Damar Tree Resin
We're making available a limited amount of our damar tree resin - the same resin we use in our beeswax food wraps and DIY food wrap blend.
This is a natural tree resin harvested from Shorea sp. trees grown in Asia and India, and is harvest from the trees by tapping - cutting into the bark of the tree and collecting the resin as it exudes from the tree. This is a top quality, light coloured and food grade resin.
Damar resin is a key ingredient in encaustic art, where beeswax is mixed with damar tree resin and pigments. The damar raises the melting point of the beeswax and makes a harder finished product, and adds a luminous finish to the work.
Damar tree resin is also used in batik fabric painting, where adding the damar to the beeswax or other waxes also raises the melting point of the mixture and allows for crisper lines.
Why use Gum Damar Tree Resin instead of Pine Resin in our beeswax wraps?
We chose damar resin for our beeswax food wraps instead of pine resin because Damar has a clearer colour, which lets the colours of the fabric stay truer, and damar has no flavour, so does not taint the wraps at all. Pine resin also carries an allergy risk for some people, which Damar does not!
As a natural product with minimal processing, there will be variation in colour and inclusion of some plant material (which can be filtered or settled out once melted).
Note: Damar Tree Resin is also known as Gum Damar, Dammar Resin, Gum Dammar, Damar Gum Resin, etc.
For larger quantities, please contact us direct to discuss pricing.
We ship worldwide from our home in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.
We will always do our best to dispatch your order within 2-3 working days, but please note that most of our products are made to order, which may require a few more days lead time.
If you need an something in a particularly tight timeline, feel free to drop us an email or give us a call on 027 244 1751 and we'll do our best to help.
New Zealand
Courier delivery $7.50 flat rate on orders up to $70 value. FREE COURIER DELIVERY in NZ on orders $70+.
Delivery within New Zealand is generally 2-3 days urban once shipped, with rural around 5 days.
International Shipping
For our international customers we offer tracked airmail and courier services.
International delivery varies depending on destination and service, from 3 working days to around 3 weeks.
International Orders and Bee Products
We send our beeswax candles, wraps, DIY blend, and polishes worldwide and have never had a problem with border restrictions. Generally finished beeswax products are acceptable for import in most countries.
However, in some countries raw beeswax may not to be allowed in order to protect the health of their local bees. We get it. After all, Kev and Dee are beekeepers, first and foremost. On that basis, we opt to make our beeswax blocks and pellets available to New Zealand addresses only.
Some countries may have various border or import charges - please note that you will be responsible for any such charges.
What about packaging? Do you use plastic?
We're committed to eliminating plastic wherever we can - the clear bags our kits are packaged in are NOT plastic. They are genuine cellophane, made from vegetable cellulose and are fully biodegradable and home compostable.
And we're very happy to announce that the black courier bags we use are also NOT plastic! They are made from plants and are fully biodegradable, and home compostable. And, a little oddly, they smell like fresh toast, or maybe popcorn!
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I made my own beeswax wraps for the first time using damar resin and they turned out exactly how I expected. Excellent and easy to use I highly recommend.
Damar resin
Perfect - thank you
Great for beeswax wraps
Thanks
Used to make my own medium for encaustic painting.
The product is great and the service unrivaled. I ordered way too late (2 days before christmas) and I still got it the next day. Thanks Dee.
Excellent and prompt service. Thanks.
Damar Tree Resin
Very happy Thankyou
Great quality. Used for mixing with beeswax for encaustic.