Copaiba essential oil is distilled from the balsam (aka: oleo-resin) of an evergreen tree in the Fabaceae (legume) family. Several species of Copaiba (Copaifera officinalis, Copaifera reticulata, C. langsdorffii) are found in South America and considered inter-changeable regarding their medicinal properties. However, trees of the Brazilian rainforest are most often tapped for their healing oleo-resin. READ MORE