OlfactionaryStyrax oil
At a glance
Styrax oil, or benzoin, is steam‑distilled from the resin of the Styrax benzoin tree in Southeast Asia; it yields a sweet, vanilla‑like, warm balsamic amber aroma used as a base note in perfumery.
One of several trade forms of Styrax catalogued here, see the full family →
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