Balsam is a sweet-smelling oil that is obtained from certain trees or bushes and used to make medicines and perfumes. balm, or the tree that produces it (balsamum, from balsamon). Aromatic resinous substance that flows from a plant, either spontaneously or from an incision, and is used chiefly in medicinal preparations. Some of the more aromatic varieties are used in incense. Balsam of Peru, a fragrant, thick, deep brown or black fluid used in perfumes, is a true balsam, from a lofty leguminous tree, Myroxylon pereirae, native to and introduced into Sri Lanka. Balsam of Tolu (Colombia) is used in perfumes and in cough syrups and lozenges; it hardens with age. Canada balsam and Mecca balsam are not true balsams
A hair conditioning agent extracted from the bark of a firtree, it forms a thin shield on the outside of the hair strand This invisible coating provides support and helps the hair maintain moisture