a full candle batch.

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Solid Perfume & Body Oil

Melt it into beeswax or jojoba for a pocket-sized solid perfume, or dilute it for a smooth woody body oil.

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Evening Diffuser Blends

A few drops in your evening diffuser blend pair well beneath lavender, bergamot, or geranium for a soft, woody base note.

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Bulk & Wholesale

Order by the pound once you have a formula locked in, with the same published batch documentation covering every case size.

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From Sample To Production Batch

Amyris Essential Oil 0.5 oz Evaluation Bottle
0.5 oz
$20.50

A 0.5 oz bottle is enough to test the aroma in one small blend or candle pour.

 Amyris Essential Oil 16 oz Pilot Batch
16 oz
$430.17

16 oz covers a real test run, several soap batches, or a full round of solid perfumes.

 Amyris Essential Oil 5 lbs First Production Size
5 lbs
$1800.00

5 lbs is the first production size, with a lower per-ounce cost for soap houses and candle studios.
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About Amyris Essential Oil

Amyris essential oil comes from the dense, resin-rich heartwood of Amyris balsamifera, a small tree native to Haiti and the wider Caribbean. The wood is aged before steam distillation, a slow process that draws out its deep, fixative-rich character.

Expect a mellow, creamy woodiness with faint vanilla and balsam undertones. Amyris is prized as a base note and natural fixative: it anchors citrus and floral blends, giving them staying power without stealing the show. Try it beneath lavender, bergamot, or geranium.

In daily use, amyris shines in evening diffuser blends, homemade solid perfumes, and beard or body oils where a smooth woody drydown is wanted. A few drops in a linen spray lend bedding a subtle, restful scent.

From Heartwood To Bottle

Harvest

Aged heartwood of Amyris balsamifera is harvested from trees in Haiti for its dense, resin-rich core.

Preparation

The wood is chipped and sorted so only resin-dense pieces move forward for distillation.

Distillation

Prepared wood is steam distilled slowly, drawing out the oil's creamy, woody, and balsamic character.

Lab Testing

Each batch is lab tested and the resulting certificate of analysis is published on this site.

Bottling

The tested oil is bottled 100% pure and undiluted, then stored away from heat and light.

Purity You Can Verify

Amyris essential oil is simple enough to check for yourself: it should smell creamy and woody with a soft balsamic edge, never sharp, sweet, or solvent-like the way a diluted or synthetic version often does.

The current batch's certificate of analysis is published on this site, so you can confirm the oil you receive matches what left the distillery before you commit to a bulk order.

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Amyris Oil vs. Synthetic Fragrance Oil

Amyris Essential OilSynthetic Fragrance Oil
SourceDistilled from real Amyris balsamifera heartwoodManufactured from synthetic aroma chemicals
AromaCreamy, woody, and balsamic with natural depthOften a flat, one-note approximation
CompositionA single-species essential oil, nothing addedA blend of dozens of lab compounds
DocumentationPublished certificate of analysis for every batchRarely any batch-level documentation offered
Best forNatural perfumery, soap, and skin-safe blendingCheap mass-market candles and air fresheners

Single Origin, Single Species

1 species

Every bottle comes from Amyris balsamifera alone, never blended with other woods

Haiti

Sourced from heartwood grown in the Caribbean nation of Haiti

Heartwood

Only the dense, resin-rich heartwood is used, not bark or leaves

Steam distilled

Extracted by slow steam distillation, not solvent extraction or synthetic blending

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Projects Worth Making

See how makers actually use amyris in perfume, body oil, linen spray, and citrus-spice blends.

DIY Amyris Solid Perfume: A Pocket-Sized Woody Scent

DIY Amyris Solid Perfume: A Pocket-Sized Woody Scent

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DIY Amyris Beard Oil: A Simple Woody Blend for Sensitive Skin

DIY Amyris Beard Oil: A Simple Woody Blend for Sensitive Skin

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How to Make an Amyris Room and Linen Spray That Actually Holds

How to Make an Amyris Room and Linen Spray That Actually Holds

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How to Blend Amyris with Citrus, Spice, and Floral Oils

How to Blend Amyris with Citrus, Spice, and Floral Oils

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Amyris Oil By The Pound

Soap houses, candle studios, and independent perfumers order amyris essential oil by the pound once a formula is set, since per-ounce cost drops sharply at 5 lbs and beyond. Every bulk size, from 5 lbs through 400 lbs, ships under the same published batch documentation as the small bottles, so a production order carries the same traceability as a first sample.

Soap & Candle Studios

Add a woody base note to cold process soap or soy candles without buying dozens of small bottles.

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Perfumers & Formulators

Build amyris into fixative-heavy accords at production scale, backed by the same batch documentation as our bottles.

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Home Fragrance Makers

Scale up linen sprays and room blends once your recipe is dialed in and ready for repeat batches.

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Amyris Essential Oil 5 lbs
5 lbs
$1,800.00
$360.00 per lb
Save 29% Amyris Essential Oil 25 lbs
25 lbs
$7,691.05
$307.64 per lb
Save 33% Amyris Essential Oil 400 lbs
400 lbs
$82,885.71
$207.21 per lb
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Common Questions

How fast does my order ship? ▾
Orders ship within 1 to 2 business days. Bulk sizes of 5 lbs and up may need a little extra handling time before they leave our facility. Checkout runs through our secure Shopify store, so your payment and shipping details stay protected from start to finish.
Where does this oil come from and how is it made? ▾
Amyris essential oil is distilled from the heartwood of Amyris balsamifera, a tree native to Haiti and the wider Caribbean. The aged wood is steam distilled slowly, which draws out its creamy, woody, and balsamic character before the oil is bottled pure and undiluted.
How can I check this oil is pure? ▾
Every batch is lab tested before bottling, and the current batch's certificate of analysis is published on this site. See the purity section above for what to look for and how the aroma and documentation should line up before you buy or reorder.
These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. Products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.