Elemi Resinoid is prepared by extracting crude elemi (so called Elemi Gum, but more properly an oleoresin) with a volatile solvent, usually Acetone, and removing the solvent in vacuum after filtration.

What is elemi in perfume?

Elemi is a pale yellow fragrant resin, tapped from a tree – Manila Elemi, or Canarium luzonicum – which grows in the Philippines. With a sharp balsamic-spicy, almost lemony scent, elemi's invaluable as an incense ingredient and also for 'fixing' perfumes, tethering ingredients which otherwise would fade fast.

What does elemi taste like?

Burseraceae), which when fresh and of good quality is a pale yellow granular substance, of honey-like consistency, but which gradually hardens with age. It is soluble in alcohol and ether, and has a spicy taste with a smell like fennel.