Note · Resins and balsams
Styrax
Liquidambar orientalis
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This balsam flows from the cut trunk of the sweetgum tree. It smells of cinnamon, leather, soft smoke and balsamic wood, with a surprising hyacinth facet.
What it brings
A balsamic, leathery warmth that gives the base a patina.
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Material profile
- Family
- Resins and balsams
- Nature
- Natural material
- Botanical name
- Liquidambar orientalis
- Origin
- Turkey; Central America for Liquidambar styraciflua.
- How it is obtained
- Harvested by incisionVolatile solvent extractionSteam distillation
- On Volute
- 4 fragrances