Note · Resins and balsams
Gurjun balsam
Dipterocarpus
Gurjun balsam is an oleoresin collected by tapping the trunks of tall Southeast Asian trees, the dipterocarps. Distilled, it gives a soft, woody oil with balsamic accents, valued for rounding out and extending compositions.
What it brings
A balsamic wood, soft and lightly peppery.
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Material profile
- Family
- Resins and balsams
- Nature
- Natural material
- Botanical name
- Dipterocarpus
- Origin
- Southeast Asia, India.
- How it is obtained
- Harvested by incisionSteam distillation
- On Volute
- 1 fragrance