Rosin Has Many Uses

Rosin can be obtained from pine like tree species around the world, especially from Pinus palustris, Pinus caribaea, and Pinus taeda found in the southeastern United States. Cut holes in these tree trunks to distill and extract high viscosity secretions called gum thus. This volatile liquid is turpentine; The remaining hard resin is called rosin. Although rosin, as a component of any gloss and pigment, is not satisfactory, it has always been used as a dopant for gloss and pigment due to being one of the cheapest raw materials. In addition, rosin has many other uses in the field of art, such as bonding, sealing, and other mechanical properties. Rosin was also known as colophony and Greek pitch.