Materials

Sandarac

Resin of the Atlas cypress relative that also gives thuya burl. A light, clean incense base burned in Morocco and Andalusia since antiquity.

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Sandarac
Typeresin
FormSmall pale brittle tears
ExtractsUsed raw.
RegulationNot restricted.

Scent facets

  • resinous
  • light
  • balsamic
  • cypress
  • faintly smoky

Botanical source

Origins

Main constituents

Uses

  • paper and leather varnish, pounce
  • North African and Orthodox incense
  • Moroccan traditional medicine