Talk:Balsam

Possible copyright problem
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more cross-linking to this needed
Many of the confusing cloud of BALSAM articles should do a better job of cross-linking to this central list-of article.-71.174.175.199 (talk) 14:32, 3 July 2017 (UTC)

chemical similarities and differences
Balsam is derived from a wide variety of plant sources. Please add more details to this article about the chemical similarities and differences of the derived resins etc from the different common sources.-71.174.175.199 (talk) 14:38, 3 July 2017 (UTC)

ingredient of cosmetics and other products
We need good content about BALSAM as an ingredient of cosmetics and other products. It would be logical to include at least a section of such details in this article and/or link to such material in some other article.-71.174.175.199 (talk) 14:50, 3 July 2017 (UTC)

Incorrect redirection of Venice Turpentine to Turpentine
The link for Venice Turpentine redirects to Turpentine; however, Venice Turpentine is more properly called larch balsam, which is mostly resinous with very little volatile solvent (turpentine). This is an important ingredient for (some) oil painters, so the redirection should be corrected (and a page for larch balsam possibly created). John Jacobsen (talk) 03:23, 25 November 2020 (UTC)