OlfactionaryStyrax oil, pyrogenated, distilled (Liquidambar styraciflua L.)
At a glance
A heat-processed, distilled form of American styrax oil, giving a smokier, more tar-like leathery ch It is valued by perfumers for this distinctive character and used as a building block within larger fragrance compositions.
One of several trade forms of Styrax catalogued here, see the full family →
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