Problem Storing Oud Oils

[piopne]

Hey everyone! Yesterday I wanted to swipe one of my oud oils when I saw a rubber like material developed on the top… no clue if it’s the bottles rubber or resin. I was pretty surprised since I store my oils in a dark, room temperature, dry space.

I’d really appreciate if any more experienced person could identify what’s going on, or how to fix or prevent it.

Thanks!

 

[Avsha531]

Is it possible that is that paper thing that comes on the inside the caps of those V vials to keep it sealed?

 

[Avsha531]

Or the plastic cone that comes snapped inside the cap

 

[piopne]

No... appeared from one day to the next.

 

[Avsha531]

Its hard to see in your picture, but to me looks like a plastic poly cone like in the bottle cap below popped out of the cap and got stuck to the bottle. Pretty common with these poly cones I use Boston round bottles with these caps for some other things and they seem to come out often. Or I might be totally off base lol

 

[piopne]

Its hard to see in your picture, but to me looks like a plastic poly cone like in the bottle cap below popped out of the cap and got stuck to the bottle. Pretty common with these poly cones I use Boston round bottles with these caps for some other things and they seem to come out often. Or I might be totally off base lol

Thanks for the help but nope its nothing from the cap. Pretty sure its some sort of oud resin solidification but not experienced enough to tell

 

[Avsha531]

In that case i will be following along cause now im intrigued 😅

 

[roflwaffle]

Thanks for the help but nope its nothing from the cap. Pretty sure its some sort of oud resin solidification but not experienced enough to tell

For it to be some oud resin solidification, you'd have had to store the bottle upsidedown. Oil wont climb walls and build a bridge across a cap.

i can even see the round underside post from the cap where it looks like its indented in your unidentified mass, could be a trick of the light, but more pics would answer it.

take some better pics from above and i'm guessing we'll see a post in the cap, and a missnig polycone/seal in the cap.

but more pics will explain more so folks can help you out. pics are free, don't be shy 😀

How long approx has it been since you last had that bottle open/last swiped it?

 

[piopne]

It’s possible that it had been on its side for a bit. Swiped it a week ago or so. Here’s a pic of it today. Nothing has changed with the cap. Thanks for the help!

 

[piopne]

It’s possible that it had been on its side for a bit. Swiped it a week ago or so. Here’s a pic of it today. Nothing has changed with the cap. Thanks for the help!View attachment 57227

Still smells pretty similar

 

[roflwaffle]

It’s possible that it had been on its side for a bit. Swiped it a week ago or so. Here’s a pic of it today. Nothing has changed with the cap. Thanks for the help!View attachment 57227

huh, the cap goo changed shape between pics. i've never seen anything like that, maybe someone else has, sorry

 

[Avsha531]

huh, the cap goo changed shape between pics. i've never seen anything like that, maybe someone else has, sorry

IT'S ALIVE!

 

[DubOudh]

Is it in one piece? Have you tried removing it? Some ouds can form crystals if the temperature is low and if it remains capped it just grows slightly. Especially the more denser oils but not like that. Try remove it in one piece.

 

[piopne]

Is it in one piece? Have you tried removing it? Some ouds can form crystals if the temperature is low and if it remains capped it just grows slightly. Especially the more denser oils but not like that. Try remove it in one piece.

Thank you for the advice! Yes, it should be in one piece. I was just a bit cautious about removing it since I thought I’d lose some of the ouds properties. Do you know if it could also be ‘redissolved’ somehow? Perhaps in warmth? If not I’ll remove and update!

 

[DubOudh]

Thank you for the advice! Yes, it should be in one piece. I was just a bit cautious about removing it since I thought I’d lose some of the ouds properties. Do you know if it could also be ‘redissolved’ somehow? Perhaps in warmth? If not I’ll remove and update!

I would stand it in some warm water for a while to see if it reduces. Not all ouds/oils react to temps the same. I have Ta'if rose oil which can solidify at low temps here in Dublin. Its not a problem and can be brought back to liquid state by placing it in some warm water for a few moments.

 

[Olfactory Nomad]

It certainly looks a bit manky but I highly doubt it's the oud itself. I wouldn't be trying to add it into the oil. Has the amount of oud in the bottle dropped?

 

[roflwaffle]

It certainly looks a bit manky but I highly doubt it's the oud itself. I wouldn't be trying to add it into the oil. Has the amount of oud in the bottle dropped?

yea, def doesnt look like crystals or boya-type-waxes. That said, it doesnt really look the color or consistency of anything i'm aware of that should be anywhere near oud, so i'm still at a loss. Did your kids stick craft clay into the bottle? lol.

the fact that its forming over the lip of the bottle is odd to me. The cap doesnt look to have a proper seal of any sort, I'd prob reach out to the vendor and see what they say to explain it. Hope it wasn't expensive. If they have a plausible explanation do share, always interesting for folks to learn about edge cases with these sorts of things.
like even left on its side, i'd expect a different shape to the plug, since the bottle isnt totally full, but possibly, looks like its got an odd shape to chamber

 

[Olfactory Nomad]

I wonder if it may be plumbers tape that the oil has soaked into?

 

[piopne]

Thanks for all of the help! I thought the same, it definetly doesn’t look like part of the oil. But it smells really similar, and my oud level dropped about 0.03-0.05g so would make sense, and it also appeared one day to the next by itself. It’s royal kinam 2.0 which is pretty unfortunate since it’s one of my favorite oils lol.

Had another similar experience with Hyang Kang when it was shipped to me, when I opened it for the first time had the same ‘rubber like’ material but that time I just removed it. So that’s why I’d like to learn more why it’s happening. Will put it in some warm water see if there’s any effect and let you guys know!

 

[Oudamberlove]

Some type of mold perhaps🤔