Gum Elemi

Elemi is a soft resin extracted from Angiosperms. Used as a plasticizer because of its low melting point, it gives the film good adhesion and gloss. It is marketed as a thick, sticky, grayish-white liquid. It is a suspension of complex organic acids in essential oils. Soluble in aromatic hydrocarbons and alcohol, it has high compatibility with oils, waxes and other resins both natural and synthetic.