OlfactionaryLabdanum
At a glance
Labdanum is a resin from Mediterranean rockrose (Cistus ladanifer/creticus), harvested mainly in Spain and Morocco and extracted as an absolute; its scent is a tenacious amber‑rich, leathery, animalic note used in amber and chypre accords.
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