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Siam benzoin

The cleaner, sweeter and more expensive of the two benzoins, tapped from Styrax tonkinensis in the uplands of Laos. A benzoate balsam: benzoic acid and its esters dominate, cinnamic acid is essentially absent. The benzoin that fine perfumery means when it says benzoin.

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Siam benzoin
Typebalsam
FormLoose pale tears, ivory to amber
ExtractsResinoid, absolute, tincture. No essential oil.
RegulationRestricted (benzyl benzoate, cinnamates); limits by product category.

Scent facets

  • sweet
  • vanillic
  • creamy
  • powdery
  • balsamic

Botanical source

Origins

Main constituents

Uses

  • fine perfumery (absolute, resinoid)
  • high-grade incense
  • tincture

Perfumes with this resin